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 Thunderbirds were predicted to finish twelfth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]