2021 Shepherd Rams football team
2021 Shepherd Rams football | |
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NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 7–55 at Ferris State | |
Conference | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Division | East Division |
Ranking | |
AFCA | No. 5 |
Record | 13–2 (6–1 PSAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jesse Correll (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Josh Kline (13th season) |
Home stadium | Ram Stadium |
Seasons ← 2020 2022 → |
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East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Kutztown xy$^ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Shepherd x^ | 6 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shippensburg | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Chester | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Stroudsburg | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloomsburg | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Millersville | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lock Haven | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Slippery Rock xy^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 California (PA) x | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IUP | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gannon | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edinboro | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercyhurst | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hill | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clarion | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Kutztown 38, Slippery Rock 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Shepherd Rams football team represented Shepherd University during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. The 2021 season was the second for the Rams as a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference after joining the conference in 2019.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was canceled.[2][3] The team was led by 4th year head coach Ernie McCook, and played their home games at Ram Stadium in Shepherdstown, WV.
On December 17, Junior QB Tyson Bagent won the Harlon Hill Trophy, as most valuable player in NCAA Division II for the 2021 season.[4][5]
Playoffs
Shepherd advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship as the #2 seed in Super Region 1. In the first round, they hosted Findlay, winning 38–31.
In the second round against Notre Dame (OH), the Rams won 38–34, on a Tyson Bagent 23 yard touchdown pass with two seconds remaining.[6]
In the quarterfinal round against Kutztown, Bagent threw a 42 yard touchdown pass as time expired, resulting in a 30–28 win for Shepherd.[7]
Shepherd went on to lose in the semi-finals, 7–55, against Ferris State.[8]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio Dominican* | No. 15 |
| W 35–30 | 918 | [9] | |
September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Gannon* | No. 13 | W 56–26 | 1,137 | [9] | ||
September 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 14 IUP* | No. 11 | W 37–21 | 6,367 | [9] | ||
September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Kutztown | No. 10 | L 29–37 | 5,371 | [9] | ||
October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Shippensburg | No. 21 |
| W 59–27 | 5,291 | [9] | |
October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Lock Haven | No. T–16 | W 75–21 | 723 | [9] | ||
October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Millersville | No. 15 | W 38–13 | 2,210 | [9] | ||
October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | West Chester![]() | No. 11 |
| W 42–38 | 5,911 | [9] | |
October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at Bloomsburg | No. 12 | W 62–18 | 2,124 | [9] | ||
November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | East Stroudsburg | No. 11 |
| W 55–7 | 4,261 | [9] | |
November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Clarion* | No. 8 |
| W 55–0 | 4,259 | [9] | |
November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Findlay* | No. 8 |
| W 38–31 | 4,503 | [10] | |
November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame (OH)* | No. 8 |
| W 38–34 | 4,857 | [9] | |
December 4 | 12:05 p.m. | at No. 12 Kutztown* | No. 8 |
| PSAC TV | W 30–28 | 3,393 | [11] |
December 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Ferris State* | No. 8 |
| ESPN+ | L 7–55 | 2,473 | [9] |
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Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
AFCA DII | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 16-T | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
D2Football.com[12] | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 22 |
References
- ^ Goldberg, K. Meira (2019), "Good Shepherd, Bumpkin Shepherd", Sonidos Negros, Oxford University Press, pp. 31–49, doi:10.1093/oso/9780190466916.003.0002, ISBN 978-0-19-046691-6, retrieved September 16, 2021
- ^ "Shepherd to Join Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference". Shepherd University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Vairo, Giampietro L.; Miller, Sayers John; McBrier, Nicol M. (October 22, 2014). "ACL-Reconstruction Autografts, Musculotendinous Stiffness, and Knee Osteoarthritis". International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training. doi:10.1123/ijatt.2009-0044. ISSN 2157-7277.
- ^ "DII football player of the year: Tyson Bagent wins the 2021 Harlon Hill Trophy | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
- ^ "19 Dec 2021, B16 - The Wichita Eagle at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame College vs. Shepherd football: Falcons lose on last-second TD pass, 38-34". November 27, 2021.
- ^ Sports, Herald-Mail. "Shepherd scores on final play to stun Kutztown". The Hagerstown Herald-Mail.
- ^ Sports, Herald-Mail. "Bernhardt leads Ferris State past Shepherd in D-II football semifinals". The Hagerstown Herald-Mail.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2021 Shepherd Football Schedule - PSAC".
- ^ "Findlay Edged by Shepherd in NCAA Super Region One Playoffs, 38-31". greatmidwestsports.com.
- ^ "Kutztown vs Shepherd - Football - 12/4/2021 - Box Score - PSAC".
- ^ "Top 25 Poll". www.d2football.com. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
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