2021 East Central Tigers football team

The 2021 East Central Tigers football team represented East Central University (ECU) in the 2021 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Great American Conference (GAC). The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Al Johnson. The Tigers finished the season with a record of 7–4 to finish tied for fifth in the GAC. The team played its home games at Koi Ishto Stadium in Ada, Oklahoma.

On March 17, 2022, Johnson was hired to be the running backs coach for the Wisconsin Badgers. Offensive coordinator Kris McCullough would be named the Tigers' interim head coach before being promoted to full-time head coach in the middle of the following season.

GAC coaches poll
The GAC coaches preseason poll was released on August 3, 2021. The Tigers were predicted to finish sixth in the conference.

Schedule

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