2021 Morningside Mustangs football
NAIA national champion
GPAC champion
ConferenceGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Record14–0 (10–0 GPAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumElwood Olsen Stadium
2021 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Morningside $^  10 –0   14 –0  
No. 4 Northwestern (IA) ^  9 –1   12 –2  
Concordia (NE)  7 –3   7 –3  
No. 23 Dordt  7 –3   7 –3  
Midland  6 –4   6 –5  
Doane  5 –5   5 –5  
Dakota Wesleyan  4 –6   4 –7  
Briar Cliff  3 –7   3 –8  
Hastings  2 –8   2 –8  
Jamestown  2 –8   2 –9  
Mount Marty  0 –10   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2021 Morningside Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Morningside University as a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) during the 2021 NAIA football season. In their 20th season under head coach Steve Ryan, the Mustangs compiled a perfect 14–0 record (10–0 against GPAC opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Grand View, 38–28, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1][2]

Senior running back Anthony Sims led the team with 1,653 rushing yards (127.2 yards per game) and 32 touchdowns.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Concordia (NE)
W 63–7
September 11at Doane
W 56–14
September 18Mount Marty
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA
W 56–7
October 2Midlanddagger
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA
W 59–14[4]
October 9at Hastings
W 62–7
October 16at Briar CliffSioux City, IAW 84–7[5]
October 23Dordt
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA
W 34–28
October 30Jamestown
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA
W 70–7[6]
November 6at Northwestern (IA)
  • De Valois Stadium
  • Orange City, IA
W 55–49[7]
November 13at Dakota WesleyanMitchell, SDW 52–7[8]
November 20Ottawa (AZ)*
W 63–39[9]
November 27Kansas Wesleyan*
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA (NAIA Quarterfinal)
W 58–21[10]
December 4Northwestern (IA)*
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA (NAIA Semifinal)
W 28–19[11]
December 18vs. Grand View*Durham, NC (NAIA Championship Game)W 38–28[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "2021 Football Schedule". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ Shane Lantz (December 19, 2021). "Returning To Glory: Morningside wins 3rd national title". The Sioux City Journal. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Shane Lantz (December 21, 2021). "'He's the best back': Sims pushes through during title game". The Sioux City Journal. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Shane Lantz (October 3, 2021). "Mustangs keep clicking: Morningside crushes Midland in homecoming". The Sioux City Journal. pp. B1, B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Barry Poe (October 17, 2021). "Morningside crushes Briar Cliff: Steve Ryan earns 200th win". The Sioux City Journal. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Mustangs surpass 50 points again". The Sioux City Journal. October 31, 2021. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Haggerty lifts Red Raiders". The Sioux City Journal. November 8, 2021. p. B2.
  8. ↑ "Mustangs complete 10-0 regular season". The Sioux City Journal. November 14, 2021. pp. B1, B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Shane Lantz (November 21, 2021). "Schweigart turns the tide". The Sioux City Journal. pp. B1, B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Zach James (November 28, 2021). "A healthy reassurance: Johnson breaks out with 153-yard game". The Sioux City Journal. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Barry Poe (December 5, 2021). "Fight to the finish: Morningside defense stymies Red Raiders". The Sioux City Journal. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Alyssa Hertel (December 18, 2021). "It'll be Grand View vs. Morningside – Iowa vs. Iowa – for NAIA title". The Des Moines Register. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
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