2021 New Mexico Military Broncos football team

American college football season
2021 New Mexico Military Broncos football
NJCAA Division I champion
NJCAA championship game, W 31–12 vs. Iowa Western
ConferenceSouthwest Junior College Football Conference
Record12–1 (6–1 SWJCFC)
Head coach
  • Kurt Taufa'asau (1st season)
Home stadiumWool Bowl
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
New Mexico Military $^   6 1     12 1  
Tyler   5 3     7 5  
Kilgore   4 4     5 5  
Trinity Valley   3 4     5 4  
Navarro   3 4     5 5  
Blinn   3 4     5 5  
Cisco   3 4     4 5  
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M   2 4     4 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant

The 2021 New Mexico Military Broncos football team was an American football team that represented the New Mexico Military Institute as a member of the Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) during the 2021 junior college football season.[1][2] In their first year under head coach Kurt Taufa'asau, the Broncos compiled a 12–1 record (6–1 in conference games), defeated Iowa Western in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I championship game, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Papago*
  • Wool Bowl
  • Roswell, NM
W 40–9
September 11Maricopa*
  • Wool Bowl
  • Roswell, NM
W 66–0
September 18at Navarro
W 39–31
September 25at Kilgore
  • Wool Bowl
  • Roswell, NM
W 37–26[3]
October 2at Blinn
W 28–18
October 16Tyler
  • Wool Bowl
  • Roswell, NM
W 49–13
October 23Cisco
  • Wool Bowl
  • Roswell, NM
L 19–38
October 30at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
W 17–7
November 6Trinity Valley
  • Wool Bowl
  • Roswell, NM
W 58–28
November 13Blinn*
  • Wool Bowl
  • Roswell, NM (SWJCFC semifinal)
W 48–0
November 20Tyler*
  • Wool Bowl
  • Roswell, NM (SWJCFC championship)
W 45–10
December 52:00 p.m.Northwest Mississippi*
  • Wool Bowl
  • Roswell, NM (NJCAA Division I semifinal)
W 49–30
December 17vs. Iowa Western*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (NJCAA Division I national championship)
W 31–13[4]

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References

  1. ^ Steve Virgen (December 19, 2021). "Coach believes national title can change NMMI program: NM natives provided foundation for big one". Albuquerque Journal. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Steve Virgen (December 3, 2021). "NMMI reaches national playoff round: 10-1 Broncos are strong offensively". Albuquerqe Journal – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Mitch Lucas (September 29, 2021). "Blue Mood: Rangers upset at New Mexico, but still in top 10". The Kilgore News Herald. p. A10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Peter Dindinger (December 22, 2021). "'I'm Speechless':: NMMI beats Iowa Western for first-ever title". Ruidoso News. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fall 2021 Bronco Football Schedule". New Mexico Military Institute. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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Junior college football national champions
NJCAA
(single division)
  • 1956: Coffeyville
  • 1957: Texarkana
  • 1958: Boise
  • 1959: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • 1960: Tyler, Cameron
  • 1964: Phoenix
  • 1965: Ferrum
  • 1966: Kilgore
  • 1967: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • 1968: Ferrum
  • 1969: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • 1970: Fort Scott
  • 1971: Mississippi Gulf Coast
  • 1972: Arizona Western
  • 1973: Mesa
  • 1974: Ferrum
  • 1975: Mesa
  • 1976: Ellsworth
  • 1977: Ferrum
  • 1978: Iowa Central
  • 1979: Ranger
  • 1980: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • 1981: Butler County
  • 1982: Northwest Mississippi
  • 1983: Coffeyville
  • 1984: Mississippi Gulf Coast
  • 1985: Snow
  • 1986: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • 1987: Ellsworth
  • 1988: Glendale (AZ)
  • 1989: Navarro
  • 1990: Coffeyville
  • 1991: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • 1992: Northwest Mississippi
  • 1993: Mississippi Delta
  • 1994: Trinity Valley
  • 1995: Blinn
  • 1996: Blinn
  • 1997: Trinity Valley
  • 1998: Butler County
  • 1999: Butler County
  • 2000: Glendale (AZ)
  • 2001: Georgia Military
  • 2002: Joliet
  • 2003: Butler County
  • 2004: Pearl River
  • 2005: Glendale (AZ)
  • 2006: Blinn
  • 2007: Butler (KS), Mississippi Gulf Coast
  • 2008: Butler (KS)
  • 2009: Blinn
  • 2010: Navarro
  • 2011: East Mississippi
  • 2012: Iowa Western
  • 2013: East Mississippi
  • 2014: East Mississippi
  • 2015: Northwest Mississippi
  • 2016: Garden City
  • 2017: East Mississippi
  • 2018: East Mississippi
  • 2019: Mississippi Gulf Coast
  • 2020–21: Hutchinson
NJCAA Division I
NJCAA Division III
  • 2021: DuPage
  • 2022: DuPage
  • 2023: DuPage
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