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American college football season
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]
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
Source: [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Listed in the order that they were released
Sources :[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Sun Belt coaches poll [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Offense
1st team
Defense
2nd team
Keith Gallmon – Defensive Back, JR
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 September 4 7:00 p.m. Southern Miss * ESPN+ W 31–720,156
September 11 3:00 p.m. at Bowling Green * ESPN+ W 22–1915,105
September 18 7:00 p.m. Alcorn State * Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN3 W 28–2115,204
October 2 7:00 p.m. Louisiana Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN+ L 18–2016,764
October 9 6:00 p.m. at Texas State ESPN+ L 31–33 4OT 16,223
6:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL ESPNU W 41–1416,089
October 23 6:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe ESPN3 L 31–4111,723
October 30 4:00 p.m. Arkansas State Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN+ W 31–1315,043
November 6 2:30 p.m. at Troy ESPN+ L 24–3126,211
November 13 1:30 p.m. at Appalachian State ESPN+ L 7–3129,348
November 20 6:30 p.m. at Tennessee * ESPNU L 14–6075,203
2:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN+ L 21–27 OT 13,242
[ 11] [ 12]
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, 2021Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutesGame attendance: 20,156Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 3 MPH Referee: Kevin VicknairTV announcers (ESPN+ ): J. D. Byars (play-by-play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
Scoring summary 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
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, 2021Location: Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH Game start: 4:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutesGame attendance: 15,105Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 15 MPH Referee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Jim Barbar (play–by–play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
Scoring summary 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 at South Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
Braves
0
14 0 7
21
• Jaguars
7
0 21 0
28
Date: September 18, 2021Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 7:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 42 minutesGame attendance: 15,204Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 4 MPH Referee: Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN3 ): J. D. Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
Scoring summary 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 at South Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ragin' Cajuns
14
6 0 0
20
Jaguars
0
6 6 6
18
Date: October 2, 2021Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutesGame attendance: 16,764Game weather: Rainy • Wind: SE 6 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN+ ): J. D. Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
Scoring summary 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
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, 2021Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 16,223Game weather: SunnyReferee: Jeremy ParkerTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Brant Freeman (play–by–play), Keith Moreland (analyst), and Koral Riggs (sideline reporter)
Scoring summary 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 at South Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
8 3 3
14
• Jaguars
10
21 7 3
41
Scoring summary 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[ edit ]
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, 2021Location: Malone Stadium Monroe, LA Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutesGame attendance: 11,723Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 12 MPH Referee: Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Mike Hammett (play–by–play) and David Griffith (analyst)
Scoring summary 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 at South Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves
0
7 3 3
13
• Jaguars
14
14 0 3
31
Date: October 30, 2021Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutesGame attendance: 15,043Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: WNW 7 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN+ ): JD Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
Scoring summary 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
South Alabama at Troy
1
2 3 4 Total
Jaguars
7
7 7 3
24
• Trojans
10
21 0 0
31
Date: November 6, 2021Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutesGame attendance: 26,211Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 13 MPH Referee: Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
Scoring summary 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 [ edit ]
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, 2021Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 1:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutesGame attendance: 20,348Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 16 MPH Referee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN+ ): David Jackson (play–by–play) and Avery Hall (analyst)
Scoring summary 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
South Alabama at Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
Jaguars
0
7 0 7
14
• Volunteers
14
21 14 11
60
Scoring summary 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
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 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, 2021Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutesGame attendance: 13,242Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 15 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN+ ): J. D. Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
Scoring summary 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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