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2021 Minnesota Duluth

9–⁠3 (9–⁠2 Northern Sun Conference).

Schedule and results

Minnesota Duluth in 2021, game by game: won at Upper Iowa 41–14; won vs. Minnesota State 30–10; won at Winona State 29–23; lost vs. Wayne State (NE) 28–31; won at Minnesota St Moorhead 26–21; won at University of Mary 31–27; won vs. Concordia St. Paul 33–13; lost vs. Bemidji State 35–42; won at Minot State 34–21; won vs. Augustana (SD) 41–15; won vs. Northern State 49–35; lost at Angelo State 14–48+27−34Won 41–14 at Upper Iowa+27Upper IowaWon 30–10 vs. Minnesota State+20Minnesota StateWon 29–23 at Winona State+6Winona StateLost 28–31 vs. Wayne State (NE)-3Wayne State (NE)Won 26–21 at Minnesota St Moorhead+5Minnesota St Mo…Won 31–27 at University of Mary+4University of M…Won 33–13 vs. Concordia St. Paul+20Concordia St. P…Lost 35–42 vs. Bemidji State-7Bemidji StateWon 34–21 at Minot State+13Minot StateWon 41–15 vs. Augustana (SD)+26Augustana (SD)Won 49–35 vs. Northern State+14Northern StateLost 14–48 at Angelo State-34Angelo State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atUpper IowaW 41–⁠1444%
Sep 11vsMinnesota StateW 30–⁠1068%
Sep 18atWinona StateW 29–⁠2347%
Sep 25vsWayne State (NE)L 28–⁠3166%
Oct 2atMinnesota St MoorheadW 26–⁠2158%
Oct 9atUniversity of MaryW 31–⁠2758%
Oct 16vsConcordia St. PaulW 33–⁠1385%
Oct 23vsBemidji StateL 35–⁠4270%
Oct 30atMinot StateW 34–⁠2171%
Nov 6vsAugustana (SD)W 41–⁠1547%
Nov 13vsNorthern StateW 49–⁠3566%
Nov 20atAngelo StateDivision II Championship – First RoundL 14–⁠4840%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Angelo State 48–⁠14 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 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 7 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
9–⁠2 shared first in Northern Sun Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
391–⁠300
Coach
—
Elo
1295 +103 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.