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Shepherd Football Finishes Fifth in Final AFCA Poll

12/20/2021 3:34:00 PM

WACO, Texas – Shepherd University is ranked fifth in the final American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Poll for Dec. 20. 

The Rams finished the season with a 13-2 overall mark with an appearance in the national semifinals. 

The complete poll is listed below. 

 

2021 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – December 20, 2021 

Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Week  Head Coach

Ferris St. (Mich.) (30) 

14-0 

750 

D. No. 5 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 58-17, in national championship 

Tony Annese 

Valdosta St. (Ga.) 

12-2 

720 

Lost to No. 1 Ferris St. (Mich.), 58-17, in national championship 

Gary Goff 

Colorado School of Mines 

12-2 

651 

Lost to No. 5 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 34-31, in semifinals 

Gregg Brandon 

Northwest Missouri St. 

11-2 

646 

Lost to No. 1 Ferris St. (Mich.), 41-20, in quarterfinals 

Rich Wright 

Shepherd (W.Va.) 

13-2 

626 

Lost to No. 1 Ferris St. (Mich.), 55-7, in semifinals 

Ernie McCook 

Bowie St. (Md.) 

12-2 

545 

10 

Lost to No. 5 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 41-17, in quarterfinals 

Damon Wilson 

Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 

10-2 

521 

Lost to No. 1 Ferris St. (Mich.), 50-24, in second round 

Matt Mitchell 

Kutztown (Pa.) 

11-2 

497 

12 

Lost to No. 8 Shepherd (W.Va.), 30-28, in quarterfinals 

Jim Clements 

Notre Dame (Ohio) 

11-2 

454 

Lost to No. 8 Shepherd (W.Va.), 38-34, in second round 

Mickey Mental 

10 

Harding (Ark.) 

11-2 

448 

Lost to No. 3 Northwest Missouri St., 28-9, in second round 

Paul Simmons 

11 

Angelo St. (Tex.) 

11-3 

437 

NR 

Lost to No. 9 Colorado School of Mines, 34-26, in quarterfinals 

Jeff Girsch 

12 

West Florida 

9-2 

422 

Lost to Newberry (S.C.), 33-30 OT, in first round 

Pete Shinnick 

13 

West Georgia 

9-3 

413 

13 

Lost to No. 5 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 66-35, in second round 

David Dean 

14 

New Haven (Conn.) 

10-2 

307 

18 

Lost to No. 12 Kutztown (Pa.), 10-7, in second round 

Chris Pincince 

15 

Nebraska-Kearney 

10-3 

304 

21 

Lost to Angelo St. (Texas), 20-7, in second round 

Josh Lynn 

16 

Western Colorado 

10-2 

293 

11 

Lost to No. 21 Nebraska-Kearney, 31-24, in first round 

Jas Bains 

17 

Newberry (S.C.) 

10-3 

271 

NR 

Lost to No. 10 Bowie St. (Md.), 13-10, in second round 

Todd Knight 

18 

Albany St. (Ga.) 

10-2 

233 

16 

Lost to No. 13 West Georgia, 23-7, in first round 

Gabe Giardina 

19 

Bemidji St. (Minn.) 

10-3 

175 

NR 

Lost to No. 9 Colorado School of Mines, 55-6, in second round 

Brent Bolte 

20 

Slippery Rock (Pa.) 

9-3 

166 

19 

Lost to No. 6 Notre Dame (Ohio), 33-25, in first round 

Shawn Lutz 

21 

California (Pa.) 

9-1 

135 

14 

DNQ Playoffs 

Gary Dunn 

22 

Frostburg St. (Md.) 

10-1 

134 

15 

DNQ Playoffs 

DeLane Fitzgerald 

23 

Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 

9-2 

101 

17 

DNQ Playoffs 

Todd Knight 

24 

Bentley (Mass.) 

9-2 

97 

20 

Lost to No. 18 New Haven (Conn.), 38-13, in first round 

Bill Kavanaugh 

25 

Washburn (Kan.) 

9-3 

84 

24 

Lost to No. 7 Harding (Ark.), 30-14, in first round 

Craig Schurig 

  

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