2021 South Carolina State

7–⁠5 (5–⁠0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

South Carolina State in 2021, game by game: lost at Alabama A&M 41–42; lost at No. 6 Clemson 3–49; lost at New Mexico State 35–43; won vs. Bethune-Cookman 42–35; lost at Florida A&M 7–30; won vs. Morgan State 37–14; won at Delaware State 13–7; won at North Carolina Central 27–24; won vs. Howard 15–12; lost vs. North Carolina A&T 17–27; won at Norfolk State 31–21; won vs. Jackson State 31–10+23−46Lost 41–42 at Alabama A&M-1Alabama A&MLost 3–49 at No. 6 Clemson-46No. 6 ClemsonLost 35–43 at New Mexico State-8New Mexico StateWon 42–35 vs. Bethune-Cookman+7Bethune-CookmanLost 7–30 at Florida A&M-23Florida A&MWon 37–14 vs. Morgan State+23Morgan StateWon 13–7 at Delaware State+6Delaware StateWon 27–24 at North Carolina Central+3North Carolina …Won 15–12 vs. Howard+3HowardLost 17–27 vs. North Carolina A&T-10North Carolina …Won 31–21 at Norfolk State+10Norfolk StateWon 31–10 vs. Jackson State+21Jackson State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Jackson State 31–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The tied 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
299–⁠314
Coach
—
Elo
1384 +46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.6 No. 73 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bennett Swygert
Defensive coordinator
Jonathan Saxon

Drafted in 2022

The 2022 draft
Rd 4Decobie Durant CBLos Angeles Rams

2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Carolina State5–⁠07–⁠5
North Carolina Central4–⁠16–⁠5
Norfolk State2–⁠36–⁠5
Delaware State2–⁠35–⁠6
Howard1–⁠43–⁠8
Morgan State1–⁠42–⁠9

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