American college football season
2021 South Alabama Jaguars football |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 5–7 (2–6 Sun Belt) |
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Head coach | - Kane Wommack (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Major Applewhite (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Corey Batoon (1st season) |
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Base defense | Multiple 4–2–5 |
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Home stadium | Hancock Whitney Stadium |
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The 2021 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference.
Prior to the season, South Alabama saw a near complete overhaul of its coaching staff, including Kane Wommack taking over as head coach, Major Applewhite taking over as offensive coordinator, and Corey Batoon taking over as defensive coordinator.[1]
Preseason
Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
Jake Bentley QB | Lexington, SC | Opelika HS South Carolina Utah | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | – | Feb 3, 2021 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Jason Brooks DB | Mobile, AL | Mobile Christian | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 |
Lamondre Brooks LB | Birmingham, AL | Huffman HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | – | Feb 3, 2021 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 |
Cole Daniels DL | Sumrall, MS | Sumrall HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Travis Drosos LS | Gilbert, AZ | Perry HS Colorado | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |
Reid Gavin OL | Ellisville, MS | South Jones HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 325 lb (147 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 71 |
Dalton Hughes LB | Tupelo, MS | Tupelo HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72 |
Trey Kiser LB | Sulphur, OK | Sulphur HS Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70 |
Antawn Lewis OL | West Palm Beach, FL | Dwyer HS Louisiana Tech | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |
Chris Rias LB | Carrollton, MS | J. Z. George HS Copiah-Lincoln CC | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | – | Feb 3, 2021 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 71 |
Lincoln Sefcik TE | Enid, OK | Enid HS Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70 |
Edward Smith IV DL | Tuscaloosa, AL | Central HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70 |
Adrein Strickland OL | Panama City, FL | Mosley HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 |
Jay'juan Townsend WR | Eufaula, AL | Eufaula HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 71 |
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Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason
Sources:[5][6][7][8][9]
Sun Belt coaches poll
The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 20, 2021. The Jaguars were picked to finish third in the West Division.[10]
West Division Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
1 | Louisiana | 49 (9) |
2 | Arkansas State | 38 (1) |
3 | South Alabama | 27 |
4 | Texas State | 25 |
5 | Louisiana–Monroe | 11 |
East Division Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
T1 | Coastal Carolina | 44 (6) |
T1 | Appalachian State | 44 (4) |
3 | Georgia State | 24 |
4 | Georgia Southern | 20 |
5 | Troy | 18 |
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams
Offense 1st team | Defense 2nd team - Keith Gallmon – Defensive Back, JR
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Personnel
Schedule
The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Jaguars will travel to Sun Belt foes Texas State, Louisiana–Monroe, Troy, and Appalachian State. South Alabama will play host to Sun Belt foes Louisiana, Georgia Southern, Arkansas State, and Coastal Carolina.
South Alabama will host two of the four non-conference opponents at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Southern Miss of the Conference USA and Alcorn State, from NCAA Division I FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference, and will travel to Bowling Green of the Mid-American Conference and Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Miss* | | ESPN+ | W 31–7 | 20,156 |
September 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green* | | ESPN+ | W 22–19 | 15,105 |
September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Alcorn State* | - Hancock Whitney Stadium
- Mobile, AL
| ESPN3 | W 28–21 | 15,204 |
October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana | - Hancock Whitney Stadium
- Mobile, AL
| ESPN+ | L 18–20 | 16,764 |
October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas State | | ESPN+ | L 31–33 4OT | 16,223 |
