2021 SWAC Football Championship Game (December)
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| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||
| No. 22 Jackson State x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||
| No. 25 Florida A&M ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Alabama A&M | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Alabama State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M x | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Alcorn State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Grambling State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||
| Championship: Jackson State 27, Prairie View A&M 10 | ||||||||||||
| $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – FCS playoff participantRankings from STATS Poll |
The 2021 SWAC Championship Game was a college football game played on December 4, 2021, at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. It was the 23rd edition of the SWAC Championship Game and determined the champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) for the 2021 season. The game began at 3:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN2. The game featured the Jackson State Tigers, the East Division champions, and the Prairie View A&M Panthers, the West Division champions. Sponsored by wireless service provider Cricket and by beverage corporation PepsiCo through their Pepsi Zero Sugar brand, the game was officially known as the 2021 Cricket SWAC Football Championship presented by Pepsi Zero Sugar. The winner of the game received a bid to the Celebration Bowl to face the South Carolina State Bulldogs, champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
Teams
Prairie View A&M
Prairie View A&M clinched its spot in the championship game on November 20, via Jackson State's defeat of Alcorn State.
Jackson State
Jackson State clinched its spot in the championship game on November 13 after defeating Southern, 21–17. Jackson State clinched home field advantage in the game on November 20 after defeating Alcorn State, 24–10.
Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 15 Jackson State | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS
| Game information |
|---|
| First quarter 3:25 Prairie View A&M – T. Holden pass to J. Howard for 35 yds for a TD (L. Reyes KICK) – 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:49 (Prairie View A&M 7–0( 1:04 Jackson State – S. Sanders pass to M. Wideman for 16 yds for a TD (N. Anderson KICK) – 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:21 (tied 7–7) Second quarter 6:38 Prairie View A&M – L. Reyes 37 yd FG GOOD – 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:17 (Prairie View A&M 10–7) 6:25 Jackson State – I. Bolden return for 91 yds for a TD (N. Anderson kick missed) (Jackson State 13–10) Third quarter 8:20 Jackson State – J. Pass pass intercepted, J. Houston IV returned 5 yds for a TD (B. Raborn KICK) (Jackson State 20–10) 2:39 Jackson State – P. Pickett run for 5 yds for a TD (B. Raborn KICK) – 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:22 (Jackson State 27–10) |
Statistics
| Statistics | PVAMU | JSU |
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| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | ||
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M | Passing | ||
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| Jackson State | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |