2021 high school football season

== Week One ==
* Webb School's contest at Red Boiling Springs was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.
*DeKalb County's contest at Warren County was re-scheduled for October 8 after 20 percent of the latter program's players were placed in COVID-19 isolation.
*Pickett County elected to play at a junior varsity level in an attempt to rebuild their program.
*Cumberland County's victory over Whitwell was their first win (not counting forfeits) since October 28, 2016 against Chattanooga Central.
=== Thursday, August 19 ===
* Upperman (1-0) 28, Cookeville (0-1) 6
=== Friday, August 20 ===
* Cannon County (0-1) 6, Monterey (1-0) 35
* Bledsoe County (1-0) 26, York Institute (0-1) 24
*Stone Memorial (0-1) 28, Lenoir City (1-0) 42
* Cumberland County (1-0) 35, Whitwell (0-1) 0
*Jackson County (0-1) 0, Clay County (1-0) 35
* White County (1-0) 40, Livingston Academy (0-1) 0
* East Robertson (0-1) 12, Macon County (1-0) 34
=== Saturday, August 21 ===
*Smith County (0-1) 0, Gordonsville (1-0) 14
== Week Two ==
* Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, White County and Upperman gained forfeit victories over Warren County and Trousdale County, respectively. The game between Red Boiling Springs and Tennessee Heat was cancelled.
=== Friday, August 27 ===
* White County (2-0) 1, Warren County (0-0) 0
* Cumberland County (1-1) 7, Monterey (2-0) 21
* Livingston Academy (0-2) 0, Cookeville (1-1) 42
* Clinton County, KY 0, Clay County (2-0) 34
* Smith County (0-2) 14, DeKalb County (1-0) 33
* East Ridge (0-1) 21, Stone Memorial (1-1) 47
*Upperman (2-0) 1, Trousdale County (1-0) 0
*Macon County (2-0) 14, Westmoreland (0-2) 6
*Gordonsville (2-0) 16, Watertown (0-2) 9
== Week Three ==
* COVID-19 forced Warren County to forfeit their game against Ridgeway, the third week in a row the illness has altered the Rebels' schedule.
*Gordonsville gained a COVID-19 forfeit over Oliver Springs.
=== Friday, September 3 ===
* York Institute (1-2) 6, Monterey (3-0) 20
*Lebanon (2-1) 21, Cookeville (1-2) 14
*Jackson County (1-1) 27, Sale Creek (0-2) 20
*Upperman (3-0) 41, Cumberland County (1-2) 7
* Oliver Springs (0-0) 0, Gordonsville (3-0) 1
*Stone Memorial (2-1) 49, Livingston Academy (0-3) 12
* DeKalb County (1-1) 29, Macon County (3-0) 32
*Jo Byrns (2-1) 52, Red Boiling Springs (0-1) 0
* Maplewood (1-2) 16, Smith County (1-2) 56
*Station Camp (3-0) 14, White County (2-1) 10
* Warren County (0-0) 0, Ridgeway (1-2) 1
== Week Four ==
=== Thursday, September 9 ===
* York Institute (2-2) 35, Livingston Academy (0-4) 18
=== Friday, September 10 ===
* Mt. Juliet (4-0) 38, Warren County (0-1) 20
* Lenoir City (1-2) 7, Cumberland County (2-2) 17
* Eagleville (2-2) 14, Gordonsville (4-0) 28
* Trousdale County (3-0) 34, Macon County (3-1) 7
* Cosby (0-4) 0, Red Boiling Springs (1-0) 20
* Monterey (3-1) 6, Stone Memorial (3-1) 7
* DeKalb County (1-2) 20, Watertown (2-2) 38
* Clay County (3-0) 38, Cornersville (3-1) 12
