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2021 Slippery Rock

9–⁠3 (8–⁠2 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Slippery Rock in 2021, game by game: won at Wayne State (MI) 24–21; won vs. East Stroudsburg 22–7; won vs. Lock Haven 57–7; won at Seton Hill 41–17; won vs. Clarion 75–0; won at Edinboro 49–13; lost vs. IU Pennsylvania 21–48; won at Mercyhurst 20–17; won at Gannon 63–21; won vs. California (PA) 38–26; lost at Kutztown 32–38; lost at Notre Dame College 25–33+75−27Won 24–21 at Wayne State (MI)+3Wayne State (MI)Won 22–7 vs. East Stroudsburg+15East StroudsburgWon 57–7 vs. Lock Haven+50Lock HavenWon 41–17 at Seton Hill+24Seton HillWon 75–0 vs. Clarion+75ClarionWon 49–13 at Edinboro+36EdinboroLost 21–48 vs. IU Pennsylvania-27IU PennsylvaniaWon 20–17 at Mercyhurst+3MercyhurstWon 63–21 at Gannon+42GannonWon 38–26 vs. California (PA)+12California (PA)Lost 32–38 at Kutztown-6KutztownLost 25–33 at Notre Dame College-8Notre Dame Coll…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atWayne State (MI)W 24–⁠2146%
Sep 11vsEast StroudsburgW 22–⁠756%
Sep 18vsLock HavenW 57–⁠768%
Sep 25atSeton HillW 41–⁠1754%
Oct 2vsClarionW 75–⁠083%
Oct 9atEdinboroW 49–⁠1361%
Oct 16vsIU PennsylvaniaL 21–⁠4867%
Oct 23atMercyhurstW 20–⁠1770%
Oct 30atGannonW 63–⁠2159%
Nov 6vsCalifornia (PA)W 38–⁠2652%
Nov 13atKutztownL 32–⁠3841%
Nov 20atNotre Dame CollegeDivision II Championship – First RoundL 25–⁠3335%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame College 33–⁠25 in the Division II Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 11 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠2 tied for 4th in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
467–⁠248
Coach
—
Elo
1292 +118 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.