2021 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season

2021 NCAA Division III football season
Total No. of teams239
Preseason AP No. 1Mary Hardin–Baylor
Regular seasonSeptember 4 – November 13, 2021
PlayoffsNovember 20 – December 17, 2021
National
championship
Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Canton, OH
December 17, 2021
ChampionMary Hardin–Baylor
Gagliardi TrophyBlaine Hawkins (QB), Central (IA)
← 2020 · NCAA Division III football seasons · 2022 →

The 2021 NCAA Division III football season was the component of the 2021 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 4 and ended on November 13.

The season's playoffs were played between November 20 and December 17, and culminated in the national championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders beat the North Central Cardinals in the title game, 57–24.

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

Team Former conference New conference
Austin SAA American Southwest
Becker CCC Football College closed
Emory & Henry Old Dominion NCAA Division II independent
Finlandia Michigan Upper Midwest
Iowa Wesleyan Upper Midwest North Star (NAIA)
Keystone Returning program, last competed 1947 ECFC
Louisiana College American Southwest Sooner (NAIA)
Macalester Midwest Minnesota
Maine Maritime NEWMAC[a] Suspended program
Occidental Southern California Dropped program
St. Norbert[b] Midwest NACC
St. Scholastica Upper Midwest Minnesota
St. Thomas (MN) Minnesota Pioneer (NCAA Division I FCS)
Wesley New Jersey College acquired by Delaware State
  1. ^ Already did not play in 2020–21 but their football conference did not hold a football season in 2020–21.
  2. ^ Already moved in 2020–21 but did not play during the spring 2020–21 season.

