On March 29, 2021, Chattanooga announced that it would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to safety concerns related to the
COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Schedule
Chattanooga originally had a game scheduled against
James Madison (September 12), but it was canceled on July 17 due to the CAA's decision to cancel fall sports due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Chattanooga's game at Western Kentucky ended in controversy when the Mocs returned a kick off for a touchdown putting them ahead 16-13 with 1:09 remaining. The touchdown was later overturned when officials claimed a fair catch had been called after review, even after video showed no fair catch called. The result of the bad call on the part of the officials would cost Chattanooga the victory.[3]
On October 29,
Nebraska attempted to replace their game against
Wisconsin game with a game against Chattanooga because Wisconsin had a mass outbreak of
COVID-19. However, it was denied by
Big Ten commissioner
Kevin Warren.[4]
Chattanooga's games against
VMI (postponed from February 20),
Western Carolina (April 3),
Samford (April 10), and
East Tennessee State (April 17) were canceled when Chattanooga opted out of the remainder of the spring season.[1]