2021 California Vulcans football team

American college football season

2021 California Vulcans football

PSAC West Division co-champion
Conference	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 21
Record	9–1 (8–1 PSAC)
Head coach	Gary Dunn (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chad Salisbury (13th season)
Home stadium	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
Seasons← 20192022 →

2021 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 8 Kutztown xy$^	7	–	0	11	–	2
No. 5 Shepherd x^	6	–	1	13	–	2
Shippensburg	5	–	2	9	–	2
West Chester	4	–	3	6	–	5
East Stroudsburg	3	–	4	5	–	6
Bloomsburg	2	–	5	3	–	8
Millersville	1	–	6	2	–	9
Lock Haven	0	–	7	1	–	10
West Division
No. 20 Slippery Rock xy^	6	–	1	9	–	3
No. 21 California (PA) x	5	–	1	9	–	1
IUP	5	–	2	7	–	3
Gannon	3	–	4	5	–	6
Edinboro	3	–	4	4	–	6
Mercyhurst	3	–	4	4	–	7
Seton Hill	2	–	5	5	–	6
Clarion	0	–	6	0	–	10
Championship: Kutztown 38, Slippery Rock 32
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2021 California Vulcans football team represented California University of Pennsylvania as a member of the West Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Gary Dunn, California compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing PSAC West Division title with Slippery Rock, who dealt the Vulcans their only loss of the season. By virtue of the head-to-head win Slippery Rock earned a berth in the PSAC Football Championship Game. California was ranked No. 21 in the final AFCA poll, but was not selected for the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs. The Vulcans played their home games at Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium in California, Pennsylvania.

Due the COVID-19 pandemic, all PSAC teams cancelled play in 2020.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Fairmont State*		Duvall-Rosier Field Fairmont, WV		W 23–14	2,132
September 11	1:00 p.m.	Lock Haven*		Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA		W 59–0	2,612
September 18	1:00 p.m.	Millersville*		Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA		W 30–0	1,629
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at Edinboro		Sox Harrison Stadium Edinboro, PA		W 20–12	1,893
October 2	3:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst	No. 25	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA		W 37–0	4,369
October 9	12:00 p.m.	at Gannon	No. 15	McConnell Family Stadium Erie, PA		W 38–17	523
October 16	4:00 p.m.	Clarion	No. 13	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA		No contest
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at No. 23 IUP	No. 5	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA (Coal Bowl)	ESPNU	W 38–34	4,821
October 30	4:00 p.m.	Seton Hill	No. 4	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA (Senior Day)		W 42–14	2,128
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Slippery Rock	No. 3	N. Kerr Thompson Stadium Slippery Rock, PA		L 26–38	7,191
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Bloomsburg*	No. 15	Robert B. Redman Stadium Bloomsburg, PA		W 24–9	1,486
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

v t e California Vulcans football
Venues	Adamson Stadium (1971–present)
Bowls & rivalries	IUP: Coal Bowl
Culture & lore	Blaze the Vulcan
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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