Rochester, MN -

On Monday, the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) recognized 94 MCAC football student-athletes from the eight participating programs as members of the 2021 All-MCAC Team. These awards are sponsored by the U.S. Marines, and were selected by the head football coaches in the MCAC.

After a highly competitive regular season for these athletes which saw North Dakota State College of Science (15 All-MCAC selections) go undefeated and earn a #2 national ranking, and Itasca Community College (14 All-MCAC selections) earn a #4 national ranking for much of the season with their one loss coming at the hands of NDSCS, the MCAC Football Playoffs are underway and have now narrowed the field down to its final two teams.  Itasca Community College, with their win over Minnesota West Community and Technical College (10 All-MCAC selections) yesterday, claim the top seed and home team designation in the MCAC Football Championship Game on Sunday, November 7 at Concordia University in St. Paul, MN.  Their opponent will be Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Fergus Falls and their 12 All-MCAC selections, who handed NDSCS their first loss of the season.

Rochester Community and Technical College had 13 athletes named to the All-MCAC team, while Central Lakes College, Vermilion Community College, and Mesabi Range College each had 10 selections.  

The MCAC Coach-of-the-Year is Eric Issendorf from NDSCS.  Issendorf led his team to an undefeated 8-0 record during the regular season and a quarterfinal playoff win before ending the season in the MCAC semifinals.

There will be an All-Region XIII Team and Region XIII Coach of the Year named following the conclusion of the MCAC football playoffs and end-of-season coaches meeting.

The complete All-MCAC Football list of student-athletes is below:  

For MCAC Football team and individual information, check out the following links:

MCAC Statistical Leaders: https://mcacsports.org/sports/fball/2021-22/leaders

MCAC Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/fball/2021-22/standings

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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system.  The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions.  The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.