• Adrian hires local high school coach
    November 17, 2023
    After letting Jim Deere go midseason, Adrian found its next coach less than 30 miles away.
  • Adrian changes coaches midseason
    October 17, 2023
    At 1-6 on the season, Adrian accepted the resignation of coach Jim Deere, who has been coaching the Bulldogs for 14 seasons. That included trips to the playoffs in 2012 and 2014.
  • Hope springs eternal: Calvin adding football
    October 28, 2022
    Division III's greatest basketball rivalry, and perhaps D-III's best rivalry in any sport, will finally be coming to the gridiron, as Calvin University, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is adding football for a future season.
  • Honoring the fall's top performers
    November 16, 2020
    With the fall portion of the 2020-21 Division III football season complete, our honor roll looks back at the top individual performances from October and November in a special edition of the D3football.com Team of the Week.
  • Bluffton runs past Adrian
    October 24, 2020
    Because of the pandemic, Bluffton got just one chance to play this fall, but the Beavers' ground game was in midseason form as they rolled up 372 rushing yards in sending Adrian to a 1-2 finish for the fall.
  • Podcast: Gameday in the midwest
    October 23, 2020
    All four teams playing in October were supposed to take the field within a short drive of each other. Because of the pandemic, that didn't quite happen, but we check in with all four: Adrian, Bluffton, Manchester and Trine. Pat and Keith have that and more in the latest podcast.
  • Adrian runs past Manchester
    October 17, 2020
    The Spartans opened their new stadium, but it was Adrian who came away the victor, as the Bulldogs' top two backs combined to average 10 yards per carry in a 41-10 win.
  • Trine, Adrian roll up points in opener
    October 03, 2020
    Two MIAA rivals staged the first Division III football game of the 2020 calendar year, and Trine came away the victor in a game which included everything, including a socially distant handshake.
  • Kicking off in October
    October 02, 2020
    Four Division III teams are playing in October, and two of them are slated to take the field Saturday. Here's what's coming up as Adrian, Bluffton, Manchester and Trine suit up for the fall.
  • UMAC adds Finlandia for 2021
    October 02, 2020
    With the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference facing the potential loss of its automatic bid, the conference has turned to Finlandia. The program has won just two countable games in the past four seasons, including two winless seasons in the MIAA.
  • Podcast: Who's left standing?
    August 13, 2020
    Very few teams are still in a position to play ball this fall, but we talk to two schools who just had their season dashed this week and one which is still on course. Adrian has 150 players on campus already and is looking to play up to its maximum five games ... maybe more?
  • Jack Wurzer Makes MIAA Offensive Player of the Week Debut
    October 21, 2019
     Adrian College sophomore quarterback Jack Wurzer (Pinckney Community High School) has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association offensive player of the week in football, it was announced by the league office on Monday. It's his first weekly honor accorded by the MIAA.
  • Record-Setting Performance Leads Adrian Past MIAA Rival Alma, 34-31
    October 19, 2019
    ADRIAN, Mich.--Sophomore quarterback Jack Wurzer completed 24 of 32 passes for a school-record 403 yards and four touchdowns to lead Adrian to a come-from-behind 34-31 victory over visiting Alma in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football and Family Weekend action on Saturday.
  • @AdrianCollegeFB Lands 11 Student-Athletes on All-MIAA Teams; Seven Bulldogs on the First Unit
    November 14, 2017
    FREELAND, Mich.--The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association released Tuesday the 2017 All-MIAA football teams and 11 Adrian College student-athletes were selected by a vote of the league's seven head coaches. Highlighting the Bulldogs' presence are four-year all-conference pick senior defensive lineman Damon Fuller (Redford/Thurston High School) and three-time All-MIAA First Team junior running back Emmanuel Stewart (St. Petersburg, Fla./Gibbs HS). This represents the most all-conference Bulldogs since the 2014 squad produced 14.
  • Adrian WR Jerron McGaw Hauls in MIAA Offensive Player of the Week Award
    November 06, 2017
    FREELAND, Mich.--Adrian College junior wide receiver Jerron McGaw (Indianapolis, Ind./Thomas Carr Howe High School) has earned his second career Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association offensive player of the week award after a career day at Olivet College on Saturday, the MIAA announced on Monday. He also was selected the MIAA Offensive Player of the Week on Sep. 5 this fall.
