The 2021 Delta State Statesmen football team represented

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as a member of the

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(GSC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach

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. The Statesmen played their home games at Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium in

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Previous season

The Statesmen finished the 2019 season 6–4, 5–3 in

(GSC) play, to finish third in the conference standings. 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 Statesmen did not compete in the 2020 season and opted out of spring competition.

Schedule

Rankings

Notes

:1. Delta State's game against West Georgia on November 13, 2021, is a non-conference game despite both teams being GSC members.

References

Delta State Delta State Statesmen football seasons

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