2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football team
| 2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football | |
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LSC champion | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (6–1 LSC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Skyler Mornhinweg (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Rich Renner (14th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midwestern State $ | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Angelo State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas A&M | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Commerce | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Permian Basin # | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University in the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Bill Maskill, who was in his 20th season at Midwestern State. The Mustangs played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.
Preseason
LSC media poll
The LSC media poll was released on July 27, 2021. The Mustangs were predicted to finish tied-for-fourth in the conference.[1]
Schedule
Midwestern State announced their 2021 football schedule on March 24, 2021.[2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 1:00 p.m | at Quincy* | W 48–27 | 1,500 | ||
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m | vs. No. 7 Texas A&M–Commerce | W 31–30 | 6,712 | ||
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m | at No. 17 Angelo State | No. 20 | W 35–17 | 4,122 | |
| September 25 | 7:00 p.m | Eastern New Mexico | No. 15 | W 31–24 OT [3] | 7,122 | |
| October 2 | 8:00 p.m | at Central Washington* | No. 11 |
| L 20–30 | 4,714 |
| October 9 | 7:00 p.m | Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 20 |
| W 30–13 | 6,891 |
| October 23 | 6:00 p.m | at Tarleton State* | No. 19 | L 14–17 | 16,216 | |
| October 30 | 7:00 p.m | Western New Mexico | No. 24 |
| W 52–10 | 8,200 |
| November 6 | 6:00 p.m | at West Texas A&M | No. 21 | L 12–15 | 7,315 | |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m | UT Permian Basin |
| W 36–30 | 7,222 | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA | RV | RV | 20 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 21 | RV | — | — |
References
- ^ "2021 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Midwestern State announces 2021 football slate, plays Texas A&M-Commerce at Globe Life Park". Midwestern State University, Department of Athletics. March 24, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ Emily Bjorklund (September 25, 2021). "HIGHLIGHTS: MSU football home opener against Eastern NM". KAUZ-TV. Retrieved November 19, 2021.