2021_SWAC_Championship_Game_(May)

2021 SWAC Football Championship Game (May)

2021 SWAC Football Championship Game (May)

College football game

For the 2021 SWAC Championship game that was played during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season, see 2021 SWAC Championship Game (December).

The Spring 2021 SWAC Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.[1] It was the 22nd SWAC Championship Game and determined the 2020 champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Sponsored by wireless service provider Cricket, the game was officially known as the Spring 2021 Cricket SWAC Football Championship.[2]

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While prior editions of the SWAC Championship Game had been played in December, this edition was delayed into May due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Teams

Alabama A&M Bulldogs

Main article: 2020 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Alabama A&M entered the championship game 3-0. Alabama A&M had won the championship game once prior in 2006.[3]

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

Main article: 2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Arkansas–Pine Bluff entered the championship game 4-0. Arkansas-Pine Bluff had won the championship game once prior in 2012.[4]

Game summary

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Spring 2021 SWAC Championship Game

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS

  • Date: Saturday, May 1, 2021
  • Game time: 3 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 17,248
  • Referee: Marty Adams
  • TV: ESPN2
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References

  1. [1]
    "SWAC relocates football championship game to Jackson". www.hbcusports.com. April 21, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "No. 22 Alabama A&M Wins First SWAC Football Championship In 15 Years With 40-33 Win Over No. 25 UAPB". swac.org. May 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Party Like Its 2006! No. 22 Alabama A&M Wins First SWAC Football Championship In 15 Years With 40-33 Win Over No. 25 UAPB". aamusports.com. May 2021.
  4. [4]
    "#GoldenLionLookback 2012: UAPB Wins SWAC Championship In OT Thriller". uapblionsroar.com. July 29, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Box Score". swac.org.
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