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| 2021 Texas–Permian Basin Falcons football | |
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Heritage Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Oklahoma Baptist | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–4 LSC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Chris Mineo (6th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Jacob Martin (6th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Ratliff Stadium Grande Communications Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midwestern State $ | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Angelo State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas A&M | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Commerce | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Permian Basin # | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Texas–Permian Basin Falcons football team represented the University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) in the 2021 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Falcons were led by sixth-year head coach Justin Carrigan. The Falcons played their home games at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas, with one home game played at Grande Communications Stadium in Midland.
The Falcons were invited to the Heritage Bowl, losing 21–24 to Oklahoma Baptist. It was the first post-season game for both programs.[1]
Preseason
LSC media poll
| LSC media poll | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 175 (15) |
| 2 | Angelo State | 152 (2) |
| 3 | West Texas A&M | 125 (1) |
| T4 | Texas–Permian Basin | 112 (5) |
| Midwestern State | 112 | |
| 6 | Eastern New Mexico | 60 |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 59 |
| 8 | Western New Mexico | 33 |
- Source: [2]
Schedule
The Falcons' 2021 regular season schedule consisted of five home games and five away games. The Falcons hosted LSC foes West Texas A&M, Eastern New Mexico (at Grande Communications Stadium), and Texas A&M–Kingsville and traveled to Western New Mexico, Angelo State, Texas A&M–Commerce, and Midwestern State.
The Falcons hosted non-conference foe Lincoln (CA), an independent program, and traveled to Southwest Baptist from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and Abilene Christian from the Western Athletic Conference. UTPB was scheduled to play at Simon Fraser in Burnaby, British Columbia, but the game was cancelled due to international travel restrictions on the US–Canada border relating to the pandemic.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at Southwest Baptist* | W 24–16 | 3,000 | |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | West Texas A&M | W 42–31 | 5,771 | |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian* | L 9–34 | 9,018 | |
| September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at Western New Mexico |
| W 27–19 | 650 |
| October 2 | at Simon Fraser* | No contest | |||
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Lincoln (CA)* |
| W 75–0 | 3,560 |
| October 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | L 14–34 | 4,873 | |
| October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | W 44–21 | 4,280 | |
| October 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce | L 0–41 | 4,827 | |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville |
| L 22–29 | 3,255 |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Midwestern State | L 30–36 | 7,222 | |
| December 4 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Oklahoma Baptist* | L 21–24 | 3,576 | |
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- Schedule Source:[4]
Roster
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