Conference standings

2021 American Rivers Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Central (IA) $^   8 – 0     12 – 1  
Coe   6 – 2     8 – 2  
Wartburg   6 – 2     7 – 3  
Dubuque   5 – 3     6 – 4  
Buena Vista   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Loras   4 – 4     4 – 6  
Nebraska Wesleyan   2 – 6     4 – 6  
Simpson   1 – 7     1 – 9  
Luther   0 – 8     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 American Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^   9 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 10 Hardin–Simmons   8 – 1     9 – 1  
Belhaven   6 – 3     7 – 3  
Howard Payne   6 – 3     7 – 3  
East Texas Baptist   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Southwestern (TX)   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Texas Lutheran   3 – 6     3 – 7  
McMurry   2 – 7     2 – 7  
Sul Ross   2 – 7     2 – 7  
Austin   1 – 8     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 Centennial Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Muhlenberg +^   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 13 Johns Hopkins +^   8 – 1     10 – 2  
Susquehanna   7 – 2     9 – 2  
Ursinus   6 – 3     7 – 4  
Franklin & Marshall   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Dickinson   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Moravian   3 – 6     3 – 7  
McDaniel   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Gettysburg   1 – 8     1 – 9  
Juniata   1 – 8     1 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 North Central (IL) $^   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 9 Wheaton (IL) ^   8 – 1     10 – 2  
Washington University   7 – 2     7 – 4  
Carroll (WI)   5 – 4     6 – 4  
Augustana (IL)   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Carthage   3 – 6     3 – 7  
Illinois Wesleyan   3 – 6     3 – 7  
Millikin   3 – 6     3 – 7  
North Park   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Elmhurst   1 – 8     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 Commonwealth Coast Football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Endicott +^   5 – 1     8 – 3  
Western New England +   5 – 1     7 – 4  
Salve Regina   4 – 2     8 – 2  
Husson   4 – 2     7 – 3  
New England   2 – 4     4 – 5  
Curry   1 – 5     3 – 6  
Nichols   0 – 6     2 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2021 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Anna Maria +^   5 – 1     7 – 3  
Alfred State +   5 – 1     6 – 5  
Castleton   4 – 2     6 – 4  
Gallaudet   3 – 3     5 – 3  
Maritime   3 – 3     3 – 6  
Dean   1 – 5     2 – 8  
Keystone   0 – 6     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2021 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Cortland $^   6 – 0     11 – 1  
Brockport   4 – 2     8 – 3  
Alfred   4 – 2     5 – 5  
Utica   3 – 3     6 – 4  
St. John Fisher   2 – 4     4 – 6  
Hartwick   1 – 5     2 – 7  
Morrisville State   0 – 5     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Rose–Hulman $^   7 – 0     8 – 3  
Mount St. Joseph   5 – 2     6 – 4  
Franklin (IN)   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Hanover   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Bluffton   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Manchester   3 – 4     3 – 7  
Anderson (IN)   1 – 6     1 – 9  
Defiance   1 – 6     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2021 Liberty League football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 RPI +^   5 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 24 Ithaca +   5 – 1     8 – 2  
Hobart   4 – 2     9 – 2  
Union (NY)   4 – 2     8 – 2  
St. Lawrence   2 – 4     5 – 5  
Rochester (NY)   1 – 5     3 – 7  
Buffalo State   0 – 6     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Framingham State $^   8 – 0     8 – 3  
UMass Dartmouth   6 – 2     9 – 2  
Bridgewater State   6 – 2     6 – 4  
Plymouth State   5 – 3     5 – 5  
Western Connecticut   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Massachusetts Maritime   3 – 5     4 – 6  
Worcester State   3 – 5     3 – 7  
Westfield State   1 – 7     1 – 9  
Fitchburg State   0 – 8     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2021 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Albion +^   5 – 1     9 – 2  
Hope +   5 – 1     8 – 2  
Trine   4 – 2     6 – 4  
Olivet   3 – 3     7 – 3  
Adrian   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Alma   1 – 5     5 – 5  
Kalamazoo   0 – 6     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Delaware Valley $^   8 – 0     11 – 1  
Lycoming   6 – 2     8 – 3  
FDU–Florham   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Widener   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Stevenson   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Wilkes   5 – 3     6 – 4  
Lebanon Valley   4 – 4     5 – 5  
King's (PA)   3 – 5     5 – 5  
Misericordia   2 – 6     3 – 6  
Albright   1 – 7     2 – 8  
Alvernia   0 – 8     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 Midwest Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Lake Forest $^   9 – 0     10 – 1  
Monmouth (IL)   8 – 1     8 – 2  
Chicago   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Ripon   5 – 3     6 – 3  
Illinois College   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Cornell (IA)   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Knox   3 – 6     3 – 6  
Grinnell   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Lawrence   1 – 7     2 – 7  
Beloit   0 – 9     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
Northwoods Division
No. 8 Saint John's (MN) x$^   4 – 0     8 – 0     11 – 1  
Gustavus Adolphus   3 – 1     6 – 2     8 – 2  
St. Olaf   2 – 2     4 – 4     5 – 5  
Carleton   1 – 3     5 – 3     7 – 3  
St. Scholastica   0 – 4     0 – 8     0 – 8  
Skyline Division
No. 18 Bethel (MN) x^   4 – 0     6 – 2     8 – 3  
Concordia–Moorhead   3 – 1     3 – 5     4 – 6  
Augsburg   2 – 2     4 – 4     4 – 6  
Macalester   1 – 3     2 – 6     3 – 7  
Hamline   0 – 4     2 – 6     4 – 6  
