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2021 Western Colorado

10–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference).

Schedule and results

Western Colorado in 2021, game by game: won vs. Chadron State 23–10; won at Western New Mexico 49–14; won at Adams State 24–10; won vs. Fort Lewis 42–0; lost at Colorado School of Mines 14–20; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 45–38; won vs. Black Hills State 44–28; won at South Dakota Mines 42–21; won vs. Colorado Mesa 23–9; won vs. Lincoln (CA) 72–6; won vs. CSU Pueblo 14–7; lost vs. Nebraska Kearney 24–31+66−7Won 23–10 vs. Chadron State+13Chadron StateWon 49–14 at Western New Mexico+35Western New Mex…Won 24–10 at Adams State+14Adams StateWon 42–0 vs. Fort Lewis+42Fort LewisLost 14–20 at Colorado School of Mines-6Colorado School…Won 45–38 vs. New Mexico Highlands+7New Mexico High…Won 44–28 vs. Black Hills State+16Black Hills Sta…Won 42–21 at South Dakota Mines+21South Dakota Mi…Won 23–9 vs. Colorado Mesa+14Colorado MesaWon 72–6 vs. Lincoln (CA)+66Lincoln (CA)Won 14–7 vs. CSU Pueblo+7CSU PuebloLost 24–31 vs. Nebraska Kearney-7Nebraska Kearney
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsChadron StateW 23–⁠1051%
Sep 11atWestern New MexicoW 49–⁠1440%
Sep 18atAdams StateW 24–⁠1058%
Sep 25vsFort LewisW 42–⁠081%
Oct 2atColorado School of MinesL 14–⁠2036%
Oct 9vsNew Mexico HighlandsW 45–⁠3874%
Oct 16vsBlack Hills StateW 44–⁠2869%
Oct 23atSouth Dakota MinesW 42–⁠2155%
Oct 30vsColorado MesaW 23–⁠956%
Nov 6vsLincoln (CA)W 72–⁠683%
Nov 13vsCSU PuebloW 14–⁠768%
Nov 20vsNebraska KearneyDivision II Championship – First RoundL 24–⁠3163%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska Kearney 31–⁠24 in the Division II Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
416–⁠194
Coach
—
Elo
1292 +168 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2021 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado School of Mines8–⁠112–⁠2
Western Colorado8–⁠110–⁠2
Colorado Mesa7–⁠28–⁠2
CSU Pueblo6–⁠36–⁠5
Chadron State5–⁠46–⁠5
South Dakota Mines4–⁠56–⁠5
New Mexico Highlands4–⁠55–⁠6
Black Hills State2–⁠72–⁠7
Adams State1–⁠81–⁠10
Fort Lewis0–⁠90–⁠11

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