2021 SWAC Football Championship Game (May)

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

2021 SWAC Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Alabama A&M Bulldogs
(4–0) (3–0)
33 40
Head coach: 
Doc Gamble		 Head coach: 
Connell Maynor
1234 Total
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 141207 33
Alabama A&M 108148 40
DateMay 1, 2021
Season2020
StadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
LocationJackson, Mississippi
RefereeMarty Adams
Attendance17,248
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersTiffany Greene (play by play), Jay Walker (color)
SWAC Football Championship Game
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2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Alabama A&M x$   3 – 0     5 – 0  
Alabama State   3 – 2     3 – 3  
Jackson State   3 – 2     4 – 3  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 3     1 – 3  
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x   4 – 0     4 – 1  
Southern   4 – 1     5 – 1  
Prairie View A&M*   2 – 1     2 – 1  
Texas Southern   1 – 2     1 – 2  
Grambling State   0 – 4     0 – 4  
Championship: Alabama A&M 40, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: The SWAC played a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Alcorn State opted out of the spring season; all of their scheduled games were counted as forfeit wins for their opponents.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from STATS Poll

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]

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.

  1. ^ "SWAC relocates football championship game to Jackson". www.hbcusports.com. April 21, 2021.
  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.