2021 West Alabama Tigers football team

The 2021 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the University of West Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eight-year head coach Brett Gilliland. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Livingston, Alabama.

2021 West Alabama Tigers football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Bailey (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Sisa (5th season)
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
(capacity: 7,000)
2021 Gulf South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Valdosta State +^  6 –1   12 –2  
No. 12 West Florida +^  6 –1   9 –2  
No. 13 West Georgia ^  5 –2   9 –3  
West Alabama  4 –3   6 –4  
Delta State  3 –4   5 –6  
Mississippi College  2 –5   4 –6  
North Greenville  2 –5   5 –6  
Shorter  0 –7   3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:00 p.m.Morehouse*
FloSportsW 48–72,001[1][2]
September 111:00 p.m.at Tuskegee*
BSCN/YouTubeW 33–7835[3]
September 166:40 p.m. [lower-alpha 1]North American*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
FloSportsW 80–02,204[4]
September 257:00 p.m.at Mississippi CollegeNo. 21
FloSportsW 31–282,954[5]
October 25:00 p.m.at No. 9 West GeorgiaNo. 15
FloSportsW 38–202,217[6]
October 9noonat ShorterNo. 10
FloSportsW 44–71,025[7]
October 161:00 p.m.No. 4 Valdosta StateNo. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
FloSportsL 17–422,563[8]
October 234:00 p.m.Delta StatedaggerNo. 15
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
FloSportsL 35–305,023[9]
October 3011:00 a.mat North Greenville
FloSportsW 31-143,114
November 61:00 p.m.No. 4 West FloridaNo. 23
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
FloSportsL 7-471,633
November 131:00 p.m.Mississippi College*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
FloSportsL 24–282,491
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

The result against North American University on September 16 was the largest victory margin in the team's history.[10] The game against North American University is not included in the Gulf South Conference standings because it was classed as an exhibition game and was not countable due to NCAA policies.[11]

This was the first time that the team had won five games in a row at the start of a season.[12][13]

Notes
  1. Scheduled as 6:00 pm but delayed because of lightning in the area

Game summaries

Morehouse
1 2 3 4 Total
Maroon Tigers 0 0 7 0 7
Tigers 7 24 14 3 48

At Tuskegee
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 10 10 3 10 33
Golden Tigers 0 0 0 7 7

North American
1 2 3 4 Total
Stallions 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 31 28 14 7 80

At Mississippi College
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Tigers 7 7 0 17 31
Choctaws 0 14 7 7 28
See also: 2021 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

At No. 9 West Georgia
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Tigers 7 17 14 0 38
No. 9 Wolves 14 3 3 0 20
See also: 2021 West Georgia Wolves football team

At Shorter
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Tigers 0 14 20 10 44
Hawks 0 0 7 0 7

No. 4 Valdosta State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Blazers 14 14 14 0 42
No. 10 Tigers 14 3 0 0 17
See also: 2021 Valdosta State Blazers football team

Delta State
1 2 3 4 Total
Statesmen 14 7 14 0 35
No. 15 Tigers 3 14 6 7 30
See also: 2021 Delta State Statesmen football team

At North Greenville
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 21 7 0 31
Crusaders 0 0 7 7 14

No. 4 West Florida
1 2 3 4 Total
No 4. Argonauts 9 21 10 7 47
No. 23 Tigers 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2021 West Florida Argonauts football team

Mississippi College
1 2 3 4 Total
Choctaws 7 14 0 7 28
Tigers 0 17 0 7 24
See also: 2021 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AFCARVRVRV2115101015RV23RV——

References
  1. Mosley, Kyle T. (September 5, 2021). "Morehouse crushed by West Alabama 48–7". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via SI.com.
  2. "McDaniels, Nalls Combo Leads to 48-7 Victory over Morehouse".
  3. "Football vs Tuskegee on 9/11/2021 - Box Score".
  4. "Football vs North American University on 9/16/2021 - Box Score".
  5. "Football vs Mississippi College on 9/25/2021 - Box Score".
  6. "Football vs West Georgia on 10/2/2021 - Box Score".
  7. "Football vs Shorter on 10/9/2021 - Box Score".
  8. "Football vs Valdosta State on 10/16/2021 - Box Score".
  9. "Football vs Delta State on 10/23/2021 - Box Score".
  10. "Football Shuts Out North American in 80-Point Game".
  11. "2021 GSC Football Standings". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2022. NOTE: West Alabama defeated North American University, 80-0, on 9/16 in a game not countable due to NCAA policies
  12. "Football Downs West Georgia for 5-0 Start to the Season".
  13. "West Alabama football coach Brett Gilliland gets 50th win in victory vs West Georgia".


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