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 |
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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.
Previous season
The Mustangs finished the 2020 season 1–2. On August 12, 2020, the Lone Star Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] A few months later in January 2021, the conference announced that there will be no spring conference competition in football.[3] Teams that opt-in to compete would have to schedule on their own. The Mustangs played four games in Spring 2021.[4]
Preseason
LSC media poll
| LSC media poll | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 175 (15) |
| 2 | Angelo State | 152 (2) |
| 3 | West Texas A&M | 125 (1) |
| T4 | Texas–Permian Basin | 112 (5) |
| Midwestern State | 112 | |
| 6 | Eastern New Mexico | 60 |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 59 |
| 8 | Western New Mexico | 33 |
- Source: [5]
Schedule
Midwestern State announced their 2021 football schedule on March 24, 2021.[6]
| 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 [7] | 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 | Texas–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
- ^ "LSC Announces Decision on Fall 2020 Competition". Lone Star Conference. August 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "LSC postpones Fall sports competitions until Spring 2021". KAUZ-TV. August 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "LSC releases update on 2021 spring schedules for fall sports". Lone Star Conference. January 18, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ Katherine Lee (March 6, 2021). "MSU football is officially back with a home game Saturday". KAUZ-TV. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "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.