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2021 Missouri State

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Missouri State in 2021, game by game: lost at Oklahoma State 16–23; won vs. Central Arkansas 43–34; won vs. South Dakota 31–23; won at Illinois State 41–20; lost at Youngstown State 33–41; won vs. Indiana State 37–7; lost at North Dakota State 20–27; won vs. North Dakota 32–28; won at Southern Illinois 38–28; won vs. Northern Iowa 34–27; won at Utah Tech 55–24; lost vs. UT Martin 31–32+31−8Lost 16–23 at Oklahoma State-7Oklahoma StateWon 43–34 vs. Central Arkansas+9Central ArkansasWon 31–23 vs. South Dakota+8South DakotaWon 41–20 at Illinois State+21Illinois StateLost 33–41 at Youngstown State-8Youngstown StateWon 37–7 vs. Indiana State+30Indiana StateLost 20–27 at North Dakota State-7North Dakota St…Won 32–28 vs. North Dakota+4North DakotaWon 38–28 at Southern Illinois+10Southern Illino…Won 34–27 vs. Northern Iowa+7Northern IowaWon 55–24 at Utah Tech+31Utah TechLost 31–32 vs. UT Martin-1UT Martin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atOklahoma StateL 16–⁠2311%
Sep 11vsCentral ArkansasW 43–⁠3449%
Sep 25vsSouth DakotaW 31–⁠2352%
Oct 2atIllinois StateW 41–⁠2040%
Oct 9atYoungstown StateL 33–⁠4159%
Oct 16vsIndiana StateW 37–⁠765%
Oct 23atNorth Dakota StateL 20–⁠2718%
Oct 30vsNorth DakotaW 32–⁠2855%
Nov 6atSouthern IllinoisW 38–⁠2832%
Nov 13vsNorthern IowaW 34–⁠2757%
Nov 20atUtah TechW 55–⁠2481%
Nov 27vsUT MartinFCS Championship – First RoundL 31–⁠3262%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UT Martin 32–⁠31 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
411–⁠314
Coach
—
Elo
1415 +138 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.6 No. 5 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Nick Petrino
Defensive coordinator
Ryan Beard
Captains
Landon Bebee, Kevin Ellis and Titus Wall
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsJason Shelley QB235 yds
Passing touchdownsJason Shelley QB1 TD
Rushing yardsKevon Latulas RB45 yds
Receiving yardsXavier Lane WR78 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyrone Scott WR1 TD
TacklesKyriq McDonald S10 tkl
SacksKevin Ellis DE1 sacks
InterceptionsMontrae Braswell CB1 INT

Drafted in 2022

The 2022 draft
Rd 5Eric Johnson DTIndianapolis Colts

Transfers in 4

The 2021 portal
Dimitri Moore LB★★★from Vanderbilt
Naveon Mitchell RB★★★from New Mexico State
Tobias Little TE★★★from Louisville
Sean Fitzgerald OL★★from Coastal Carolina

Transfers out 1

Jeremy Webb CB★★★to Kansas

2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠114–⁠1
Missouri State6–⁠28–⁠4
South Dakota State5–⁠311–⁠4
Southern Illinois5–⁠38–⁠5
South Dakota5–⁠37–⁠5
Northern Iowa4–⁠46–⁠6
Indiana State3–⁠55–⁠6
North Dakota3–⁠55–⁠6
Illinois State2–⁠64–⁠7
Youngstown State2–⁠63–⁠7
Western Illinois2–⁠62–⁠9

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