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2021 Shepherd

13–⁠2 (9–⁠1 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Shepherd in 2021, game by game: won at Ohio Dominican 35–30; won at Gannon 56–26; won at IU Pennsylvania 37–21; lost vs. Kutztown 29–37; won vs. Shippensburg 59–27; won at Lock Haven 75–21; won at Millersville 38–13; won vs. West Chester 42–38; won at Bloomsburg 62–18; won vs. East Stroudsburg 55–7; won vs. Clarion 55–0; won vs. Findlay 38–31; won vs. Notre Dame College 38–34; won at Kutztown 30–28; lost at Ferris State 7–55+55−48Won 35–30 at Ohio Dominican+5Ohio DominicanWon 56–26 at Gannon+30GannonWon 37–21 at IU Pennsylvania+16IU PennsylvaniaLost 29–37 vs. Kutztown-8KutztownWon 59–27 vs. Shippensburg+32ShippensburgWon 75–21 at Lock Haven+54Lock HavenWon 38–13 at Millersville+25MillersvilleWon 42–38 vs. West Chester+4West ChesterWon 62–18 at Bloomsburg+44BloomsburgWon 55–7 vs. East Stroudsburg+48East StroudsburgWon 55–0 vs. Clarion+55ClarionWon 38–31 vs. Findlay+7FindlayWon 38–34 vs. Notre Dame College+4Notre Dame Coll…Won 30–28 at Kutztown+2KutztownLost 7–55 at Ferris State-48Ferris State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atOhio DominicanW 35–⁠3042%
Sep 11atGannonW 56–⁠2642%
Sep 18atIU PennsylvaniaW 37–⁠2146%
Sep 25vsKutztownL 29–⁠3768%
Oct 2vsShippensburgW 59–⁠2754%
Oct 9atLock HavenW 75–⁠2168%
Oct 16atMillersvilleW 38–⁠1367%
Oct 23vsWest ChesterW 42–⁠3867%
Oct 30atBloomsburgW 62–⁠1871%
Nov 6vsEast StroudsburgW 55–⁠774%
Nov 13vsClarionW 55–⁠094%
Nov 20vsFindlayDivision II Championship – First RoundW 38–⁠3169%
Nov 27vsNotre Dame CollegeDivision II Championship – Second RoundW 38–⁠3458%
Dec 4atKutztownDivision II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalW 30–⁠2846%
Dec 11atFerris StateDivision II Championship, CFP SemifinalL 7–⁠5538%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ferris State 55–⁠7 in the Division II Championship, CFP Semifinal; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 10 on file).

Record
13–⁠2
Conference
9–⁠1 shared first in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
656–⁠386
Coach
—
Elo
1369 +200 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2021 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Shepherd9–⁠113–⁠2
Kutztown9–⁠111–⁠2
California (PA)8–⁠19–⁠1
Shippensburg8–⁠29–⁠2
Slippery Rock8–⁠29–⁠3
IU Pennsylvania7–⁠37–⁠3
West Chester6–⁠46–⁠5
Seton Hill4–⁠65–⁠6
East Stroudsburg4–⁠65–⁠6
Gannon4–⁠65–⁠6
Edinboro4–⁠64–⁠6
Mercyhurst3–⁠74–⁠7
Bloomsburg3–⁠73–⁠8
Millersville2–⁠82–⁠9
Lock Haven0–⁠101–⁠10
Clarion0–⁠90–⁠10

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