The 2021 Delta State Statesmen football team represented Delta State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Todd Cooley. The Statesmen played their home games at Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium in Cleveland, Mississippi.
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Conference | Gulf South Conference |
Record | 5–6 (3–4 GSC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Kelvin Green (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Valdosta State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 West Florida +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 West Georgia ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delta State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi College | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Greenville | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shorter | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
editThe Statesmen finished the 2019 season 6–4, 5–3 in Gulf South Conference (GSC) play, to finish third in the conference standings. On August 12, 2020, Gulf South Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] A few months later in November, the conference announced that there will be no spring conference competition in football.[3] Teams that opt-in to compete would have to schedule on their own. The Statesmen did not compete in the 2020 season and opted out of spring competition.
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Bethel (TN)* | FloSports | W 48–14 | 3,567 | ||
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | McKendree* |
| FloSports | W 45–17 | 6,789 | |
September 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 18 West Georgia | No. 22 | FloSports | L 26–27 | 1,005 | |
September 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State* | No. 25 | L 17–24 | 33,652 | ||
October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 West Florida |
| FloSports | L 33–39 | 4,657 | |
October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Valdosta State | FloSports | L 0–55 | 3,063 | ||
October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | North Greenville |
| FloSports | L 34–42 2OT | 1,002 | |
October 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 15 West Alabama | FloSports | W 35–30 | 5,023 | ||
October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Shorter |
| FloSports | W 14–13 | 6,825 | |
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Mississippi College |
| FloSports | W 24-21 OT | 3,768 | |
November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 West Georgia [1]* |
| FloSports | L 7–44 | 1,518 | |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
AFCA | RV | RV | 22 | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Notes
edit- 1.^ Delta State's game against West Georgia on November 13, 2021, is a non-conference game despite both teams being GSC members.
References
edit- ^ "No football for Delta State, MC after Gulf South Conference postponned season". The Vicksburg Post. August 12, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Gulf South Conference Statement on the Fall 2020 Season". Delta State University, Department of Athletics. August 12, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "GSC Announces 2020-21 Basketball Schedule; Updates Status of Football, Soccer, and Volleyball". Gulf South Conference. November 17, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2021.