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2021 League Coefficient
2021 · 3-5 · Season Progression
Standings Journey
Tier bands stack T1 (top) through T4 (bottom). Within each band the team's vertical position is its conference rank that week — a team relegated from T1 9th doesn't jump to T2 1st on the chart, it drops down into the next band.
2021 · Schedule & Results
| Wk | Type | Opponent | Conf | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-conf | @ | North Dakota | L2 National | 11–23 | L |
| 2 | Non-conf | @ | Tulsa | L3 National | 12–28 | L |
| 3 | Non-conf | vs | West Virginia | L7 National | 24–19 | W |
| 4 | Non-conf | vs | North Carolina St | L6 National | 0–32 | L |
| 5 | Conf | vs | Purdue | L4 National | 21–50 | L |
| 6 | Conf | vs | Indiana | L4 National | 20–14 | W |
| 7 | Conf | vs | Ball St | L4 National | 27–37 | L |
| 8 | Conf | vs | Ohio State | L4 National | 3–58 | L |
| 9 | Conf | @ | Michigan St | L4 National | 12–42 | L |
| 10 | Conf | @ | Notre Dame | L4 National | 20–47 | L |
| 12 | Conf | @ | Toledo | L4 National | 36–30 | W |
| 13 | Conf | @ | Illinois | L4 National | 21–14 | W |
Season History
| Season | League | Conference | Tier | W | L | PD | Conf. Rank | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Great Lakes | L4 National (A) | T1 | 3 | 5 | -82 | 7 | promoted |
| 2023 | Great Lakes | L4 Regional (A) | T2 | 9 | 0 | +198 | 1 | relegated |
| 2022 | Great Lakes | L4 National (A) | T1 | 1 | 7 | -130 | 8 | unchanged |
| 2021 | Great Lakes | L4 National (A) | T1 | 3 | 5 | -132 | 5 | promoted |
| 2020 | Great Lakes | L4 Regional (A) | T2 | 9 | 0 | +272 | 1 | relegated |
| 2019 | Great Lakes | L4 National (A) | T1 | 1 | 7 | -91 | 8 | unchanged |
| 2018 | Great Lakes | L4 National (A) | T1 | 3 | 5 | -38 | 6 | new |