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2021 Mississippi Valley State

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Mississippi Valley State in 2021, game by game: lost at Murray State 0–35; lost at Stephen F. Austin 13–58; lost vs. Southern 25–38; won vs. North Carolina Central 17–16; won at Bethune-Cookman 20–14; lost vs. Alcorn State 12–24; lost vs. Florida A&M 28–31; lost vs. Jackson State 19–28; lost at Alabama A&M 14–42; won vs. Alabama State 44–31; won at Prairie View A&M 24–19+13−45Lost 0–35 at Murray State-35Murray StateLost 13–58 at Stephen F. Austin-45Stephen F. Aust…Lost 25–38 vs. Southern-13SouthernWon 17–16 vs. North Carolina Central+1North Carolina …Won 20–14 at Bethune-Cookman+6Bethune-CookmanLost 12–24 vs. Alcorn State-12Alcorn StateLost 28–31 vs. Florida A&M-3Florida A&MLost 19–28 vs. Jackson State-9Jackson StateLost 14–42 at Alabama A&M-28Alabama A&MWon 44–31 vs. Alabama State+13Alabama StateWon 24–19 at Prairie View A&M+5Prairie View A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atMurray StateL 0–⁠3526%
Sep 18atStephen F. AustinL 13–⁠5820%
Sep 26vsSouthernL 25–⁠3824%
Oct 2vsNorth Carolina CentralW 17–⁠1641%
Oct 9atBethune-CookmanW 20–⁠1426%
Oct 16vsAlcorn StateL 12–⁠2444%
Oct 23vsFlorida A&ML 28–⁠3125%
Oct 30vsJackson StateL 19–⁠2826%
Nov 6atAlabama A&ML 14–⁠4220%
Nov 13vsAlabama StateW 44–⁠3140%
Nov 27atPrairie View A&MW 24–⁠1916%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Prairie View A&M 24–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
216–⁠336
Coach
—
Elo
1180 +13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−36.6 No. 111 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jared Powers
Defensive coordinator
Derek Welch

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Tyler McMillan OL★★No. 2557
Chuck Bradley WR
Chris Victor DE
Lucas Banks DL

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.792

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 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.