MINOT, N.D. -- Minot State Football announces today the 2021 schedule and tickets are available for purchase starting on July 1. The Beavers open the new campaign at Augustana on Sep. 4 and open up play at home on Sep. 11 against Sioux Falls. 

A six-game home schedule highlights a big year for the MSU football team as it gets back to competing in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference after the 2020 campaign was canceled. Find the complete 2021 football schedule here.

Head Football Coach Mike Aldrich on the excitement surrounding the Beaver football program. "We are all excited for the 2021 season to kickoff.  We haven't played a game since 2019 and our student-athletes and coaches have handled the cancellation of the 2020 season so well, but we are ready to get back onto the field and compete."

Coach Aldrich continued. "We were able to take advantage of the year to continue to develop and grow, which allowed our young team to become older.  Every game is going to be a challenge, but we are just looking forward to competing every week!"

The Beavers open the 2021 season on the road against Augustana on Sep. 4 at 1 p.m. In 2019, The Vikings earned a 6-1 division record and an overall record of 9-2 to finish second in the NSIC South Division. 

MSU then comes back to Herb Parker Stadium for the much-anticipated home-opener against Sioux Falls on Sep. 11. The Beavers and Cougars kick-off scheduled for noon. Then the team hits the road to Wayne State College for a 6 p.m. kick-off against the Wildcats. 

Onward goes the schedule as the Beavers host Minnesota State on Saturday, Sep. 25 at Herb Parker Stadium. The opening kick-time is set for 6 p.m. against the 2019 NSIC Champions. The Mavericks finished an unblemished record of 11-0 in the conference and 14-1 overall. 

The matchup of the Beavers is set for Oct. 2 at Bemidji State with a 2 p.m. kickoff during the first weekend of October. Then the Beavers return home for homecoming against Minnesota State Moorhead on Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. Minot State Athletics will honor the Hall of Fame Classes of 2020 and 2021 at halftime. 

On Oct. 16, the Beavers travel to Aberdeen, South Dakota, to face the Northern State Wolves at 6 p.m. The Beavers play three of the last four games at Herb Parker Stadium with Upper Iowa set for kick-off on Oct. 23 at 11 a.m., Minnesota Duluth scheduled for Oct. 30 at 1 p.m.

Minot State hits the road to Bismarck, N.D., to face rivals UMary for the Battle of Big Lake Trophy and final road game on Nov. 6, at 2 p.m.

The Beavers wrap up the regular season against Concordia-St. Paul on Nov. 13 with kick-off scheduled at 11 a.m.
 

		2021 Minot State Football Schedule
Date	Day	Opponent	Time	Location
Sep. 4	Saturday	Augustana*	1 p.m.	Sioux Falls, SD
Sep. 11	Saturday	Sioux Falls*	1 p.m.	Minot, ND
Sep. 18	Saturday	Wayne State College*	6 p.m.	Wayne, NE
Sep. 25	Saturday	Minnesota State*	6 p.m.	Minot, ND
Oc.t 2	Saturday	Bemidji State*	2 p.m.	Bemidji, MN
Oct. 9	Saturday	Minnesota State Moorhead* (Homecoming)	2 p.m.	Minot, ND
Oct. 16	Saturday	Northern State*	6 p.m.	Aberdeen, SD
Oct. 23	Saturday	Upper Iowa*	11 a.m.	Minot, ND
Oct. 30	Saturday	Minnesota Duluth*	1 p.m.	Minot, ND
Nov. 6	Saturday	UMary*	2 p.m.	Bismarck, ND
Nov. 13	Saturday	Concordia-St. Paul*	11 a.m.	Minot, ND
*NSIC Game		Schedule Breakdown
		Home Games: 6
		Road Games: 5

About Minot State
Minot State University is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) and NCAA Division II offering 14 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletics programs. The NSIC is a premier NCAA DII, 16-member conference featuring teams in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Iowa. The Beavers are the only public NCAA Division II institution in the state of North Dakota.