Championship: Saint John's (MN) 29, Bethel (MN) 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 17, 2021
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
Williams $   9 – 0     9 – 0  
Trinity (CT)   8 – 1     8 – 1  
Wesleyan   6 – 3     6 – 3  
Amherst   5 – 4     5 – 4  
Colby   4 – 5     4 – 5  
Tufts   4 – 5     4 – 5  
Bates   3 – 6     3 – 6  
Middlebury   3 – 6     3 – 6  
Hamilton   2 – 7     2 – 7  
Bowdoin   1 – 8     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
2021 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
Springfield $^   6 – 0     7 – 4  
Merchant Marine   5 – 1     9 – 1  
Catholic University   4 – 2     6 – 4  
MIT   3 – 3     5 – 4  
WPI   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Norwich   1 – 5     2 – 8  
Coast Guard   0 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2021 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Salisbury $^   6 – 0     8 – 2  
Kean   4 – 2     4 – 5  
Christopher Newport   3 – 3     5 – 5  
William Paterson   2 – 4     4 – 6  
TCNJ   2 – 4     3 – 6  
Montclair State   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Rowan   2 – 4     2 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
DePauw $^   8 – 1     9 – 3  
Ohio Wesleyan   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Wittenberg   7 – 2     7 – 3  
Wabash   6 – 3     7 – 3  
Denison   6 – 3     6 – 4  
Wooster   5 – 4     6 – 4  
Kenyon   3 – 6     4 – 7  
Allegheny   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Oberlin   1 – 8     1 – 9  
Hiram   0 – 9     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2021 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
Aurora $^   8 – 0     8 – 3  
Benedictine (IL)   7 – 1     8 – 2  
Lakeland   6 – 2     8 – 2  
Concordia (WI)   4 – 4     6 – 4  
St. Norbert   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Wisconsin Lutheran   3 – 5     3 – 7  
Eureka   2 – 6     2 – 8  
Concordia (IL)   1 – 7     3 – 7  
Rockford   1 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2021 Northwest Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Linfield $^   7 – 0     11 – 1  
George Fox   6 – 1     6 – 3  
Pacific (OR)   5 – 2     6 – 3  
Whitworth   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Pacific Lutheran   3 – 4     4 – 5  
Lewis & Clark   2 – 5     3 – 6  
Puget Sound   1 – 6     1 – 9  
Willamette   0 – 7     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Mount Union $^   9 – 0     13 – 1  
Baldwin Wallace   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Heidelberg   7 – 2     8 – 2  
John Carroll   7 – 2     7 – 3  
Muskingum   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Marietta   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Ohio Northern   3 – 6     4 – 6  
Wilmington (OH)   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Capital   1 – 8     2 – 8  
Otterbein   1 – 8     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
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2021 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
Washington and Lee +^   5 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 20 Randolph–Macon +   5 – 1     9 – 1  
Hampden–Sydney   4 – 2     5 – 5  
Shenandoah   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Ferrum   3 – 3     6 – 4  
Bridgewater   1 – 5     4 – 6  
Guilford   0 – 6     1 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
Carnegie Mellon +^   8 – 1     8 – 2  
Westminster (PA) +   8 – 1     8 – 3  
Washington & Jefferson   7 – 2     8 – 3  
Grove City   6 – 3     8 – 3  
Case Western Reserve   5 – 4     6 – 4  
Saint Vincent   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Geneva   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Waynesburg   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Bethany (WV)   1 – 8     1 – 9  
Thiel   0 – 9     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2021 Southern Athletic Association football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Trinity (TX) $^   7 – 0     9 – 1  
No. 19 Birmingham–Southern ^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
Centre   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Berry   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Rhodes   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Hendrix   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Millsaps   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Sewanee   0 – 7     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Redlands $^   6 – 0     8 – 2  
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps   4 – 2     7 – 3  
Chapman   4 – 2     7 – 3  
Cal Lutheran   3 – 3     5 – 3  
Pomona-Pitzer   2 – 4     4 – 5  
La Verne   2 – 4     3 – 6  
Whittier   0 – 6     0 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2021 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
Greenville $^   6 – 0     8 – 3  
Martin Luther   5 – 1     5 – 4  
Minnesota–Morris   4 – 2     5 – 5  
Northwestern (MN)   2 – 3     2 – 7  
Westminster (MO)   2 – 4     3 – 5  
Crown   1 – 4     1 – 8  
Finlandia   0 – 6     0 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2021 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
Huntingdon $^   8 – 0     8 – 3  
Methodist   7 – 1     7 – 2  
Brevard   6 – 2     6 – 4  
Averett   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Maryville (TN)   4 – 4     4 – 6  
North Carolina Wesleyan   4 – 4     4 – 6  
LaGrange   2 – 6     2 – 8  
Southern Virginia   1 – 7     2 – 8  
Greensboro   0 – 8     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2021 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Wisconsin–Whitewater $^   7 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 12 Wisconsin–La Crosse ^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 22 Wisconsin–River Falls   5 – 2     9 – 2  
Wisconsin–Oshkosh   4 – 3     6 – 3  
Wisconsin–Platteville   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Wisconsin–Stout   2 – 5     5 – 5  
Wisconsin–Eau Claire   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   0 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Postseason