* Upperman (3-1) 14, Fayetteville (4-0) 19
* Sequatchie County (1-2) 22, Jackson County (1-2) 0
* Westmoreland (0-4) 0, Smith County (2-2) 18
* Cookeville (1-3) 13, White County (3-1) 41
== Week Five ==
=== Friday, September 17 ===
* Red Boiling Springs (1-1) 14, North Greene (1-3) 38
* Monterey (3-1) 43, Rockwood (1-2) 14 
* Oneida (3-1) 21, York Institute (2-2) 10
* Warren County (1-1) 21, Cookeville (1-3) 7
* Cumberland County (2-2) 10, DeKalb County (1-2) 35
* Clay County (3-0) 20, Jo Byrns (3-1) 6
* Livingston Academy (0-4) 0, Macon County (3-1) 37
* Stone Memorial (3-1) 9, Upperman (3-1) 27
* Jackson County (1-2) 0, East Nashville (3-1) 58
* Walker Valley (3-1) 19, Smith County (2-2) 13
* Mt. Juliet (4-0) 44, White County (3-1) 32
* Gordonsville (4-0) 21, Stewart County (2-2) 7
== Week Six ==
=== Friday, September 24 ===
* Gordonsville (6-0) 21, Coalfield (4-2) 0
* Tennessee Heat (1-3) 24, Monterey (5-1) 48
* Gallatin (2-3) 28, Cookeville (1-5) 12
* Cumberland County (3-3) 24, Polk County (2-3) 10
* Westmoreland (0-6) 14, Clay County (5-0) 21
* Cannon County (3-3) 7, DeKalb County (3-2) 49
* Whitwell (1-2) 58, Red Boiling Springs (1-3) 14
* Warren County (1-2) 12, Siegel (3-3) 42
* York Institute (2-4) 0, Stone Memorial (4-2) 29
* Smith County (2-4) 16, Trousdale County (5-0) 34
* Watertown (3-3) 8, Upperman (5-1) 16
* White County (3-3) 27, Green Hill (5-1) 56
* Livingston Academy (0-6) 0, Jackson County (2-3) 21
* Macon County (5-1) 24, Portland (3-3) 21
== Week Seven ==
=== Thursday, September 30 ===
* DeKalb County (4-2) 45, Livingston Academy (0-7) 15
=== Friday, October 1 ===
* Cookeville (1-6) 0, Alcoa (6-1) 38
* Waverly (5-1) 19, Monterey (5-2) 14
* Wartburg (0-5) 0, York Institute (3-4) 49
* Warren County (1-3) 14, Coffee County (3-4) 33
* Red Boiling Springs (1-4) 14, Clay County (6-0) 61
* Jo Byrns (3-4) 6, Gordonsville (7-0) 48
* Cumberland County (3-4) 9, Stone Memorial (5-2) 21
* Macon County (5-2) 14, Upperman (6-1) 41
* Maplewood (1-5) 18, Jackson County (3-3) 40
* Smith County (3-4) 24, Stratford (3-4) 7
* Wilson Central (5-2) 43, White County (3-4) 38
== Week Eight ==
=== Friday, October 8 ===
* Clay County (7-0) 25, Scott (1-5) 0
* DeKalb County (5-2) 28, Warren County (1-4) 0
* Livingston Academy (0-8) 20, Cumberland County (4-4) 43
* Caverna, KY 34, Red Boiling Springs (2-4) 42
* Gordonsville (7-1) 24, Trousdale County (7-0) 28
* White County (3-5) 21, Hillsboro (2-6) 52
== Week Nine ==
=== Thursday, October 14 ===
* Friendship Christian (5-3) 49, Red Boiling Springs (2-5) 0
=== Friday, October 15 ===
* Monterey (5-3) 13, Oneida (6-2) 20
* Gibbs (4-4) 41, York Institute (3-5) 13
* Cookeville (1-7) 7, Coffee County (4-4) 27
* Shelbyville (3-5) 41, Warren County (1-5) 26
* Grundy County (1-6) 21, Clay County (8-0) 41
* Upperman (7-1) 24, DeKalb County (5-3) 14
* Stone Memorial (5-3) 19, Macon County (6-2) 21
* Jackson County (3-4) 7, Smith County (4-4) 35
== Week Ten ==
=== Thursday, October 21 ===
