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2021 NCAA Division III football season

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2021 NCAA Division III football season
Total No. of teams	239
PreseasonAP No. 1	Mary Hardin–Baylor
Regular season	September 4 – November 13, 2021
Playoffs	November 20 – December 17, 2021
National championship	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Canton, OH December 17, 2021
Champion	Mary Hardin–Baylor
Gagliardi Trophy	Blaine Hawkins (QB),Central (IA)
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The2021 NCAA Division III football season was the component of the 2021college football season organized by theNCAA at theDivision 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 theTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium inCanton, Ohio. TheMary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders beat theNorth Central Cardinals in the title game, 57–24.

Conference changes and new programs

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Membership changes

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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 byDelaware State

^Already did not play in 2020–21 but their football conference did not hold a football season in 2020–21.
^Already moved in 2020–21 but did not play during the spring 2020–21 season.

Conference standings

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2021 American Rivers Conference football standings
v t e
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 (IA)	1	–	7	1	–	9
Luther	0	–	8	0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings fromAFCA Poll

2021 American Southwest Conference football standings
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 Centennial Conference football standings
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 Commonwealth Coast Football standings
v t e
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
v t e
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
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 Midwest Conference football standings
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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
v t e
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
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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
v t e
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
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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	–	6
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
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

2021 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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
v t e
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
v t e
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 fromAFCA Poll

Postseason

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Qualification

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Automatic bids (27)

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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	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)

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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

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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)

Lake Forest

Saint John's (MN)

Linfield

Redlands

Linfield

Mary Hardin–Baylor

Trinity (TX)

Mary Hardin–Baylor

Birmingham–Southern

Birmingham–Southern

Huntingdon

Mary Hardin–Baylor

Wisconsin–Whitewater

Wisconsin–Whitewater

Greenville

Wisconsin–Whitewater

DePauw

DePauw

Rose–Hulman

Wisconsin–Whitewater

Central (IA)

Central (IA)

Bethel (MN)

Central (IA)

Wheaton (IL)

Wheaton (IL)

Aurora

Mary Hardin–Baylor

North Central (IL)

North Central (IL)

w/o

Carnegie Mellon

^[a]

North Central (IL)

Wisconsin–La Crosse

Albion

Wisconsin–La Crosse

North Central (IL)

RPI

Cortland

Springfield

Cortland

RPI

Endicott

RPI

North Central (IL)

Mount Union

Mount Union

Washington and Lee

Mount Union

Johns Hopkins

Salisbury

Johns Hopkins

Mount Union

Muhlenberg

Delaware Valley

Anna Maria

Delaware Valley

Muhlenberg

Framingham State

Coaching changes

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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 ashead coach forLafayette^[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 asoffensive coordinator andquarterbacks coach forPenn^[36]	Michael Toerper^[37]	Holy Cross safeties coach (2020–2021)
Chicago	Chris Wilkerson	January 25, 2022	Hired ashead coach byEastern Illinois^[38]	Todd Gilcrist Jr.^[39]	Holy Cross wide receivers coach (2019–2021)
North Central (IL)	Jeff Thorne	January 26, 2022	Hired asoffensive coordinator andquarterbacks coach forWestern Michigan^[40]	Brad Spencer^[41]	North Central (IL) offensive coordinator (2015–2021)
FDU–Florham	Jimmy Robertson	January 27, 2022	Hired asquarterbacks coach forMonmouth^[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 thehead coach forLock 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 forFox 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 ascornerbacks coach forVillanova	Shaun Williams^[57]	William Paterson defensive coordinator and safeties coach (2013–2021)

Notes

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^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 positiveCOVID-19 tests among members of the team and the game was declared as a no contest.^[1]

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