2021 Central Arkansas Bears football team

2021 Central Arkansas Bears football
ConferenceAQ7
Record5–6 (3–4 AQ7)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen Collums (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMatt Kitchens (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumEstes Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 WAC–ASUN Challenge football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Sam Houston $^   6 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^   4 – 2     8 – 4  
Eastern Kentucky   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Central Arkansas   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Jacksonville State   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Abilene Christian   1 – 5     5 – 6  
Lamar   0 – 6     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the ASUN Conference. The Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Nathan Brown and played their home games at Estes Stadium.

The ASUN Conference and Western Athletic Conference announced the formation of the WAC-ASUN Challenge (AQ7) for the 2021 season on February 23, 2021. The Challenge included the four fully qualified Division I (FCS) members of the WAC (Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin) and Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State of the ASUN Conference. The winner of the challenge received an auto-bid to the NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m.at Arkansas State*No. 14
ESPN3L 21–4015,662
September 117:00 p.m.at No. 23 Missouri State*No. 19
ESPN+L 34–4311,247
September 186:00 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff*No. 25
ESPN+W 45–2311,527
September 254:00 p.m.No. 1 Sam HoustonNo. 25
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR (ASUN/WAC Challenge)
L 35–459,475
October 26:00 p.m.at Abilene Christian
ESPN+W 42–216,602
October 164:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
L 35–385,438
October 236:00 p.m.at Lamar
ESPN+W 49–385,228
October 301:00 p.m.at Jacksonville State
ESPN+W 38–1413,907
November 64:00 p.m.Texas Wesleyan*dagger
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
W 63–3 7,246
November 134:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austin
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR (ASUN/WAC Challenge)
ESPN+L 14–274,115
November 206:00 p.m.at Tarleton State
ESPN+L 3–246,528
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

No. 1 Sam Houston

See also: 2021 Sam Houston Bearkats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bearkats 14 17 0 14 45
No. 25 Bears 7 7 14 7 35
Statistics SHSU CARK
First downs 23 19
Total yards 478 326
Rushing yards 195 38
Passing yards 283 288
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 33:08 26:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Sam Houston Passing Eric Schmid 19/37, 283 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Ramon Jefferson 22 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Ife Adeyi 4 receptions, 80 yards
Central Arkansas Passing Breylin Smith 25/41, 288 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Darius Hale 10 rushes, 36 yards, TD
Receiving Tyler Hudson 11 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD

References

  1. ^ "ASUN, WAC form 2021 alliance, seek FCS playoff bid". Verizon Media. February 23, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Central Arkansas Bears Football Schedule". UCASports.com.
  3. ^ "2021 Central Arkansas Bears Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
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