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2021 Colorado School of Mines

12–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference).

Schedule and results

Colorado School of Mines in 2021, game by game: won vs. Western Oregon 42–3; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 31–21; won at Fort Lewis 76–0; won at West Texas 21–13; won vs. Western Colorado 20–14; won at Black Hills State 41–20; won vs. South Dakota Mines 44–24; lost at Colorado Mesa 21–26; won vs. Chadron State 34–7; won at CSU Pueblo 28–12; won vs. Adams State 63–0; won vs. Bemidji State 55–6; won vs. Angelo State 34–26; lost at Valdosta State 31–34+76−5Won 42–3 vs. Western Oregon+39Western OregonWon 31–21 vs. New Mexico Highlands+10New Mexico High…Won 76–0 at Fort Lewis+76Fort LewisWon 21–13 at West Texas+8West TexasWon 20–14 vs. Western Colorado+6Western ColoradoWon 41–20 at Black Hills State+21Black Hills Sta…Won 44–24 vs. South Dakota Mines+20South Dakota Mi…Lost 21–26 at Colorado Mesa-5Colorado MesaWon 34–7 vs. Chadron State+27Chadron StateWon 28–12 at CSU Pueblo+16CSU PuebloWon 63–0 vs. Adams State+63Adams StateWon 55–6 vs. Bemidji State+49Bemidji StateWon 34–26 vs. Angelo State+8Angelo StateLost 31–34 at Valdosta State-3Valdosta State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsWestern OregonW 42–⁠365%
Sep 11vsNew Mexico HighlandsW 31–⁠2159%
Sep 18atFort LewisW 76–⁠066%
Sep 25atWest TexasW 21–⁠1337%
Oct 2vsWestern ColoradoW 20–⁠1464%
Oct 9atBlack Hills StateW 41–⁠2060%
Oct 16vsSouth Dakota MinesW 44–⁠2476%
Oct 23atColorado MesaL 21–⁠2651%
Oct 30vsChadron StateW 34–⁠774%
Nov 6atCSU PuebloW 28–⁠1252%
Nov 13vsAdams StateW 63–⁠091%
Nov 27vsBemidji StateDivision II Championship – Second RoundW 55–⁠667%
Dec 4vsAngelo StateDivision II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalW 34–⁠2658%
Dec 11atValdosta StateDivision II Championship, CFP SemifinalL 31–⁠3441%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Valdosta State 34–⁠31 in the Division II Championship, CFP Semifinal; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
541–⁠206
Coach
—
Elo
1391 +215 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2021 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado School of Mines8–⁠112–⁠2
Western Colorado8–⁠110–⁠2
Colorado Mesa7–⁠28–⁠2
CSU Pueblo6–⁠36–⁠5
Chadron State5–⁠46–⁠5
South Dakota Mines4–⁠56–⁠5
New Mexico Highlands4–⁠55–⁠6
Black Hills State2–⁠72–⁠7
Adams State1–⁠81–⁠10
Fort Lewis0–⁠90–⁠11

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