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2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football
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LSC champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record7–3 (6–1 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSkyler Mornhinweg (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRich Renner (14th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons← 20202022 →
2021 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Heritage Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

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. A few months later in January 2021, the conference announced that there will be no spring conference competition in football. Teams that opt-in to compete would have to schedule on their own. The Mustangs played four games in Spring 2021.

Preseason

LSC media poll

LSC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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:

Schedule

Midwestern State announced their 2021 football schedule on March 24, 2021.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 41:00 p.mat Quincy*W 48–271,500
September 116:00 p.mvs. No. 7 Texas A&M–CommerceW 31–306,712
September 186:00 p.mat No. 17 Angelo StateNo. 20W 35–174,122
September 257:00 p.mEastern New MexicoNo. 15W 31–24 7,122
October 28:00 p.mat Central Washington*No. 11L 20–304,714
October 97:00 p.mTexas A&M–KingsvilleNo. 20
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 30–136,891
October 236:00 p.mat Tarleton State*No. 19L 14–1716,216
October 307:00 p.mWestern New MexicoNo. 24
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 52–108,200
November 66:00 p.mat West Texas A&MNo. 21L 12–157,315
November 131:00 p.mTexas–Permian Basin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 36–307,222
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AFCARVRV2015112019192421RV——

References

  1. "LSC Announces Decision on Fall 2020 Competition". Lone Star Conference. August 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. "LSC postpones Fall sports competitions until Spring 2021". KAUZ-TV. August 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  3. "LSC releases update on 2021 spring schedules for fall sports". Lone Star Conference. January 18, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  4. Katherine Lee (March 6, 2021). "MSU football is officially back with a home game Saturday". KAUZ-TV. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  5. "2021 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  6. "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.
  7. Emily Bjorklund (September 25, 2021). "HIGHLIGHTS: MSU football home opener against Eastern NM". KAUZ-TV. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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