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2021 Augustana (SD)

9–⁠3 (9–⁠2 Northern Sun Conference).

Schedule and results

Augustana (SD) in 2021, game by game: won vs. Minot State 49–0; won at University of Mary 43–20; won vs. Minnesota St Moorhead 43–17; won at Bemidji State 52–24; lost at Sioux Falls 26–28; won vs. Upper Iowa 37–20; won at Wayne State (NE) 32–24; won at Minnesota State 45–35; won vs. Winona State 38–20; lost at Minnesota Duluth 15–41; won vs. Southwest Minnesota State 55–0; lost vs. Bemidji State 24–28+55−26Won 49–0 vs. Minot State+49Minot StateWon 43–20 at University of Mary+23University of M…Won 43–17 vs. Minnesota St Moorhead+26Minnesota St Mo…Won 52–24 at Bemidji State+28Bemidji StateLost 26–28 at Sioux Falls-2Sioux FallsWon 37–20 vs. Upper Iowa+17Upper IowaWon 32–24 at Wayne State (NE)+8Wayne State (NE)Won 45–35 at Minnesota State+10Minnesota StateWon 38–20 vs. Winona State+18Winona StateLost 15–41 at Minnesota Duluth-26Minnesota DuluthWon 55–0 vs. Southwest Minnesota State+55Southwest Minne…Lost 24–28 vs. Bemidji State-4Bemidji State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsMinot StateW 49–⁠058%
Sep 11atUniversity of MaryW 43–⁠2053%
Sep 18vsMinnesota St MoorheadW 43–⁠1770%
Sep 25atBemidji StateW 52–⁠2455%
Oct 2atSioux FallsL 26–⁠2858%
Oct 9vsUpper IowaW 37–⁠2083%
Oct 16atWayne State (NE)W 32–⁠2443%
Oct 23atMinnesota StateW 45–⁠3553%
Oct 30vsWinona StateW 38–⁠2073%
Nov 6atMinnesota DuluthL 15–⁠4153%
Nov 13vsSouthwest Minnesota StateW 55–⁠089%
Nov 20vsBemidji StateDivision II Championship – First RoundL 24–⁠2864%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bemidji State 28–⁠24 in the Division II Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Northern Sun Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 8 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
9–⁠2 shared first in Northern Sun Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
459–⁠257
Coach
—
Elo
1297 +119 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2021 Northern Sun Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bemidji State9–⁠210–⁠3
Augustana (SD)9–⁠29–⁠3
Minnesota Duluth9–⁠29–⁠3
Sioux Falls7–⁠37–⁠3
Winona State7–⁠47–⁠4
Wayne State (NE)7–⁠47–⁠4
Northern State7–⁠47–⁠4
Minnesota State6–⁠56–⁠5
Minnesota St Moorhead5–⁠65–⁠6
University of Mary4–⁠74–⁠7
Minot State2–⁠82–⁠8
Southwest Minnesota State2–⁠92–⁠9
Upper Iowa1–⁠101–⁠10
Concordia St. Paul1–⁠101–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.