| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Michigan Tech Huskies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | GLIAC |
| Record: | 6–4 |
| Conf Record: | 5–2 |
| Head Coach: | Steve Olson |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Jace Daniels |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Ken Klein |
| Dc Year: | 10th |
| Stadium: | Kearly Stadium |
The 2021 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Tech University during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies competed as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and played their home games at Kearly Stadium in Houghton, Michigan. This was the program's fifth season under head coach Steve Olson.
The Huskies didn't compete in the 2020 season due to the GLIAC cancelling the season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
The Huskies stand 5th in the GLIAC Preseason Coaches Poll, leading rival Northern Michigan (7th).[3]
| GLIAC Media poll | |||
| 1 | Ferris State | 49 (7) | |
| 2 | Grand Valley State | 43 (1) | |
| 3 | Wayne State (MI) | 36 | |
| 4 | Saginaw Valley St | 25 | |
| 5 | Michigan Tech | 24 | |
| 6 | Davenport | 22 | |
| 7 | Northern Michigan | 15 | |
| 8 | Northwood | 10 | |
See also: 2021 St. Thomas Tommies football team.
| 0–1 | N/A | N/A |
For the 11th straight season, Michigan Tech took home the Miner's Cup. During their winning streak, Michigan Tech beat the Wildcats by an average of 8.6 points per game, or an average total of 30.1-21.5 per game. This victory is the largest since a 28-21 victory in 2017. Since 2002, the start of the Miner's Cup, Michigan Tech is 16-3 against the Wildcats, averaging a 31.5-22.2 win per game, or a 9.3 point margin of victory. Michigan Tech has outscored Northern Michigan 599-421 in this series.[4] [5]
In impressive fashion, Michigan Tech was not only able to get their first shutout win since November 13, 2010 (a 21-0 win against Northern Michigan), but the Huskies were also able to not only intercept the ball at an important spot in this victory, but also return it all of 100 yards for a touchdown as the last scoring play of the game.[6] [7]
| Head coach/defensive line | 5th | |
| Dan Mettlach | Associate head coach/offensive coordinator | 5th |
| Phil Milbrath | Running backs coach/special teams coordinator | 5th |
| Bryan Thomas | Defensive coordinator/linebackers | 12th |
| Josh Wood | Secondary Defensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator | 11th |
| Offensive line coach | 3rd | |
| Ken Klein | Defensive line coach | 10th |
| Bryan Parker | Outside linebackers coach | 1st |