2021 — Season 2021

Record 5-7
Final Result Losing season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -5.1 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W @ Ohio 29-9 L vs Rutgers 7-17 W vs UAlbany 62-24 W vs Liberty 24-21 L @ FSU 30-33 L vs Wake For 37-40 L vs Clemson 14-17 W @ Virg Tec 41-36 W vs Bost Col 21-6 L @ Louisv 3-41 L @ NC State 17-41 L vs Pittsb 14-31
What It Meant

2021 is a losing-side chapter. The record (5-7) does not soften into legacy; the program metabolizes it and moves on.