The RMU football team will kick off their 2021 campaign on Saturday against James Madison. This will mark the Colonials’ inaugural season in the Big South. In 2019, the Colonials finished with their best season under third-year head coach Bernard Clark, going 7-5, including 6-1 in NEC play. They are also scheduled to play Monmouth, Charleston Southern, Kennesaw State, and Gardner-Webb.