The 2021 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets were led by fourth-year head coach Donald Hill-Eley for the first seven games of the season before he was fired on November 1.^[1] The team's defensive coordinator, Travis Pearson, was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Alabama State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SWAC East Division. The team played home games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

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2021 Alabama State Hornets football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Donald Hill-Eley (4th season; first 7 games) Travis Pearson (interim, final 4 games)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Blackwell (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Travis Pearson (2nd season)
Home stadium	New ASU Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	5:00 p.m.	Miles*	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		W 14–13 OT	12,876
September 11	11:00 a.m.	at No. 25 (FBS) Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	SECN	L 0–62	82,745
September 25	5:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ESPN3	W 38–24	9,450
October 2	5:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN+	L 0–28	21,087
October 9	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	Bounce/YouTube	W 35–15	12,341
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN3	L 7–28	53,578
October 30	2:30 p.m.	vs. Alabama A&M	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	ESPN3	L 28–42	28,096
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX		L 20–24	6,107
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	L 31–44	2,300
November 20	2:00 p.m.	Texas Southern	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ESPN+	W 24–21	4,389
November 25	2:00 p.m.	Tuskegee*	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)	ESPN+	W 43–9	0
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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