October 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | - Hancock Whitney Stadium
- Mobile, AL
| ESPNU | W 41–14 | 16,089 |
October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | | ESPN3 | L 31–41 | 11,723 |
October 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | - Hancock Whitney Stadium
- Mobile, AL
| ESPN+ | W 31–13 | 15,043 |
November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Troy | | ESPN+ | L 24–31 | 26,211 |
November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State | | ESPN+ | L 7–31 | 29,348 |
November 20 | 6:30 p.m. | at Tennessee* | | ESPNU | L 14–60 | 75,203 |
November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | - Hancock Whitney Stadium
- Mobile, AL
| ESPN+ | L 21–27 OT | 13,242 |
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Game summaries
Southern Miss
Southern Mississippi at South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • Jaguars | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 | - Date: September 4, 2021
- Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, AL - Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
- Game attendance: 20,156
- Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 3 MPH
- Referee: Kevin Vicknair
- TV announcers (ESPN+): J. D. Byars (play-by-play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
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| 1 | 03:55 | USM | Trey Lowe 1-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (16 plays, 73 yards, 7:56) | USM 7–0 | | 2 | 12:27 | USA | Trent Tyre 1-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (5 plays, 68 yards, 2:23) | TIE 7–7 | 10:29 | USA | Kareem Walker 5-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (4 plays, 23 yards, 1:50) | USA 14–7 | | 3 | 11:48 | USA | Jake Bentley 1-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:12) | USA 21–7 | 09:51 | USA | Diego Guajardo 48-yard field goal (5 plays, 47 yards, 0:50) | USA 28–7 | | 4 | 00:44 | USA | Davyn Flenord 48-yard interception returned (Diego Guajardo kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) | USA 31–7 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
USA –2.0 | 57 |
Statistics | Southern Miss | South Alabama |
First downs | 19 | 13 |
Total yards | 259 | 300 |
Rushing yards | 126 | 31 |
Passing yards | 133 | 269 |
Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Time of possession | 31:27 | 28:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Southern Miss | Passing | Trey Lowe | 13/29, 133 yards, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 19 carries, 81 yards |
Receiving | Jakarius Caston | 3 receptions, 38 yards |
South Alabama | Passing | Jake Bentley | 17/22, 269 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Kareem Walker | 18 carries, 26 yards |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 5 receptions, 168 yards |
At Bowling Green
South Alabama at Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Jaguars | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | Falcons | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 19 | - Date: September 11, 2021
- Location: Doyt Perry Stadium
Bowling Green, OH - Game start: 4:05 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
- Game attendance: 15,105
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 15 MPH
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barbar (play–by–play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
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| 1 | 13:08 | BGSU | Team Safety (4 plays, -8 yards, 1:52) | BGSU 2–0 | 04:53 | BGSU | Darren Anders 27-yard interception returned (Nate Needham PAT failed) (3 plays, 97 yards, 0:45) | BGSU 8–0 | | 2 | 14:14 | USA | Diego Guajardo 22-yard field goal (13 plays, 40 yards, 5:39) | BGSU 8–3 | 00:06 | USA | Diego Guajardo 41-yard field goal (6 plays, 25 yards, 0:38) | BGSU 8–6 | | 3 | 11:44 | BGSU | Nate Needham 40-yard field goal (8 plays, 53 yards, 3:16) | BGSU 11–6 | 10:16 | USA | Kareem Walker 1-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:28) | USA 12–11 | 09:08 | BGSU | Andrew Bench 33-yard pass from Matt McDonald (Tyrone Broden two-point conversion rush) (4 plays, 83 yards, 1:03) | BGSU 19–12 | | 4 | 01:39 | USA | Terrion Avery 13-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (16 plays, 87 yards, 6:59) | TIE 19–19 | 00:00 | USA | Diego Guajardo 44-yard field goal (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) | USA 22–19 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
USA –14.5 | 48 |
Statistics | South Alabama | Bowling Green |
First downs | 21 | 10 |
Total yards | 371 | 318 |
Rushing yards | 114 | 10 |
Passing yards | 257 | 308 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 35:29 | 24:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