Qualification

Automatic bids (27)

Conference Team Appearance Last
American Southwest Conference Mary Hardin-Baylor 17th 2019
American Rivers Conference Central (IA) 22nd 2019
Centennial Conference Muhlenberg 10th 2019
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin North Central (IL) 13th 2019
Commonwealth Coast Football Endicott 3rd 2013
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference Anna Maria 1st —
Empire 8 SUNY Cortland 10th 2015
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Rose–Hulman 2nd 2016
Liberty League RPI 7th 2018
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Framingham State 6th 2019
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Albion 12th 2015
Middle Atlantic Conference Delaware Valley 10th 2019
Midwest Conference Lake Forest 2nd 2002
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Saint John's (MN) 27th 2019
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Springfield 7th 2017
New Jersey Athletic Conference Salisbury 12th 2019
North Coast Athletic Conference DePauw 3rd 2010
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Aurora 6th 2019
Northwest Conference Linfield 16th 2019
Ohio Athletic Conference Mount Union 32nd 2019
Old Dominion Athletic Conference Washington and Lee 6th 2017
Presidents' Athletic Conference Carnegie Mellon 7th 2006
Southern Athletic Association Trinity (TX) 13th 2011
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Redlands 10th 2019
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Greenville 1st —
USA South Athletic Conference Huntingdon 6th 2019
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Wisconsin–Whitewater 18th 2019

At-large bids (5)

Team Conference Appearance Last
Bethel (MN) Royals MIAC 10th 2018
Birmingham-Southern SAA 1st —
Johns Hopkins Centennial 11th 2018
Wheaton (IL) CCIW 12th 2019
Wisconsin–La Crosse WIAC 12th 2006

Bracket

First round
November 20 		Second round
November 27 		Quarterfinals
December 4 		Semifinals
December 11 		Championship
Stagg Bowl
December 17
Canton, Ohio
               
* Saint John's (MN) 41
Lake Forest 14
* Saint John's (MN) 28
Linfield 31
* Linfield 44
Redlands 10
Linfield 24
Mary Hardin–Baylor 49
* Mary Hardin–Baylor 13
Trinity (TX) 3
* Mary Hardin–Baylor 42
Birmingham–Southern 7
* Birmingham–Southern 24
Huntingdon 14
Mary Hardin–Baylor 24
Wisconsin–Whitewater 7
* Wisconsin–Whitewater 69
Greenville 7
* Wisconsin–Whitewater 45
DePauw 0
* DePauw 26
Rose–Hulman 21
Wisconsin–Whitewater 51
Central (IA) 21
* Central (IA) 61
Bethel (MN) 35
* Central (IA) 30
Wheaton (IL) 28
* Wheaton (IL) 63
Aurora 31
Mary Hardin–Baylor 57
North Central (IL) 24
* North Central (IL) w/o
Carnegie Mellon [a]
* North Central (IL) 34
Wisconsin–La Crosse 20
* Albion 23
Wisconsin–La Crosse 58
North Central (IL) 55
RPI 6
* Cortland 26
Springfield 21
* Cortland 14
RPI 21
* Endicott 14
RPI 20
North Central (IL) 26
Mount Union 13
* Mount Union 52
Washington and Lee 0
* Mount Union 45
Johns Hopkins 35
* Salisbury 20
Johns Hopkins 45
Mount Union 35
Muhlenberg 29
* Delaware Valley 62
Anna Maria 10
* Delaware Valley 0
Muhlenberg 14
* Muhlenberg 45
Framingham State 0

