2021 West Alabama Tigers football team

2021 West Alabama Tigers football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	6–4 (4–3 GSC)
Head coach	Brett Gilliland (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Bailey (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Sisa (5th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Gulf South Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the University of West Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eight-year head coach Brett Gilliland. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Livingston, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Morehouse *		Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	W 48–7	2,001	[1] [2]
September 11	1:00 p.m.	at Tuskegee *		Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium Tuskegee, AL	BSCN/YouTube	W 33–7	835	[3]
September 16	6:40 p.m. [lower-alpha 1]	North American *		Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	W 80–0	2,204	[4]
September 25	7:00 p.m.	at Mississippi College	No. 21	Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	FloSports	W 31–28	2,954	[5]
October 2	5:00 p.m.	at No. 9 West Georgia	No. 15	University Stadium Carrollton, Georgia	FloSports	W 38–20	2,217	[6]
October 9	noon	at Shorter	No. 10	Barron Stadium Rome, GA	FloSports	W 44–7	1,025	[7]
October 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Valdosta State	No. 10	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	L 17–42	2,563	[8]
October 23	4:00 p.m.	Delta State	No. 15	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	L 35–30	5,023	[9]
October 30	11:00 a.m	at North Greenville		Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	FloSports	W 31-14	3,114
November 6	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 West Florida	No. 23	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	L 7-47	1,633
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Mississippi College*		Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	L 24–28	2,491
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

The result against North American University on September 16 was the largest victory margin in the team's history. ^[10] The game against North American University is not included in the Gulf South Conference standings because it was classed as an exhibition game and was not countable due to NCAA policies. ^[11]

This was the first time that the team had won five games in a row at the start of a season. ^{[12] [13]}

Notes

1. Scheduled as 6:00 pm but delayed because of lightning in the area

Game summaries

Morehouse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maroon Tigers	0	0	7	0	7
Tigers	7	24	14	3	48

At Tuskegee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	10	3	10	33
Golden Tigers	0	0	0	7	7

North American

	1	2	3	4	Total
Stallions	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	31	28	14	7	80

At Mississippi College

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Tigers	7	7	0	17	31
Choctaws	0	14	7	7	28

See also: 2021 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

At No. 9 West Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Tigers	7	17	14	0	38
No. 9 Wolves	14	3	3	0	20

See also: 2021 West Georgia Wolves football team

At Shorter

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Tigers	0	14	20	10	44
Hawks	0	0	7	0	7

No. 4 Valdosta State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Blazers	14	14	14	0	42
No. 10 Tigers	14	3	0	0	17

See also: 2021 Valdosta State Blazers football team

Delta State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Statesmen	14	7	14	0	35
No. 15 Tigers	3	14	6	7	30

See also: 2021 Delta State Statesmen football team

At North Greenville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	21	7	0	31
Crusaders	0	0	7	7	14

No. 4 West Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
No 4. Argonauts	9	21	10	7	47
No. 23 Tigers	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2021 West Florida Argonauts football team

Mississippi College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Choctaws	7	14	0	7	28
Tigers	0	17	0	7	24

See also: 2021 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AFCA	RV	RV	RV	21	15	10	10	15	RV	23	RV	—	—

References

1. Mosley, Kyle T. (September 5, 2021). "Morehouse crushed by West Alabama 48–7". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 5, 2021– via SI.com.
2. "McDaniels, Nalls Combo Leads to 48-7 Victory over Morehouse".
3. "Football vs Tuskegee on 9/11/2021 - Box Score".
4. "Football vs North American University on 9/16/2021 - Box Score".
5. "Football vs Mississippi College on 9/25/2021 - Box Score".
6. "Football vs West Georgia on 10/2/2021 - Box Score".
7. "Football vs Shorter on 10/9/2021 - Box Score".
8. "Football vs Valdosta State on 10/16/2021 - Box Score".
9. "Football vs Delta State on 10/23/2021 - Box Score".
10. "Football Shuts Out North American in 80-Point Game".
11. "2021 GSC Football Standings". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2022. NOTE: West Alabama defeated North American University, 80-0, on 9/16 in a game not countable due to NCAA policies
12. "Football Downs West Georgia for 5-0 Start to the Season".
13. "West Alabama football coach Brett Gilliland gets 50th win in victory vs West Georgia".