South Alabama | Passing | Jake Bentley | 29/46, 257 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Terrion Avery | 20 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 7 receptions, 95 yards |
Bowling Green | Passing | Matt McDonald | 23/32, 308 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Terion Stewart | 5 carries, 16 yards |
Receiving | Christian Sims | 8 receptions, 76 yards |
Alcorn State
Alcorn State at South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Braves | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 | • Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 28 | - Date: September 18, 2021
- Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, AL - Game start: 7:05 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 4 hours and 42 minutes
- Game attendance: 15,204
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 4 MPH
- Referee: Trennis Livingston
- TV announcers (ESPN3): J. D. Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
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| 1 | 02:11 | USA | Kareem Walker 1-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (12 plays, 70 yards, 4:31) | USA 7–0 | | 2 | 06:50 | ALCN | Jason Longcor 0-yard fumble returned (Cristofer Thompson kick) (3 plays, -6 yards, 2:33) | TIE 7–7 | 01:49 | ALCN | Javonta Leatherwood 1-yard rush (Cristofer Thompson kick) (6 plays, 62 yards, 1:59) | ALCN 14–7 | | 3 | 12:12 | USA | Kareem Walker 13-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (6 plays, 59 yards, 2:43) | TIE 14–14 | 10:27 | USA | Kareem Walker 35-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (1 play, 35 yards, 0:08) | USA 21–14 | 03:37 | USA | Bryan Hill 11-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (10 plays, 71 yards, 4:56) | USA 28–14 | | 4 | 14:19 | ALCN | Juan Anthony Jr. 2-yard pass from Felix Harper (Cristofer Thompson kick) (7 plays, 30 yards, 2:24) | USA 28–21 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
USA –21.5 | 45 |
Statistics | Alcorn State | South Alabama |
First downs | 13 | 22 |
Total yards | 297 | 396 |
Rushing yards | 32 | 238 |
Passing yards | 265 | 158 |
Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
Time of possession | 32:00 | 28:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Alcorn State | Passing | Felix Harper | 20/33, 265 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jonathon Bolton | 7 carries, 16 yards |
Receiving | CJ Bolar | 5 receptions, 128 yards |
South Alabama | Passing | Jake Bentley | 14/25, 158 yards |
Rushing | Kareem Walker | 23 carries, 150 yards, 3 TDs |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 2 receptions, 54 yards |
Louisiana
Louisiana at South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Jaguars | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | - Date: October 2, 2021
- Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, AL - Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
- Game attendance: 16,764
- Game weather: Rainy • Wind: SE 6 MPH
- Referee: Marshall Lewis
- TV announcers (ESPN+): J. D. Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
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| 1 | 14:02 | LA | Chris Smith 10-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (3 plays, 13 yards, 0:58) | LA 7–0 | 11:10 | LA | Levi Lewis 22-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (4 plays, 57 yards, 1:24) | LA 14–0 | | 2 | 11:23 | LA | Emani Baileyh 15-yard rush (Nate Snyder PAT failed) (2 plays, 31 yards, 0:42) | LA 20–0 | 01:33 | USA | Bryan Hill 1-yard rush (Diego Guajardo PAT blocked) (11 plays, 60 yards, 5:09) | LA 20–6 | | 3 | 04:20 | USA | Bryan Hill 2-yard rush (Diego Guajardo PAT failed) (8 plays, 79 yards, 4:33) | LA 20–12 | | 4 | 12:51 | USA | Jake Bentley 1-yard rush (Jake Bentley two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (10 plays, 55 yards, 4:47) | LA 20–18 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
LA –12.0 | 53 |
Statistics | Louisiana | South Alabama |
First downs | 17 | 18 |
Total yards | 283 | 387 |
Rushing yards | 225 | 144 |
Passing yards | 58 | 243 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 23:13 | 36:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Louisiana | Passing | Levi Lewis | 9/20, 49 yards |
Rushing | Emani Bailey | 7 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Neal Johnson | 1 reception, 18 yards |
South Alabama | Passing | Jake Bentley | 19/29, 243 yards |
Rushing | Bryan Hill | 22 carries, 81 yards, 2 TDs |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 6 receptions, 143 yards |
At Texas State
South Alabama at Texas State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | Total | Jaguars | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | • Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | - Date: October 9, 2021
