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Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC)-(NCAA Division III)

Overview: The University of Redlands Bulldogs finished the 2021 season undefeated against teams not named the Linfield University Wildcats. While the Bulldogs finished 8-0 against opponents other than the Oregon-based Wildcats, as well as 6-0 in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) action last fall, both of their losses not only came to Linfield, neither game was even close.

But to even earn an opportunity for a rematch against Linfield, Redlands had to take care of business in SCIAC play. And the Bulldogs did just that, as they outscored their SCIAC opponents 256-92, with their closest games coming against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (7-3, 4-2 in 2021) in a 22-19 road win on October 2, as well as a 28-24 home win over Chapman (7-3, 4-2) on October 23. Both wins turned out to be the difference in not only giving Redlands the SCIAC title but also the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.

However, against the likes of Linfield, as mentioned above, it was the Wildcats that won convincingly in both meetings, winning 51-10 in the regular-season contest on September 17, and 44-10 in the first round of the D-III playoffs on November 20. The latter loss to Linfield ended Redlands' season at 8-2 overall.

As the 2022 season approaches, Redlands received five of seven first-place votes to earn the nod as the team to beat in the SCIAC this fall. Still, don't be surprised if C-M-S, Chapman, and Cal Lutheran (6-3, 3-3) all give the Bulldogs a tremendous challenge before the season comes to a close.

2021 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Football Final Standings

2022 Schedules (Teams listed in alphabetical order, click the links below to access to find the schedules)

NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2022 season. When the team's schedule is submitted, the link (s) will appear in each blog post. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.

Cal Lutheran

Chapman

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

La Verne

Pomona-Pitzer

Redlands

Whittier

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