2021 North Greenville Crusaders football team

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2021 North Greenville Crusaders football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
2021 record5–6 (2–5 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Robbins (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMaurice Duncan (1st season)
Home stadiumYounts Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
← 2019
2022 →
2021 Gulf South Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Valdosta State +^   6 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 12 West Florida +^   6 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 13 West Georgia ^   5 – 2     9 – 3  
West Alabama   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Delta State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Mississippi College   2 – 5     4 – 6  
North Greenville   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Shorter   0 – 7     3 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2021 North Greenville Crusaders football team represented North Greenville University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Farrington. The Crusaders played their home games at Younts Stadium in Tigerville, South Carolina.

Previous season[]

The Crusaders finished the 2019 season 3–7, 2–6 in Gulf South Conference (GSC) play, to finish eighth in the conference standings. On August 12, 2020, Gulf South Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] A few months later in November, the conference announced that there will be no spring conference competition in football.[2] Teams that opt-in to compete would have to schedule on their own. The Crusaders did not compete in the 2020 season and opted out of spring competition.

Schedule[]

North Greenville announced their 2021 football schedule on March 24, 2021.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 p.m.Limestone*
FloSportsW 37–163,105
September 116:00 p.m.at Newberry*
W 24–142,500
September 186:00 p.m.at The Citadel*
ESPN+L 13–458,159
September 251:00 p.m.at Erskine*
W 38–73,870
October 23:00 p.m.Mississippi College
  • Younts Stadium
  • Tigerville, SC
FloSportsL 21–423,421
October 97:00 p.m.No. 1 West Florida
  • Younts Stadium
  • Tigerville, SC
FloSportsL 10–522,134
October 163:00 p.m.at Delta State
FloSportsW 42–34 2OT1,002
October 236:00 p.m.at No. 4 West Georgia
FloSportsL 12–342,475
October 3012:00 p.m.West Alabama
  • Younts Stadium
  • Tigerville, SC
FloSportsL 14–313,114
November 63:00 p.m.at No. 2 Valdosta State
FloSportsL 21–314,781
November 1312:00 p.m.Shorter
  • Younts Stadium
  • Tigerville, SC
FloSportsW 56–03,108
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References[]

  1. ^ "Gulf South Conference Statement on the Fall 2020 Season". North Greenville University, Department of Athletics. August 12, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "GSC Announces 2020-21 Basketball Schedule; Updates Status of Football, Soccer, and Volleyball". Gulf South Conference. November 17, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "NGU Football releases much anticipated 2021 slate". North Greenville University, Department of Athletics. March 24, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
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