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2021 Northern State

7–⁠4 (7–⁠4 Northern Sun Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern State in 2021, game by game: lost at Minnesota State 34–40; won vs. Southwest Minnesota State 30–13; won at Upper Iowa 40–22; won vs. Sioux Falls 41–10; lost vs. University of Mary 42–49; won at Winona State 52–49; won vs. Minot State 36–35; won at Concordia St. Paul 38–17; won at Minnesota St Moorhead 33–27; lost vs. Bemidji State 34–36; lost at Minnesota Duluth 35–49+31−14Lost 34–40 at Minnesota State-6Minnesota StateWon 30–13 vs. Southwest Minnesota State+17Southwest Minne…Won 40–22 at Upper Iowa+18Upper IowaWon 41–10 vs. Sioux Falls+31Sioux FallsLost 42–49 vs. University of Mary-7University of M…Won 52–49 at Winona State+3Winona StateWon 36–35 vs. Minot State+1Minot StateWon 38–17 at Concordia St. Paul+21Concordia St. P…Won 33–27 at Minnesota St Moorhead+6Minnesota St Mo…Lost 34–36 vs. Bemidji State-2Bemidji StateLost 35–49 at Minnesota Duluth-14Minnesota Duluth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atMinnesota StateL 34–⁠4049%
Sep 11vsSouthwest Minnesota StateW 30–⁠1364%
Sep 18atUpper IowaW 40–⁠2252%
Sep 25vsSioux FallsW 41–⁠1060%
Oct 2vsUniversity of MaryL 42–⁠4974%
Oct 9atWinona StateW 52–⁠4944%
Oct 16vsMinot StateW 36–⁠3581%
Oct 23atConcordia St. PaulW 38–⁠1770%
Oct 30atMinnesota St MoorheadW 33–⁠2755%
Nov 6vsBemidji StateL 34–⁠3661%
Nov 13atMinnesota DuluthL 35–⁠4934%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Minnesota Duluth 49–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Northern Sun Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 7 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠4 tied for 5th in Northern Sun Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
415–⁠347
Coach
—
Elo
1231 +43 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.