INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference formally announced today its shortened football schedule for the 2021 spring season, following a unanimous vote of approval by the GLVC Council of Presidents on Oct. 6. 
 
The schedule features several new elements, including the divisional play and the league's first-ever GLVC Championship game – all of which were implemented to ensure the league's safe return to competition during the COVID-19 pandemic.  
 
For the first time in the nine-year history of GLVC football, the official season will be contested during the spring semester with a divisional schedule that includes a three-game, single-round-robin format.  UIndy, Lindenwood, McKendree and Quincy will compete in the East Division, while Missouri S&T, Southwest Baptist, Truman and William Jewell will make up the West Division.

After three weeks of divisional play on the first three Saturdays in April, the fifth and final week of the season will be Saturday, April 24, when each team will play its seeded counterpart from the other division, highlighted by the top-seeded teams from each division battling for the GLVC Championship.  Each division's second-place team will battle for third place overall, while the No. 3 and No. 4 teams will meet for fifth and seventh places, respectively.
 
"We are excited to have the opportunity to host a GLVC Football Championship Game for the first time in league history," said GLVC Commissioner Jim Naumovich. "Our spring divisional schedule will afford us the chance to bring our top seeds together to compete for a league title on April 24 and provide a unique experience for our student-athletes."
 
The complete 2021 spring season schedule and divisional alignment follows:
 

EAST DIVISION	WEST DIVISION
UIndy	Missouri S&T
Lindenwood	Southwest Baptist
McKendree	Truman
Quincy	William Jewell
SATURDAY, APRIL 3	SATURDAY, APRIL 10
UIndy at Quincy	UIndy at Lindenwood
Lindenwood at McKendree	Quincy at McKendree
Missouri S&T at William Jewell	William Jewell at Truman
Truman at SW Baptist	SW Baptist at Missouri S&T
SATURDAY, APRIL 17	SATURDAY, APRIL 24
McKendree at UIndy	#1 West at #1 East
Quincy at Lindenwood	#2 East at #2 West
SW Baptist at William Jewell	#3 West at #3 East
Truman at Missouri S&T	#4 East at #4 West