2021 Central Arkansas
5–6 (1–2 American West Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas Wesleyan 63–3Nov 6
By 60 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Arkansas State 21–40Sep 4
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Arkansas State | L 21–40 | 29% |
| Sep 11 | at Missouri State | L 34–43 | 51% |
| Sep 18 | vs Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 45–23 | 57% |
| Sep 25 | vs Sam Houston | L 35–45 | 36% |
| Oct 2 | at Abilene Christian | W 42–21 | 43% |
| Oct 16 | vs Eastern Kentucky | L 35–38 | 60% |
| Oct 23 | at Lamar | W 49–38 | 66% |
| Oct 30 | at Jacksonville State | W 38–14 | 42% |
| Nov 6 | vsTexas Wesleyan | W 63–3 | 83% |
| Nov 13 | vs Stephen F. Austin | L 14–27 | 60% |
| Nov 20 | at Tarleton State | L 3–24 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tarleton State 24–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the American West Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 1–2 3rd in American West Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 379–316
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1337 −16 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −17.8 No. 37 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 146
- Offensive coordinator
- Ken Collums
- Defensive coordinator
- Matt Kitchens
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Top recruits in the 2021 class
| Barylre Davenport DE | ★★★ | No. 670 |
| Darius Hale RB | ★★★ | No. 1459 |
| Jake Golday LB | ||
| Kylin James RB | ||
| Sean Smith S |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2021 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.841 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.871 |
| Whole class | 2 | 3.0 | 0.856 |
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.
2021 American West Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston | 3–0 | 11–1 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 2–1 | 7–4 | |
 Central Arkansas | 1–2 | 5–6 | |
| Jacksonville State | 0–3 | 5–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.