SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – The Shepherd University football team is ranked 16th in the 2021 College Football America Division II Preseason Top 30. 

Shepherd posted a 10-3 mark in 2019 with a 6-1 record in PSAC East action. 

The Rams open the 2021 season on Sept 2. at 7 p.m. at #30 Ohio Dominican. Other 2021 opponents include #3 Slippery Rock, #10 Kutztown, #13 Indiana (Pa.), and #23 West Chester. 

The College Football America 2021 Yearbook features more than 930 college football teams from the United States and Canada in more than 250 striking, full-color pages. That includes every team from the NCAA (FBS, FCS, Division II, and Division III), NAIA, NJCAA, CCCAA and U Sports (Canada). It also includes updates on club football, one-year postgraduate prep/sports academies, and Mexican college football, along with dozens of action shots and stadium photos taken by the CFA staff. 

The print edition is available online via Amazon.com and other major retailers such as Barnes & Noble. 

2021 College Football America Division II Preseason Top 30 

1. West Florida 

2. Minnesota State 

3. Slippery Rock 

4. Ferris State 

5. Notre Dame (OH) 

6. Northwest Missouri State 

7. Lenoir-Rhyne 

8. Texas A&M-Commerce 

9. Valdosta State 

10. Kutztown 

11. Central Missouri 

12. Ouachita Baptist 

13. Indiana (PA) 

14. Carson-Newman 

15. CSU-Pueblo 

16. Shepherd 

17. Colorado Mines 

18. Bowie State 

19. Wingate 

20. Indianapolis 

21. Lindenwood 

22. Harding 

23. West Chester 

24. Miles 

25. Tiffin 

26. Sioux Falls 

27. Augustana (SD) 

28. Henderson State 

29. Truman State 

30. Ohio Dominican