Mode: | football |
Year: | 2021 |
Team: | Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders |
Conference: | American Southwest Conference |
Short Conf: | ASC |
D3footballrank: | 1 |
Conf Record: | 9–0 |
Head Coach: | Pete Fredenburg |
Hc Year: | 23rd |
Off Coach: | Stephen Lee |
Oc Year: | 6th |
Def Coach: | Larry Harmon |
Dc Year: | 20th |
Stadium: | Crusader Stadium |
Champion: | NCAA Division III champion ASC champion |
Bowl: | Stagg Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 57–24 vs. |
The 2021 Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football represented the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor as a member of the American Southwest Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach Pete Fredenburg, the Crusaders compiled an overall record of 15–0 with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the ASC title.
Mary Hardin–Baylor beat in the first round, in the second round, in the quarterfinals, and in the semifinals before playing in the 2021 Stagg Bowl where they played and won 57–24 to secure the school's second-overall and first-non vacated title. Mary Hardin–Baylor played home games at Crusader Stadium in Belton, Texas.
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Name | Position | Consecutive season at Mary Hardin–Baylor in current position | Previous position | UMHB profile | |
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Pete Fredenburg | Head coach | 23rd | Louisiana Tech – Defensive coordinator (1995–1996) | [2] | |
Stephen Lee | Offensive coordinator | 6th | West Texas A&M – Offensive coordinator (2012–2015) | [3] | |
Larry Harmon | Defensive coordinator | 20th | Mary Hardin–Baylor – Safeties (1999–2001) | [4] | |
Jack Johnson | Special teams coordinator / linebackers | 7th | Bridgewater – Defensive coordinator (2006–2014) | [5] | |
Bill Bleil | Offensive line | 2nd | Lamar – Co-offensive coordinator / offensive line (2019) | [6] | |
Nick Brace | Defensive tackles | 1st | Albany – Defensive assistant (2020) | [7] | |
Mark Carey | Defensive line | 5th | Texas Lutheran – Co-defensive coordinator (2012–2016) | [8] | |
Steven Thrash | Wide receivers | 5th | Abilene Christian – Pass game coordinator (2014–2016) | [9] | |
Randy Smith | Kickers / punters / long snappers | [10] | |||
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