2021 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

The 2021 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented the North Carolina A&T State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies played their home games at the Truist Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Sam Washington. This was the first season for the Aggies joining the Big South Conference.

2021 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Big South)
Head coach	Sam Washington (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Barnette (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Courtney Coard (4th season)
Home stadium	Truist Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2022 →

2021 Big South Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Kennesaw State $^		7	–	0					11	–	2
Monmouth		6	–	1					7	–	4
North Carolina A&T		3	–	4					5	–	6
North Alabama		3	–	4					3	–	8
Charleston Southern		3	–	4					4	–	6
Hampton		3	–	4					5	–	6
Robert Morris		3	–	5					4	–	6
Campbell		2	–	5					3	–	8
Gardner–Webb		2	–	5					4	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

North Carolina A&T announced its 2021 football schedule on April 21, 2021.^[1] The 2021 schedule consisted of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:00 p.m.	at Furman*	No. 25	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	Nexstar/ESPN+	L 18–29	11,628
September 10	8:00 p.m.	at Duke*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 17–45	18,091
September 25	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*		Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 37–14	15,009
October 2	4:00 p.m.	Robert Morris		Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN3	W 41–14	7,611
October 9	1:00 p.m.	North Alabama		Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN+	W 38–34	6,824
October 16	5:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Kennesaw State		Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	L 0–14	9,556
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at Hampton		Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	L 9–30	3,991
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth		Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN+	L 16–35	21,500
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern		Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 21–18	1,470
November 13	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State*		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 27-17	9,169
November 20	1:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb		Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN3	L 27-35	11,240
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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