2021 Lenoir Rhyne

8–⁠3 (6–⁠2 South Atlantic Conference).

Schedule and results

Lenoir Rhyne in 2021, game by game: won at Virginia State 48–7; lost at Newberry 21–28; won vs. Mars Hill 31–16; lost at UVA Wise 28–35; won vs. Tusculum 38–31; won at Carson Newman 59–0; won vs. Limestone 45–3; won at Wingate 31–6; won at Barton 56–20; won vs. Catawba 56–3; lost at Bowie State 10–31+59−21Won 48–7 at Virginia State+41Virginia StateLost 21–28 at Newberry-7NewberryWon 31–16 vs. Mars Hill+15Mars HillLost 28–35 at UVA Wise-7UVA WiseWon 38–31 vs. Tusculum+7TusculumWon 59–0 at Carson Newman+59Carson NewmanWon 45–3 vs. Limestone+42LimestoneWon 31–6 at Wingate+25WingateWon 56–20 at Barton+36BartonWon 56–3 vs. Catawba+53CatawbaLost 10–31 at Bowie State-21Bowie State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atVirginia StateW 48–⁠757%
Sep 18atNewberryL 21–⁠2852%
Sep 25vsMars HillW 31–⁠1672%
Oct 2atUVA WiseL 28–⁠3559%
Oct 9vsTusculumW 38–⁠3164%
Oct 16atCarson NewmanW 59–⁠067%
Oct 23vsLimestoneW 45–⁠387%
Oct 30atWingateW 31–⁠642%
Nov 6atBartonW 56–⁠2063%
Nov 13vsCatawbaW 56–⁠382%
Nov 20atBowie StateDivision II Championship – First RoundL 10–⁠3147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowie State 31–⁠10 in the Division II Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the South Atlantic Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in South Atlantic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
423–⁠180
Coach
—
Elo
1333 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 2022

The 2022 draft
Rd 7Dareke Young WRSeattle Seahawks

2021 South Atlantic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Newberry7–⁠110–⁠3
Mars Hill6–⁠28–⁠3
Lenoir Rhyne6–⁠28–⁠3
Wingate5–⁠27–⁠3
UVA Wise4–⁠45–⁠6
Tusculum3–⁠55–⁠6
Catawba2–⁠45–⁠4
Carson Newman1–⁠71–⁠9
Limestone0–⁠70–⁠9

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