- Location: Bobcat Stadium
San Marcos, TX - Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 16,223
- Game weather: Sunny
- Referee: Jeremy Parker
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play–by–play), Keith Moreland (analyst), and Koral Riggs (sideline reporter)
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| 1 | 14:04 | TXST | Javen Banks 57-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (3 plays, 76 yards, 0:51) | TXST 7–0 | | 2 | 14:56 | USA | AJ Phillips 6-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (3 plays, 43 yards, 0:59) | TIE 7–7 | 08:04 | USA | Diego Guajardo 35-yard field goal (7 plays, 40 yards, 2:49) | USA 10–7 | 00:02 | USA | Lincoln Sefcik 1-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (8 plays, 32 yards, 1:42) | USA 17–7 | | 3 | 03:54 | TXST | Seth Keller 43-yard field goal (6 plays, 35 yards, 3:48) | USA 17–10 | | 4 | 14:12 | USA | AJ Phillips 5-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:42) | USA 24–10 | 07:17 | TXST | Brady McBride 13-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (9 plays, 41 yards, 5:17) | USA 24–17 | 00:17 | TXST | Jahmyl Jeter 1-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (13 plays, 85 yards, 3:00) | TIE 24–24 | | 1OT | | USA | Jalen Tolbert 12-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (6 plays, 25 yards) | USA 31–24 | | TXST | Brock Sturges 4-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (7 plays, 25 yards) | TIE 31–31 | | 4OT | | TXST | Brady McBride two-point conversion rush | TXST 33–31 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
USA –4.0 | 53 |
Statistics | South Alabama | Texas State |
First downs | 20 | 23 |
Total yards | 329 | 399 |
Rushing yards | 140 | 212 |
Passing yards | 189 | 187 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 28:24 | 31:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
South Alabama | Passing | Jake Bentley | 19/26, 189 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | AJ Phillips | 19 carries, 74 yards, 2 TDs |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 5 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD |
Texas State | Passing | Brady McBride | 18/28, 187 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs |
Rushing | Calvin Hill | 11 carries, 70 yards |
Receiving | Javen Banks | 4 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD |
Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern at South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Eagles | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | • Jaguars | 10 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 41 | |
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| 1 | 10:16 | USA | Jake Bentley 12-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (10 plays, 84 yards, 4:44) | USA 7–0 | 02:03 | USA | Diego Guajardo 42-yard field goal (11 plays, 61 yards, 3:58) | USA 10–0 | | 2 | 14:00 | USA | Jake Bentley 6-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (7 plays, 55 yards, 2:12) | USA 17–0 | 12:29 | USA | Jalen Tolbert 40-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (1 play, 40 yards, 0:08) | USA 24–0 | 09:08 | USA | Jalen Wayne 5-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (3 plays, 70 yards, 1:27) | USA 31–0 | 02:00 | GASO | J. D. King 2-yard rush (Justin Tomlin two-point conversion pass to Amare Jones) (15 plays, 75 yards, 7:08) | USA 31–8 | | 3 | 10:22 | GASO | Alex Raynor 44-yard field goal (10 plays, 48 yards, 4:38) | USA 31–11 | 03:41 | USA | Lincoln Sefcik 5-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (5 plays, 82 yards, 2:37) | USA 38–11 | | 4 | 14:50 | GASO | Alex Raynor 34-yard field goal (10 plays, 58 yards, 3:51) | USA 38–14 | 04:55 | USA | Diego Guajardo 31-yard field goal (7 plays, 49 yards, 3:49) | USA 41–14 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
USA –2.5 | 50 |
Statistics | Georgia Southern | South Alabama |
First downs | 10 | 20 |
Total yards | 233 | 545 |
Rushing yards | 121 | 140 |
Passing yards | 112 | 405 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 30:02 | 29:58 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Georgia Southern | Passing | Cam Ransom | 2/12, 63 yards |
Rushing | Logan Wright | 14 carries, 60 yards |
Receiving | Amare Jones | 4 receptions, 90 yards |
South Alabama | Passing | Jake Bentley | 24/31, 389 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Bryan Hill | 8 carries, 65 yards |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 11 receptions, 174 yards, 1 TD |
At Louisiana–Monroe
South Alabama at Louisiana–Monroe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 | • Warhawks | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 41 | - Date: October 23, 2021
