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2021 Alabama A&M

7–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Alabama A&M in 2021, game by game: won vs. South Carolina State 42–41; won at Bethune-Cookman 30–27; won vs. Tuskegee 45–35; lost at Grambling 28–37; lost vs. Jackson State 15–61; lost vs. Florida A&M 31–35; won vs. Alabama State 42–28; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 42–14; won at Texas Southern 52–49; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 52–24+28−46Won 42–41 vs. South Carolina State+1South Carolina …Won 30–27 at Bethune-Cookman+3Bethune-CookmanWon 45–35 vs. Tuskegee+10TuskegeeLost 28–37 at Grambling-9GramblingLost 15–61 vs. Jackson State-46Jackson StateLost 31–35 vs. Florida A&M-4Florida A&MWon 42–28 vs. Alabama State+14Alabama StateWon 42–14 vs. Mississippi Valley State+28Mississippi Val…Won 52–49 at Texas Southern+3Texas SouthernWon 52–24 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+28Arkansas–Pine B…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSouth Carolina StateW 42–⁠4162%
Sep 16atBethune-CookmanW 30–⁠2751%
Sep 25vsTuskegeeW 45–⁠3586%
Oct 2atGramblingL 28–⁠3765%
Oct 9vsJackson StateL 15–⁠6168%
Oct 16vsFlorida A&ML 31–⁠3548%
Oct 30vsAlabama StateW 42–⁠2861%
Nov 6vsMississippi Valley StateW 42–⁠1480%
Nov 13atTexas SouthernW 52–⁠4965%
Nov 20vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 52–⁠2477%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas–Pine Bluff 52–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
379–⁠351
Coach
—
Elo
1344 −22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.0 No. 83 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 163
Offensive coordinator
Duane Taylor
Defensive coordinator
Granville Eastman

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Kaden McMullen QB★★★No. 917
Pedro Carter DUAL

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.860

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Transfers in 2

The 2021 portal
Dee Anderson WR★★★★from Oklahoma State
Osman Savage LB★★★★from Michigan

Transfers out 1

Marcus Cushnie DE★★★to Florida State

2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jackson State8–⁠011–⁠2
Florida A&M7–⁠19–⁠3
Prairie View A&M6–⁠27–⁠5
Alabama A&M5–⁠37–⁠3
Alcorn State5–⁠36–⁠5
Alabama State3–⁠55–⁠6
Southern3–⁠54–⁠7
Mississippi Valley State3–⁠54–⁠7
Grambling3–⁠54–⁠7
Texas Southern2–⁠62–⁠8
Bethune-Cookman2–⁠62–⁠9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.