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2021 Tusculum

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 South Atlantic Conference).

Schedule and results

Tusculum in 2021, game by game: won at St. Augustine’s 58–14; lost vs. Chowan 38–46; won vs. Limestone 24–21; lost vs. Newberry 19–24; lost at Wingate 35–43; lost at Lenoir Rhyne 31–38; won vs. UVA Wise 37–21; won vs. Barton 41–17; lost at Catawba 28–31; lost at Mars Hill 7–20; won vs. Carson Newman 48–13+44−13Won 58–14 at St. Augustine’s+44St. Augustine’sLost 38–46 vs. Chowan-8ChowanWon 24–21 vs. Limestone+3LimestoneLost 19–24 vs. Newberry-5NewberryLost 35–43 at Wingate-8WingateLost 31–38 at Lenoir Rhyne-7Lenoir RhyneWon 37–21 vs. UVA Wise+16UVA WiseWon 41–17 vs. Barton+24BartonLost 28–31 at Catawba-3CatawbaLost 7–20 at Mars Hill-13Mars HillWon 48–13 vs. Carson Newman+35Carson Newman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atSt. Augustine’sW 58–⁠1458%
Sep 11vsChowanL 38–⁠4674%
Sep 18vsLimestoneW 24–⁠2176%
Sep 25vsNewberryL 19–⁠2459%
Oct 2atWingateL 35–⁠4335%
Oct 9atLenoir RhyneL 31–⁠3836%
Oct 16vsUVA WiseW 37–⁠2164%
Oct 23vsBartonW 41–⁠1763%
Oct 30atCatawbaL 28–⁠3149%
Nov 6atMars HillL 7–⁠2038%
Nov 13vsCarson NewmanW 48–⁠1377%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Carson Newman 48–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the South Atlantic Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 6th in South Atlantic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
366–⁠288
Coach
—
Elo
1203 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2021 South Atlantic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Newberry7–⁠110–⁠3
Mars Hill6–⁠28–⁠3
Lenoir Rhyne6–⁠28–⁠3
Wingate5–⁠27–⁠3
UVA Wise4–⁠45–⁠6
Tusculum3–⁠55–⁠6
Catawba2–⁠45–⁠4
Carson Newman1–⁠71–⁠9
Limestone0–⁠70–⁠9

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