- Location: Malone Stadium
Monroe, LA - Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes
- Game attendance: 11,723
- Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 12 MPH
- Referee: Trennis Livingston
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Hammett (play–by–play) and David Griffith (analyst)
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| 1 | 12:37 | ULM | Andrew Henry 20-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:23) | ULM 7–0 | 04:18 | USA | Jalen Wayne 10-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (8 plays, 62 yards, 4:30) | TIE 7–7 | | 2 | 12:30 | ULM | Jared Sparks 12-yard pass from Chandler Rogers (Calum Sutherland kick) (6 plays, 49 yards, 1:48) | ULM 14–7 | 09:13 | USA | Diego Guajardo 28-yard field goal (7 plays, 55 yards, 3:17) | ULM 14–10 | 05:23 | ULM | Calum Sutherland 39-yard field goal (10 plays, 53 yards, 3:50) | ULM 17–10 | 01:24 | USA | Lincoln Sefcik 12-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (9 plays, 65 yards, 3:59) | TIE 17–17 | 00:04 | ULM | Boogie Knight 9-yard pass from Chandler Rogers (Calum Sutherland kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 1:20) | ULM 24–17 | | 3 | 10:17 | USA | Jalen Tolbert 8-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:43) | TIE 24–24 | 06:28 | USA | Jalen Tolbert 40-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (4 plays, 66 yards, 1:44) | USA 31–24 | 03:57 | ULM | Fred Lloyd Jr. 21-yard pass from Chandler Rogers (Calum Sutherland kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:31) | TIE 31–31 | 01:07 | ULM | Will Derrick 81-yard pass from Chandler Rogers (Calum Sutherland kick) (2 plays, 82 yards, 0:35) | ULM 38–31 | | 4 | 06:28 | ULM | Calum Sutherland 40-yard field goal (10 plays, 51 yards, 5:32) | ULM 41–31 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
USA –13.5 | 51 |
Statistics | South Alabama | Louisiana–Monroe |
First downs | 22 | 25 |
Total yards | 409 | 555 |
Rushing yards | 89 | 186 |
Passing yards | 320 | 369 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 34:18 | 25:42 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
South Alabama | Passing | Jake Bentley | 30/41, 320 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Terrion Avery | 14 carries, 87 yards |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 10 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TDs |
Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Chandler Rogers | 25/35, 369 yards, 4 TDs |
Rushing | Andrew Henry | 18 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Will Derrick | 5 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD |
Arkansas State
Arkansas State at South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Red Wolves | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | • Jaguars | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 31 | - Date: October 30, 2021
- Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, AL - Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
- Game attendance: 15,043
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: WNW 7 MPH
- Referee: Marshall Lewis
- TV announcers (ESPN+): JD Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
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| 1 | 10:48 | USA | Jalen Tolbert 13-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (8 plays, 79 yards, 4:12) | USA 7–0 | 05:47 | USA | Jalen Tolbert 30-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:24) | USA 14–0 | | 2 | 08:10 | USA | Terrion Avery 2-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (18 plays, 99 yards, 8:31) | USA 21–0 | 06:21 | USA | Brandon Crum 14-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (2 plays, 61 yards, 0:41) | USA 28–0 | 06:06 | ARST | Alan Lamar 100-yard kickoff returned (Blake Grupe kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) | USA 28–7 | | 3 | 10:05 | ARST | Blake Grupe 32-yard field goal (13 plays, 61 yards, 4:55) | USA 28–10 | | 4 | 06:22 | ARST | Blake Grupe 43-yard field goal (13 plays, 60 yards, 4:30) | USA 28–13 | 04:06 | USA | Diego Guajardo 39-yard field goal (5 plays, 29 yards, 2:16) | USA 31–13 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
USA –9.0 | 66 |
Statistics | Arkansas State | South Alabama |
First downs | 14 | 23 |
Total yards | 224 | 421 |
Rushing yards | 38 | 173 |
Passing yards | 186 | 248 |
Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Time of possession | 24:19 | 35:41 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Arkansas State | Passing | Layne Hatcher | 19/37, 186 yards, 3 INTs |
Rushing | Lincoln Pare | 8 carries, 32 yards |
Receiving | Corey Rucker | 4 receptions, 67 yards |
