The 2021 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the ASUN Conference. The Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Nathan Brown and played their home games at Estes Stadium.
The ASUN Conference and Western Athletic Conference announced the formation of the WAC-ASUN Challenge (AQ7) for the 2021 season on February 23, 2021. The Challenge included the four fully qualified Division I (FCS) members of the WAC (Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin) and Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State of the ASUN Conference. The winner of the challenge received an auto-bid to the NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs.
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Game summaries No. 1 Sam Houston
Statistics SHSUCARK First downs 23 19 Total yards 478 326 Rushing yards 195 38 Passing yards 283 288 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 33:08 26:52 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston Passing Eric Schmid 19/37, 283 yards, 4 TD Rushing Ramon Jefferson 22 rushes, 104 yards, TD Receiving Ife Adeyi 4 receptions, 80 yardsCentral Arkansas Passing Breylin Smith 25/41, 288 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Darius Hale 10 rushes, 36 yards, TD Receiving Tyler Hudson 11 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD
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