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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :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 :
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Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released
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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
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 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 *Non-conference game All times are in Central time
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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, 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 –2.057
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, 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 –14.548
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, 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 –21.545
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, 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
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, 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 –4.053
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
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 –2.550
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, 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 –13.551
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, 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 –9.066
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, 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 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
At Tennessee 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 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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