South Alabama | Passing | Jake Bentley | 29/39, 248 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Terrion Avery | 22 carries, 113 yards |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 8 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TDs |
At Troy
South Alabama at Troy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | • Trojans | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 | - Date: November 6, 2021
- Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Troy, AL - Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
- Game attendance: 26,211
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 13 MPH
- Referee: Trennis Livingston
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
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| 1 | 10:24 | USA | Desmond Trotter 4-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (10 plays, 88 yards, 4:13) | USA 7–0 | 07:15 | TROY | Brooks Buce 22-yard field goal (6 plays, 17 yards, 1:55) | USA 7–3 | 00:56 | TROY | Jamontez Woods 3-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (11 plays, 85 yards, 4:14) | TROY 10–7 | | 2 | 10:10 | TROY | Tez Johnson 31-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (5 plays, 76 yards, 1:39) | TROY 17–7 | 05:36 | TROY | Jamontez Woods 3-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (6 plays, 53 yards, 2:05) | TROY 24–7 | 04:55 | TROY | KJ Robertson 32-yard interception returned (Brooks Buce kick) (2 plays, 3 yards, 0:41) | TROY 31–7 | 00:09 | USA | Terrion Avery 11-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick) (9 plays, 47 yards, 1:32) | TROY 31–14 | | 3 | 01:22 | USA | Terrion Avery 3-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick) (19 plays, 76 yards, 9:52) | TROY 31–21 | | 4 | 06:45 | USA | Diego Guajardo 34-yard field goal (13 plays, 49 yards, 6:08) | TROY 31–24 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
TROY –3.5 | 48 |
Statistics | South Alabama | Troy |
First downs | 22 | 17 |
Total yards | 335 | 308 |
Rushing yards | 148 | 107 |
Passing yards | 187 | 201 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 36:25 | 23:35 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
South Alabama | Passing | Desmond Trotter | 20/32, 138 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Terrion Avery | 23 carries, 75 yards |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 4 receptions, 65 yards |
Troy | Passing | Gunnar Watson | 11/14, 121 yards |
Rushing | B. J. Smith | 12 carries, 49 yards |
Receiving | Luke Whittemore | 3 receptions, 59 yards |
At Appalachian State
South Alabama at Appalachian State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • Mountaineers | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 | - Date: November 13, 2021
- Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium
Boone, NC - Game start: 1:35 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
- Game attendance: 20,348
- Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 16 MPH
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- TV announcers (ESPN+): David Jackson (play–by–play) and Avery Hall (analyst)
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| 1 | 02:39 | APP | Chase Brice 6-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (10 plays, 85 yards, 5:09) | APP 7–0 | 01:43 | APP | Corey Sutton 17-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick) (2 plays, 21 yards, 0:40) | APP 14–0 | | 2 | 03:50 | USA | Jacob Hopper 27-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick) (1 play, 27 yards, 0:09) | APP 14–7 | | 3 | 02:18 | APP | Chandler Staton 25-yard field goal (12 plays, 88 yards, 5:02) | APP 17–7 | | 4 | 08:23 | APP | Thomas Hennigan 14-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick) (9 plays, 51 yards, 4:07) | APP 24–7 | 02:37 | APP | Trey Cobb 100-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 82 yards, 2:56) | APP 31–7 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
APP –21.5 | 52 |
Statistics | South Alabama | Appalachian State |
First downs | 17 | 17 |
Total yards | 284 | 330 |
Rushing yards | 58 | 135 |
Passing yards | 226 | 195 |
Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
Time of possession | 30:05 | 29:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
South Alabama | Passing | Desmond Trotter | 21/38, 226 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Terrion Avery | 11 carries, 24 yards |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 7 receptions, 108 yards |
Appalachian State | Passing | Chase Brice | 14/26, 195 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Camerun Peoples | 23 carries, 90 yards |
Receiving | Jalen Virgil | 2 receptions, 57 yards |
At Tennessee
South Alabama at Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | • Volunteers | 14 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 60 | |
