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Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Big Sky suspended the fall 2020 football season. Montana State, Northern Colorado, and Sacramento State opted out of the spring season. † – Montana and Portland State opted out of the conference season, but scheduled non-conference games. ‡ – Cal Poly opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29, 2021.
On July 23, 2020, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Lumberjacks were predicted to finish seventh in the Big Sky by the coaches and ninth by the media.
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Weber State
135 (7)
2
Montana
128 (3)
3
Montana State
121 (1)
4
Eastern Washington
118 (1)
5
Sacramento State
99 (1)
6
UC Davis
83
7
Northern Arizona
68
8
Portland State
67
9
Idaho
66
10
Cal Poly
46
11
Idaho State
37
12
Southern Utah
33
13
Northern Colorado
13
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Weber State
546 (28)
2
Montana
496 (8)
3
Montana State
493 (6)
4
Eastern Washington
438 (1)
5
Sacramento State
389
6
UC Davis
325 (1)
7
Portland State
274
8
Idaho
273
9
Northern Arizona
238
10
Cal Poly
206
11
Idaho State
133
12
Southern Utah
105
13
Northern Colorado
88
Schedule
Northern Arizona released their full schedule on January 13, 2020. The Lumberjacks had a game scheduled against Arizona State, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.
Despite being a Big Sky opponent, the game against Eastern Washington on September 19 will not count towards the Big Sky Conference standings.
On March 29, 2021, Cal Poly announced that it would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season, citing safety issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and numerous injuries to players.