2021 South Alabama Jaguars football team

The 2021 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

Prior to the season, South Alabama saw a near complete overhaul of its coaching staff, including Kane Wommack taking over as head coach, Major Applewhite taking over as offensive coordinator, and Corey Batoon taking over as defensive coordinator.

Recruiting class
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Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason
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Sun Belt coaches poll
The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 20, 2021. The Jaguars were picked to finish third in the West Division.

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams
Offense

1st team
 * Jalen Tolbert – Wide Receiver, JR

Defense

2nd team
 * Keith Gallmon – Defensive Back, JR

Schedule
The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Jaguars will travel to Sun Belt foes Texas State, Louisiana–Monroe, Troy, and Appalachian State. South Alabama will play host to Sun Belt foes Louisiana, Georgia Southern, Arkansas State, and Coastal Carolina.

South Alabama will host two of the four non-conference opponents at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Southern Miss of the Conference USA and Alcorn State, from NCAA Division I FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference, and will travel to Bowling Green of the Mid-American Conference and Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference.