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2021 Southern Arkansas

4–⁠7 (4–⁠7 Great American Conference).

Schedule and results

Southern Arkansas in 2021, game by game: won at Northwestern (OK) 32–13; won vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State 42–27; lost vs. Harding 6–37; lost at Henderson State 49–56; lost at East Central 17–38; lost vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State 24–38; won vs. Arkansas Tech 34–17; lost at Ouachita Baptist 7–42; lost vs. Oklahoma Baptist 40–44; won at Southern Nazarene 31–10; lost vs. Arkansas Monticello 37–73+21−36Won 32–13 at Northwestern (OK)+19Northwestern (O…Won 42–27 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State+15Southwestern Ok…Lost 6–37 vs. Harding-31HardingLost 49–56 at Henderson State-7Henderson StateLost 17–38 at East Central-21East CentralLost 24–38 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State-14Southeastern Ok…Won 34–17 vs. Arkansas Tech+17Arkansas TechLost 7–42 at Ouachita Baptist-35Ouachita BaptistLost 40–44 vs. Oklahoma Baptist-4Oklahoma BaptistWon 31–10 at Southern Nazarene+21Southern Nazare…Lost 37–73 vs. Arkansas Monticello-36Arkansas Montic…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atNorthwestern (OK)W 32–⁠1342%
Sep 11vsSouthwestern Oklahoma StateW 42–⁠2764%
Sep 18vsHardingL 6–⁠3765%
Sep 25atHenderson StateL 49–⁠5629%
Oct 2atEast CentralL 17–⁠3838%
Oct 9vsSoutheastern Oklahoma StateL 24–⁠3844%
Oct 16vsArkansas TechW 34–⁠1757%
Oct 23atOuachita BaptistL 7–⁠4224%
Oct 30vsOklahoma BaptistL 40–⁠4443%
Nov 6atSouthern NazareneW 31–⁠1054%
Nov 13vsArkansas MonticelloL 37–⁠7363%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas Monticello 73–⁠37; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Great American Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 9 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠7 tied for 8th in Great American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠395
Coach
—
Elo
1100 −75 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2021 Great American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harding10–⁠111–⁠2
Ouachita Baptist9–⁠29–⁠2
Henderson State9–⁠29–⁠2
Southeastern Oklahoma State8–⁠38–⁠3
East Central7–⁠47–⁠4
Oklahoma Baptist7–⁠47–⁠4
Arkansas Monticello5–⁠65–⁠6
Arkansas Tech4–⁠74–⁠7
Southern Arkansas4–⁠74–⁠7
Northwestern (OK)1–⁠91–⁠9
Southern Nazarene1–⁠91–⁠9
Southwestern Oklahoma State0–⁠110–⁠11

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