The 2021 SWAC Championship Game was a college football game played on December 4, 2021, at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in

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. It was the 23rd edition of the

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and determined the champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) for the 2021 season. The game began at 3:00 p.m. CST and aired on

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. The game featured the

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, the East Division champions, and the Prairie View A&M Panthers, the West Division champions. Sponsored by wireless service provider

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and by beverage corporation PepsiCo through their

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brand, the game was officially known as the 2021 Cricket SWAC Football Championship presented by Pepsi Zero Sugar. The winner of the game received a bid to the

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to face the

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, champions of the

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(MEAC).

Teams

Prairie View A&M

Prairie View A&M clinched its spot in the championship game on November 20, via Jackson State's defeat of Alcorn State.

Jackson State

Jackson State clinched its spot in the championship game on November 13 after defeating Southern, 21–17. Jackson State clinched home field advantage in the game on November 20 after defeating

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, 24–10.

Game summary

Statistics

References

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