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2021 Bemidji State

10–⁠3 (9–⁠2 Northern Sun Conference).

Schedule and results

Bemidji State in 2021, game by game: won at Sioux Falls 24–16; won vs. Wayne State (NE) 38–28; lost at Minnesota State 24–45; lost vs. Augustana (SD) 24–52; won vs. Minot State 49–35; won at Concordia St. Paul 42–14; won vs. Minnesota St Moorhead 22–19; won at Minnesota Duluth 42–35; won vs. Southwest Minnesota State 48–14; won at Northern State 36–34; won vs. University of Mary 62–40; won at Augustana (SD) 28–24; lost at Colorado School of Mines 6–55+34−49Won 24–16 at Sioux Falls+8Sioux FallsWon 38–28 vs. Wayne State (NE)+10Wayne State (NE)Lost 24–45 at Minnesota State-21Minnesota StateLost 24–52 vs. Augustana (SD)-28Augustana (SD)Won 49–35 vs. Minot State+14Minot StateWon 42–14 at Concordia St. Paul+28Concordia St. P…Won 22–19 vs. Minnesota St Moorhead+3Minnesota St Mo…Won 42–35 at Minnesota Duluth+7Minnesota DuluthWon 48–14 vs. Southwest Minnesota State+34Southwest Minne…Won 36–34 at Northern State+2Northern StateWon 62–40 vs. University of Mary+22University of M…Won 28–24 at Augustana (SD)+4Augustana (SD)Lost 6–55 at Colorado School of Mines-49Colorado School…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atSioux FallsW 24–⁠1635%
Sep 11vsWayne State (NE)W 38–⁠2855%
Sep 18atMinnesota StateL 24–⁠4551%
Sep 25vsAugustana (SD)L 24–⁠5245%
Oct 2vsMinot StateW 49–⁠3567%
Oct 9atConcordia St. PaulW 42–⁠1455%
Oct 16vsMinnesota St MoorheadW 22–⁠1963%
Oct 23atMinnesota DuluthW 42–⁠3530%
Oct 30vsSouthwest Minnesota StateW 48–⁠1479%
Nov 6atNorthern StateW 36–⁠3439%
Nov 13vsUniversity of MaryW 62–⁠4072%
Nov 20atAugustana (SD)Division II Championship – First RoundW 28–⁠2436%
Nov 27atColorado School of MinesDivision II Championship – Second RoundL 6–⁠5533%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado School of Mines 55–⁠6 in the Division II Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Northern Sun Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 6 on file).

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
9–⁠2 shared first in Northern Sun Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
445–⁠411
Coach
—
Elo
1268 +118 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.