2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football team

2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football
2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football
LSC champion
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	7–3 (6–1 LSC)
Head coach	Bill Maskill (20th season);
Offensive coordinator	Skyler Mornhinweg (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Rich Renner (14th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Midwestern State $	6	–	1	7	–	3
No. 11 Angelo State ^	5	–	2	11	–	3
West Texas A&M	5	–	2	7	–	4
Texas A&M–Commerce	5	–	2	7	–	4
Texas A&M–Kingsville	3	–	4	5	–	5
UT Permian Basin #	3	–	4	5	–	6
Eastern New Mexico	1	–	6	3	–	7
Western New Mexico	0	–	7	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Heritage Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University in the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Bill Maskill, who was in his 20th season at Midwestern State. The Mustangs played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2020 season 1–2. On August 12, 2020, the Lone Star Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]^[2] A few months later in January 2021, the conference announced that there will be no spring conference competition in football.^[3] Teams that opt-in to compete would have to schedule on their own. The Mustangs played four games in Spring 2021.^[4]

Preseason

LSC media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
LSC media poll
1	Texas A&M–Commerce	175 (15)
2	Angelo State	152 (2)
3	West Texas A&M	125 (1)
T4	Texas–Permian Basin	112 (5)
T4	Midwestern State	112
6	Eastern New Mexico	60
7	Texas A&M–Kingsville	59
8	Western New Mexico	33

Source: ^[5]

Schedule

Midwestern State announced their 2021 football schedule on March 24, 2021.^[6]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:00 p.m	at Quincy*		QU Stadium Quincy, IL	W 48–27	1,500
September 11	6:00 p.m	vs. No. 7 Texas A&M–Commerce		Choctaw Stadium Arlington, TX	W 31–30	6,712
September 18	6:00 p.m	at No. 17 Angelo State	No. 20	LeGrand Sports Complex San Angelo, TX	W 35–17	4,122
September 25	7:00 p.m	Eastern New Mexico	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 31–24 ^{OT ^[7]}	7,122
October 2	8:00 p.m	at Central Washington*	No. 11	Tomlinson Stadium Ellensburg, WA	L 20–30	4,714
October 9	7:00 p.m	Texas A&M–Kingsville	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 30–13	6,891
October 23	6:00 p.m	at Tarleton State*	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	L 14–17	16,216
October 30	7:00 p.m	Western New Mexico	No. 24	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 52–10	8,200
November 6	6:00 p.m	at West Texas A&M	No. 21	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	L 12–15	7,315
November 13	1:00 p.m	Texas–Permian Basin		Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 36–30	7,222
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AFCA	RV	RV	20	15	11	20	19	19	24	21	RV	—	—

References

^ "LSC Announces Decision on Fall 2020 Competition". Lone Star Conference. August 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
^ "LSC postpones Fall sports competitions until Spring 2021". KAUZ-TV. August 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
^ "LSC releases update on 2021 spring schedules for fall sports". Lone Star Conference. January 18, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
^ Katherine Lee (March 6, 2021). "MSU football is officially back with a home game Saturday". KAUZ-TV. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
^ "2021 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
^ "Midwestern State announces 2021 football slate, plays Texas A&M-Commerce at Globe Life Park". Midwestern State University, Department of Athletics. March 24, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
^ Emily Bjorklund (September 25, 2021). "HIGHLIGHTS: MSU football home opener against Eastern NM". KAUZ-TV. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

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[1] "LSC Announces Decision on Fall 2020 Competition". Lone Star Conference. August 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

[2] "LSC postpones Fall sports competitions until Spring 2021". KAUZ-TV. August 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

[3] "LSC releases update on 2021 spring schedules for fall sports". Lone Star Conference. January 18, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

[4] Katherine Lee (March 6, 2021). "MSU football is officially back with a home game Saturday". KAUZ-TV. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

[5] "2021 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

[6] "Midwestern State announces 2021 football slate, plays Texas A&M-Commerce at Globe Life Park". Midwestern State University, Department of Athletics. March 24, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

[7] Emily Bjorklund (September 25, 2021). "HIGHLIGHTS: MSU football home opener against Eastern NM". KAUZ-TV. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

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