Coaching changes

This list includes all head coaching changes announced during or after the season.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
Carnegie Mellon Rich Lackner Before November 2022 (effective at season end) Retired Ryan Larsen[2] Columbia quarterbacks coach (2019–2021)
Christopher Newport Art Link November 7, 2021 Fired[3] Paul Crowley[4] Christopher Newport offensive line coach (2019–2021)
Merchant Marine Mike Toop November 10, 2021 Retired[5] Jameson Croall[6] Merchant Marine offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2012–2021)
Luther Caleb Padilla November 15, 2021 Fired[7] Joe Troche[8] St. Olaf special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach (2019–2021)
Wittenberg Joe Fincham November 18, 2021 Retired[9] Jim Collins[10] Dayton offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2020–2021)
Wisconsin–Platteville Mike Mendorfer November 22, 2021 Retired[11] Ryan Munz[12] Wisconsin–Platteville offensive coordinator (2007–2021)
Dean Steve Tirrell November 23, 2021 Resigned[13] Andrae Murphy[14] Columbia defensive backs coach (2018–2021)
Millikin Dan Gritti November 29, 2021 Resigned[15] Carlton Hall[16] Millikin defensive coordinator (2020–2021)
Wisconsin–Oshkosh Pat Cerroni November 30, 2021 Retired[17] Peter Jennings[18] Wisconsin–Whitewater offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2018–2021)
Sul Ross John Pearce December 1, 2021 Resigned[19] Barry Derickson[20] Sul Ross offensive coordinator (2021)
Kenyon James Rosenbury December 3, 2021 Resigned[21] Ian Good[22] Kenyon defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2019–2021)
Waynesburg Chris Smithley December 7, 2021 Moved to administrative position[23] Cornelius Coleman[24] Duquesne defensive line coach (2020–2021)
Rockford J. T. Zimmerman December 9, 2021 Resigned[25] Calvin Toliver[26] Rockford offensive coordinator (2021)
Franklin & Marshall John Troxell December 14, 2021 Hired as head coach for Lafayette[27] Tom Blumenauer[28] Williams offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2021)
Wisconsin–Stevens Point Greg Breitbach December 30, 2021 Resigned[29] Luke Venne[30] Wisconsin–Oshkosh offensive coordinator (2017–2021)
Albright John Marzka December 2021 Resigned Isaac Collins[31] Bucknell defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2021)
Thiel Mike Winslow December 2021 Fired Sam Bauman[32] Wooster defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2015–2021)
Mary Hardin–Baylor Pete Fredenburg January 7, 2022 Retired[33] Larry Harmon[34] Mary Hardin–Baylor defensive coordinator (2002–2021)
Idaho State Christian Ozolins (interim head coach) January 21, 2022 Permanent replacement hired Lazarus Morgan[35] Cortland defensive coordinator and safeties coach (2020–2021)
Ithaca Dan Swanstrom January 24, 2022 Hired as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Penn[36] Michael Toerper[37] Holy Cross safeties coach (2020–2021)
Chicago Chris Wilkerson January 25, 2022 Hired as head coach by Eastern Illinois[38] Todd Gilcrist Jr.[39] Holy Cross wide receivers coach (2019–2021)
North Central (IL) Jeff Thorne January 26, 2022 Hired as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Western Michigan[40] Brad Spencer[41] North Central (IL) offensive coordinator (2015–2021)
FDU–Florham Jimmy Robertson January 27, 2022 Hired as quarterbacks coach for Monmouth[42] Anthony Van Curen[43] FDU–Florham defensive coordinator (2019–2021)
Bethany (WV) Bill Garvey January 28, 2022 Fired[44] Brandon Robinson[45] Baldwin Wallace offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2020–2021)
Anna Maria Dan Mulrooney January 31, 2022 Hired as the head coach for Lock Haven[46] Steve Croce[47] Anna Maria offensive coordinator and running backs coach (2019–2021)
Alvernia Ralph Clark Before January 2022 Fired Steve Azzanesi[48] Delaware State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2020–2021)
Lewis & Clark Jay Locey February 4, 2022 Retired[49] Joe Bushman[50] Lewis & Clark offensive coordinator (2019–2021)
Bates Ed Argast (interim) February 8, 2022 Permanent replacement hired Matt Coyne[51] Wesleyan defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator, and linebackers coach (2021)
John Carroll Rick Finotti March 14, 2022 Resigned[52] Drew Nystrom (full season interim)[52] John Carroll offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2020–2021)
Macalester KiJuan Ware (interim) March 18, 2022 Permanent replacement hired Phil Nicolaides[53] Randolph–Macon defensive coordinator (2016–2021)
Martin Luther Mark Stein Before April 25, 2022 Hired as athletic director for Fox Valley Lutheran HS (WI)[54] Paul Huebner[55] Shoreland Lutheran HS (WI) head coach (2011–2021)
Curry Skip Bandini Before April 2022 Retired Todd Parsons[56] Endicott assistant head coach and offensive coordinator (2020–2021)
William Paterson Dustin Johnson Before May 2022 Hired as cornerbacks coach for Villanova Shaun Williams[57] William Paterson defensive coordinator and safeties coach (2013–2021)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The day before the game was scheduled to be played, Carnegie Mellon announced that it would withdraw from the tournament due to a number of positive COVID-19 tests among members of the team and the game was declared as a no contest.[1]

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