2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football team

Last updated

2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football
Midwestern State Mustangs logo.png
LSC champion
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record7–3 (6–1 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSkyler Mornhinweg (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorRich Renner (14th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Midwestern State $  6 1   7 3  
No. 11 Angelo State ^  5 2   11 3  
West Texas A&M  5 2   7 4  
Texas A&M–Commerce  5 2   7 4  
Texas A&M–Kingsville  3 4   5 5  
UT Permian Basin #  3 4   5 6  
Eastern New Mexico  1 6   3 7  
Western New Mexico  0 7   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Heritage Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University in the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Bill Maskill, who was in his 20th season at Midwestern State. The Mustangs played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.

Contents

Preseason

LSC media poll

The LSC media poll was released on July 27, 2021. The Mustangs were predicted to finish tied-for-fourth in the conference. [1]

Schedule

Midwestern State announced their 2021 football schedule on March 24, 2021. [2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 41:00 p.mat Quincy *W 48–271,500
September 116:00 p.mvs. No. 7 Texas A&M–Commerce W 31–306,712
September 186:00 p.mat No. 17 Angelo State No. 20W 35–174,122
September 257:00 p.m Eastern New Mexico No. 15W 31–24 OT [3] 7,122
October 28:00 p.mat Central Washington *No. 11
L 20–304,714
October 97:00 p.m Texas A&M–Kingsville No. 20
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 30–136,891
October 236:00 p.mat Tarleton State *No. 19L 14–1716,216
October 307:00 p.m Western New Mexico Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 24
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 52–108,200
November 66:00 p.mat West Texas A&M No. 21L 12–157,315
November 131:00 p.m UT Permian Basin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 36–307,222
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AFCA RVRV2015112019192421RV

References

  1. "2021 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  2. "Midwestern State announces 2021 football slate, plays Texas A&M-Commerce at Globe Life Park". Midwestern State University, Department of Athletics. March 24, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  3. Emily Bjorklund (September 25, 2021). "HIGHLIGHTS: MSU football home opener against Eastern NM". KAUZ-TV. Retrieved November 19, 2021.