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| 1 | 11:13 | TENN | Jabari Small 1-yard rush (Chase McGrath kick) (11 plays, 62 yards, 2:00) | TENN 7–0 | 06:14 | TENN | Jaylen Wright 17-yard rush (Chase McGrath kick) (9 plays, 88 yards, 1:57) | TENN 14–0 | | 2 | 10:37 | TENN | Cedric Tillman 27-yard pass from Hendon Hooker (Chase McGrath kick) (8 plays, 87 yards, 2:38) | TENN 21–0 | 06:41 | TENN | Princeton Fant 24-yard pass from Hendon Hooker (Chase McGrath kick) (3 plays, 36 yards, 0:55) | TENN 28–0 | 01:36 | USA | Lincoln Sefcik 3-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:05) | TENN 28–7 | 01:18 | TENN | Velus Jones Jr. 96-yard kickoff returned (Chase McGrath kick) (3 plays, 2 yards, 1:04) | TENN 35–7 | | 3 | 12:06 | TENN | Jabari Small 3-yard rush (Chase McGrath kick) (7 plays, 84 yards, 1:54) | TENN 42–7 | 07:29 | TENN | Hendon Hooker 6-yard rush (Chase McGrath kick) (8 plays, 64 yards, 2:57) | TENN 49–7 | | 4 | 12:50 | TENN | Len'Neth Whitehead 5-yard rush (Chase McGrath kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:06) | TENN 56–7 | 11:02 | USA | Jalen Tolbert 68-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:48) | TENN 56–14 | 06:37 | TENN | Team Safety (3 plays, -9 yards, 1:40) | TENN 58–14 | 02:43 | TENN | Team Safety (6 plays, 26 yards, 2:18) | TENN 60–14 | |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
TENN –28.0 | 61 |
Statistics | South Alabama | Tennessee |
First downs | 13 | 28 |
Total yards | 285 | 561 |
Rushing yards | 69 | 250 |
Passing yards | 216 | 311 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 37:00 | 23:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
South Alabama | Passing | Desmond Trotter | 19/32, 216 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Kareem Walker | 7 carries, 29 yards |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 7 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD |
Tennessee | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 17/20, 273 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 13 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Velus Jones Jr. | 6 receptions, 103 yards |
Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina at South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | • Chanticleers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 | Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 21 | - Date: November 26, 2021
- Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, AL - Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
- Game attendance: 13,242
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 15 MPH
- Referee: Marshall Lewis
- TV announcers (ESPN+): J. D. Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
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| 1 | 06:42 | USA | Lincoln Sefcik 8-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Diego Guajardo kick) (12 plays, 88 yards, 5:05) | USA 7–0 | | 2 | 12:14 | USA | Diego Guajardo 30-yard field goal (10 plays, 58 yards, 4:20) | USA 10–0 | | 3 | 02:24 | CCU | Jaivon Heiligh 10-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (19 plays, 95 yards, 9:27) | USA 10–7 | | 4 | 14:49 | CCU | Shermari Jones 75-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (2 plays, 82 yards, 0:17) | CCU 14–10 | 11:14 | USA | Diego Guajardo 33-yard field goal (7 plays, 50 yards, 3:35) | CCU 14–13 | 04:24 | USA | Jalen Tolbert 57-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Jake Bentley two-point conversion pass to Caullin Lacy) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:24) | USA 21–14 | 00:39 | CCU | Bryce Carpenter 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (10 plays, 82 yards, 3:45) | TIE 21–21 | | 1OT | | CCU | Grayson McCall 25-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi PAT failed) | CCU 27–21 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
CCU –15.0 | 55 |
Statistics | Coastal Carolina | South Alabama |
First downs | 25 | 20 |
Total yards | 491 | 349 |
Rushing yards | 315 | -5 |
Passing yards | 176 | 354 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 32:52 | 27:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Coastal Carolina | Passing | Grayson McCall | 16/25, 176 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Shermari Jones | 23 carries, 211 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Jaivon Heiligh | 6 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD |
South Alabama | Passing | Jake Bentley | 28/41, 354 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs |
Rushing | Terrion Avery | 6 carries, 11 yards |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 10 receptions, 191 yards, 1 TD |
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