The 2021 Shorter Hawks football team represented

Shorter University Shorter University is a private Baptist university in Rome, Georgia. It was founded in 1873 and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees through six colleges and schools. In addition Shorter operates the Robert H. Ledbetter College of Busines ...

as a member of the

Gulf South Conference The Gulf South Conference (GSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the Southeastern United States. History Originally known as the Mid ...

(GSC) during the

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. They were led by fourth-year head coach

Zach Morrison Zach Morrison is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Shorter University; a position he has held since 2018. In January 2018, he was named the third head football coach at Shorter University in Rome, Georg ...

. The Hawks played their home games at

Barron Stadium Barron Stadium is a 6,500-seat football field and track & field stadium in Rome, Georgia. It is home to the Shorter University Hawks and Rome High School Wolves football teams. The facility hosted the NAIA Football National Championship from ...

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Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2020 season 2–2. On August 12, 2020, Gulf South Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the

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. A few months later in November, 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 Hawks scheduled four official games in spring 2021 for the 2020 season.

Schedule

References

Shorter Shorter Hawks football seasons

Shorter Hawks football The Shorter Hawks are the athletic teams that represent Shorter University, located in Rome, Georgia, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Hawks have primarily competed in ...

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