2021 Delta State Statesmen football team

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2021 Delta State Statesmen football
Delta State Athletics logo.png
Conference Gulf South Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 GSC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKelvin Green (3rd season)
Home stadium Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium
Seasons
  2019
2022  
2021 Gulf South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

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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Previous season

The 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m. Bethel (TN) * FloSports W 48–143,567
September 116:00 p.m. McKendree *
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS
FloSportsW 45–176,789
September 185:00 p.m.at No. 18 West Georgia No. 22FloSportsL 26–271,005
September 252:00 p.m.at Jackson State *No. 25L 17–2433,652
October 26:00 p.m.No. 1 West Florida
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS
FloSportsL 33–394,657
October 96:00 p.m.at No. 4 Valdosta State FloSportsL 0–553,063
October 162:00 p.m. North Greenville
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS
FloSportsL 34–42 2OT1,002
October 234:00 p.m.at No. 15 West Alabama FloSportsW 35–305,023
October 302:00 p.m. Shorter Dagger-14-plain.png
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS
FloSportsW 14–136,825
November 62:00 p.m. Mississippi College
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS (rivalry)
FloSportsW 24-21 OT3,768
November 1312:00 p.m.at No. 11 West Georgia *
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
FloSportsL 7–441,518
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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AFCA RVRV2225RV

Notes

1. ^ Delta State's game against West Georgia on November 13, 2021, is a non-conference game despite both teams being GSC members.

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References

  1. "No football for Delta State, MC after Gulf South Conference postponned season". The Vicksburg Post. August 12, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. "Gulf South Conference Statement on the Fall 2020 Season". Delta State University, Department of Athletics. August 12, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. "GSC Announces 2020-21 Basketball Schedule; Updates Status of Football, Soccer, and Volleyball". Gulf South Conference. November 17, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2021.