2021 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

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2021 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
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Conference Big South Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Barnette (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorCourtney Coard (4th season)
Home stadium Truist Stadium
Seasons
  2019
2022  
2021 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Kennesaw State $^  7 0   11 2  
Monmouth  6 1   7 4  
North Carolina A&T  3 4   5 6  
North Alabama  3 4   3 8  
Charleston Southern  3 4   4 6  
Hampton  3 4   5 6  
Robert Morris  3 5   4 6  
Campbell  2 5   3 8  
Gardner–Webb  2 5   4 7  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented the North Carolina A&T State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies played their home games at the Truist Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Sam Washington. This was the first season for the Aggies joining the Big South Conference.

Schedule

North Carolina A&T announced its 2021 football schedule on April 21, 2021. [1] The 2021 schedule consisted of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:00 p.m.at Furman *No. 25 Nexstar/ESPN+ L 18–2911,628
September 108:00 p.m.at Duke * ACCN L 17–4518,091
September 256:00 p.m. North Carolina Central *ESPN+W 37–1415,009
October 24:00 p.m. Robert Morris
  • Truist Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
ESPN3 W 41–147,611
October 91:00 p.m. North Alabama
  • Truist Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
ESPN+W 38–346,824
October 165:00 p.m.at No. 15 Kennesaw State ESPN+L 0–149,556
October 232:00 p.m.at Hampton ESPN+L 9–303,991
October 301:00 p.m. Monmouth Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Truist Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
ESPN+L 16–3521,500
November 61:00 p.m.at Charleston Southern ESPN+W 21–181,470
November 131:30 p.m.at South Carolina State *ESPN+W 27-179,169
November 201:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb
  • Truist Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
ESPN3L 27-3511,240
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  2. "North Carolina A&T Aggies Schedule 2021". ESPN . Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  3. "2021 Football Schedule". North Carolina A&T State University . Retrieved March 1, 2023.