* Watertown (6-3) 37, Livingston Academy (0-9) 0
=== Friday, October 22 ===
* Clay County (9-0) 40, York Institute (3-6) 0
* Monterey (5-4) 21, Bledsoe County (4-3) 28
* Blackman (4-5) 49, Cookeville (1-8) 36
* Stone Memorial (6-3) 34, Kingston (7-2) 33
* Jackson County (3-5) 16, Cumberland County (5-4) 20
* Goodpasture (3-4) 21, DeKalb County (5-4) 13
* Smith County (5-4) 20, Macon County (6-3) 14
* Gordonsville (8-1) 50, Red Boiling Springs (2-6) 15
* Walker Valley (4-5) 14, Upperman (8-1) 28
* White County (4-5) 34, Hunters Lane (1-8) 9
* Warren County (1-6) 17, Franklin County (5-4) 24
== Week Eleven ==
=== Thursday, October 28 ===
* Livingston Academy (0-10) 6, Upperman (9-1) 49
* Stratford (3-7) 2, Jackson County (4-5) 6
* Sequatchie County (4-6) 7, White County (5-5) 49
=== Friday, October 29 ===
* Wartburg (2-7) 0, Monterey (6-4) 68
* York Institute (3-7) 27, Rockwood (7-3) 34
* Red Boiling Springs (3-6) 31, Sunbright (1-9) 21
* Lebanon (9-1) 42, Warren County (1-7) 0
* Macon County (7-3) 44, Cumberland County (5-5) 10
* Clay County (9-1) 14, Gordonsville (9-1) 21
* DeKalb County (6-4) 21, Stone Memorial (6-4) 20 (OT)
* Smith County (5-5) 0, East Nashville (6-4) 36
== State Playoffs, First Round ==
Cumberland County ended their season with a post-season "bowl" game against Sequoyah, which was scheduled to permit the latter school to play a full ten-game season, following a COVID-related forfeit earlier in the season. The win gave the Jets a winning record, making this their first winning season since 2002.
=== Thursday, November 4 ===
*Cumberland County (6-5) 41, Sequoyah (0-10) 14
*CLASS 1A: Copper Basin (2-7) 8, Gordonsville (10-1) 35
=== Friday, November 5 ===
* CLASS 1A: Red Boiling Springs (3-7) 0, South Pittsburg (8-2) 56
* CLASS 1A: Sale Creek (5-6) 16, Clay County (10-1) 55
*CLASS 2A: Monterey (6-5) 0, Hampton (7-2) 21
* CLASS 2A: York Institute (3-8) 0, South Greene (9-2) 42
* CLASS 3A: Fairview (6-5) 7, Smith County (6-5) 18
* CLASS 3A: Jackson County (4-6) 6, Waverly (9-1) 42
*CLASS 4A: DeKalb County (7-4) 35, East Hamilton (8-3) 21
* CLASS 4A: Stone Memorial (6-5) 6, Red Bank (7-3) 41
* CLASS 4A: Soddy Daisy (4-7) 7, Upperman (10-1) 46
* CLASS 4A: Chattanooga Central (6-3) 26, Macon County (8-3) 28
* CLASS 6A: Warren County (1-8) 0, Oakland (11-0) 49
== State Playoffs, Second Round ==
=== Friday, November 12 ===
* CLASS 1A: Clay County (10-2) 7, South Pittsburg (9-2) 45
* CLASS 1A: Jo Byrns (5-6) 14, Gordonsville (11-1) 41
* CLASS 3A: Smith County (6-6) 13, White House (11-1) 17
* CLASS 4A: Macon County (8-4) 7, Red Bank (8-3) 47
* CLASS 4A: DeKalb County (7-5) 14, Upperman (11-1) 40
== State Playoffs, Quarterfinals ==
=== Friday, November 19 ===
* CLASS 1A: Gordonsville (11-2) 14, South Pittsburg (10-2) 44
* CLASS 4A: Upperman (12-1) 42, Red Bank (8-4) 28
== State Playoffs, Semifinals ==
=== Friday, November 26 ===
* CLASS 4A: Upperman (12-2) 6, Elizabethton (12-1) 23
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