2021 Stagg Bowl

The 2021 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game, more commonly referred to as the 2021 Stagg Bowl or Stagg Bowl XLVIII, is a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division III for the 2021 season. It was played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, on December 17, 2021. Kickoff was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST, and the game aired on ESPNU. The game featured the North Central Cardinals, from the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, and the Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders, from the American Southwest Conference.

2021 NCAA Division III Football Championship
Stagg Bowl XLVIII
North Central Cardinals Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders
(13–0) (14–0)
CCIW ASC
24 57
Head coach: 
Jeff Thorne		 Head coach: 
Pete Fredenburg
1234 Total
North Central 71007 24
Mary Hardin–Baylor 1631424 57
DateDecember 17, 2021
Season2021
StadiumTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
LocationCanton, Ohio
RefereeStuart Hindman (Centennial)
Attendance1,830
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPNU

Teams

The participants of the 2021 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2021 Division III Playoffs, a 32-team single-elimination bracket.[1] The game featured North Central, the defending national champions after winning the 2019 Stagg Bowl, and making their second title game appearance,[2] and Mary Hardin–Baylor, seeking their second championship (their 2016 championship victory was later vacated) in their fifth title game appearance.[3] This contest was the first between the two teams.[3]

National semifinals
Semifinals
December 11
Hosted by team with asterisk 		National Championship
December 17
Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, OH
      
North Central 26
* Mount Union 13
North Central 24
Mary Hardin–Baylor 57
Mary Hardin–Baylor 24
* Wisconsin–Whitewater 7

Game summary
2021 Stagg Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
North Central 7 10 0724
Mary Hardin–Baylor 16 3 142457

at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium • Canton, Ohio

  • Date: Friday, December 17, 2021
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 38 °F (3 °C) • Wind: -->
  • Game attendance: 1,830
  • Referee: Stuart Hindman
  • TV: ESPNU

Statistics
StatisticsNCCUMHB
First downs1828
Plays–yards61-28765-596
Rushes–yards34-8532-133
Passing yards202463
Passing: Comp–Att–Int18-27-324-33-0
Time of possession28:4831:12
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North CentralPassingLuke Lehnen18-27, 202 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
RushingEthan Greenfield25 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingAndrew Kamienski8 receptions, 115 yards
Mary Hardin–BaylorPassingKyle King22-29, 436 yards, 3 TD
RushingAphonso Thomas13 carries, 65 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingBrenton Martin9 receptions, 170 yards, 1 TD

References
  1. "2021 Division III Football Official Bracket". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. "North Central College Cardinal Football Fact Sheet" (PDF). North Central College. p. 2. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  3. "2021 Mary Hardin-Baylor Football Media Guide" (PDF). Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders Football. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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