The Admirals are days away from opening the 2021 Fall Camp. The annual kickoff picnic will be held on July 25th, meaning that camp opens the following day. The Admirals will start camp with one week of two-a-day practices, but unlike previous seasons, will not have a preseason scrimmage scheduled for the first week. Instead, the first scrimmage will come the second Thursday of fall camp on August 5th, when the Ads travel to Cookeville High School to scrimmage the Cavaliers in what has been an annual fall tradition between the two 6A schools.
Fall camp will continue into the week of August 9th, the first day of school for students. On Tuesday of that week, the Ads will host a scrimmage against 5A powerhouse Powell. This will be the first meeting of the two teams in full pads since 2016. Capping that week off, on August 13th, the Admirals will participate in the annual KOC Kickoff Classic at Neyland Stadium, the final dress rehearsal of the fall. The Admirals will take on the Central Bobcats, who have won two of the last three 5A state championships, in the fourth quarter of the evening.
The following week is when the Admirals will put all their offseason training to the test in Week One of the season. This year the Admirals will travel to face an unfamiliar opponent, the Beech Buccaneers, who have moved up to Class 6A in 2021. The Admirals and the Buccaneers, located just north of Nashville in Hendersonville, have never met on the gridiron before. Beech is coming off a 10-2 season in 2020 and a quarterfinal run in the playoffs.
Week Two will be the Admirals’ first game at Bill Clabo field and the first of a three-game homestand. Farragut will host Knox West, a very familiar and perennial foe for the Admirals, with 2021 marking the 30th meeting of the two schools. The Rebels are coming off a 12-2 season last year that ended in the quarterfinals.
The Maryville Rebels will travel to Bill Clabo Field in Week Three to take on the Admirals. The Rebels, a perennially nationally-ranked program, will be the first region game of the year after regions were realigned in Region 2-6A before the 2021 season.
Week Four will find the Wildcats from Oak Ridge coming to Bill Clabo Field. Fresh off their first state championship game appearance since 2005, Oak Ridge will be looking to avenge their 2020 loss to the Admirals. This will be the 46th meeting between these two storied programs.
The Admirals will travel to Cleveland and take on the Raiders in Week Five, the first of a three-game road stand for the Admirals. Cleveland is coming off a 5-6 2021 campaign that saw them make the 6A playoffs. While the two schools have met three times before, this will mark the first regular-season meeting between them and also the first time the two schools will meet as Region 2-6A foes.
In Week Six, the Admirals will travel to South Knoxville to take on the South-Doyle Cherokees. The Cherokees are hot off their 2020 state semifinal appearance and a 10-4 record. Farragut and South Doyle last met in the 2016 state semifinals of the playoffs.
A Region 2-6A game will follow in Week Seven as the Admirals will travel to Hardin Valley to take on the Hawks. Due to the proximity of the two schools, every year this is a bitter rival game for both schools. The series record between the two schools is 3-3 so the Admirals will be looking to get ahead in this series.
The Admirals will have a deserved bye week in Week Eight, as they rest up for the final three games of the season.
In Week Nine the Admirals will return to Bill Clabo Field to take on the Bradley Central Bears in another Region 2-6A matchup. The Bears are coming off an 8-4 record which also saw them end the Admirals’ 2020 season in the first round of the playoffs.
The final non-region game of the season will take place in Week Ten when the Admirals will travel to Broadway to take on the Fulton Falcons. The Falcons will be looking to rebound off a 4-7 record last year that saw them lose in the first round of the playoffs. Farragut and Fulton have met nine times, the last being in 2014. The Admirals’ lone win in the series came in 1972, so they will be looking to update that stat.
Week Eleven will conclude the regular season for the Admirals as they play host to the Bearden Bulldogs. Bearden’s 4-7 record in 2020 allowed them to reach the playoffs but were put out in round one. The 63rd meeting of these two perennial rivals promises to be another great as the two schools will be looking to hurdle each other in the final Region 2-6A matchup of the season.
The 2021 season will mark the 75th season for the Admirals on the gridiron. You can see the entire 2021 schedule and plan to follow the Admirals in another exciting season this fall. One thing of note for the 2021 season, all games kick off at 7:00 pm. Season pass information can be obtained by contacting the Booster Club. We look forward to seeing you on Friday nights!