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
2021 record7–4 (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   7 –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 StateNo. 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
  • Homecoming
  • 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]

This was the first time that the team had won five games in a row at the start of a season.[11][12]

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

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

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. "Football Downs West Georgia for 5-0 Start to the Season".
  12. "West Alabama football coach Brett Gilliland gets 50th win in victory vs West Georgia".
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