  • Live video coverage: Trine at Adrian
    October 28, 2017
  • Adrian College Duo Garner MIAA Weekly Accolades
    October 03, 2017
    FREELAND, Mich.--The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Monday named Adrian College senior placekicker Cameron Cook (Linden High School) and junior running back Emmanuel Stewart (St. Petersburg, Fla./Gibbs High School) the special teams and offensive player of the week, respectively.
  • Junior Emmanuel Stewart Becomes Adrian's Career Rushing Leader in 34-32 Comeback Win over Albion
    September 30, 2017
    ADRIAN, Mich.--There's an old adage in sports that says it's not where you start, but how you finish. That rang true on Saturday night for the Adrian College football team that rallied from a 13-point deficit in the first quarter to defeat rival Albion College, 34-32, in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association for both schools.
  • Cameron Cook Wins MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week after Record-Setting Performance
    September 19, 2017
    FREELAND, Mich.--Adrian College senior placekicker Cameron Cook, of Linden High School, was named Monday the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Special Teams Player of the Week. He also earned the award on Sep 6, 2016, during his junior campaign.
  • Adrian Wide Receiver Jerron McGaw Tabbed First MIAA Offensive Player of the Week
    September 06, 2017
    FREELAND, Mich.--The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has selected Adrian College football junior wide receiver Jerron McGaw as the first MIAA Offensive Player of the Week this season.
  • Finlandia finds a home
    May 26, 2017
    The number of independents in Division III football is dwindling away, as Finlandia will become an affiliate member of the MIAA in football in 2018.
  • Adrian College Trio Highlight Seven-Bulldog Contingent on 2016 All-MIAA Team
    November 14, 2016
    FREELAND, Mich.--Seven Adrian College football student-athletes on Monday were named 2016 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, it was announced by MIAA Commissioner Penny Allen-Cook.
  • Bulldogs Travel to Angola, Ind., to Square Off Against Trine Thunder in Key MIAA Contest
    October 28, 2016
    ADRIAN, Mich.--The Adrian College football team will have its first road game in almost a month on Saturday when the Bulldogs travel to Angola, Ind., to play Trine University in an important Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association match-up. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the 5,000-seat Fred Zollner Athletic Stadium.
  • Adrian Offense Rolls, Defense Smothers Visiting Kalamazoo Hornets on Family Weekend, 31-13
    October 22, 2016
    ADRIAN, Mich.--Freshman quarterback Hunter Hamm had a stellar night in his first career start as Adrian College scored 31 unanswered points to win going away over visiting Kalamazoo, 31-13, in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football action on Saturday.
  • Balanced Attack, Strong Defense Sends Adrian Bulldogs to Non-MIAA Victory, 28-21
    October 08, 2016
    ADRIAN, Mich.--Junior Kyle Nutter ran for a career- and game-high 165 yards and he scored two touchdowns to set the tone for a 28-21 Adrian College football victory Saturday over non-conference opponent Lakeland.
  • Adrian's Connor Storms Boots Way to MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week
    October 03, 2016
    FREELAND, Mich.--Adrian College junior punter Connor Storms (Flint, Mich./Carman Ainsworth High School) has been selected the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Special Teams Player of the Week, it was announced by the MIAA office on Monday.
  • Adrian's Team Effort Leads to 28-21 MIAA Opening Win at Defending Co-Champion Albion
    October 01, 2016
    ALBION, Mich.--Joey Koscielski caught two touchdown passes, including the game-winner with 96 seconds remaining, to help the Adrian College football team defeat host Albion College, 28-21, in Saturday's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association opener.
  • Adrian's Team Effort Leads to 28-21 MIAA Opening Win at Defending Co-Champion Albion
    October 01, 2016
    ALBION, Mich.--Joey Koscielski caught two touchdown passes, including the game-winner with 96 seconds remaining, to help the Adrian College football team defeat host Albion College, 28-21, in Saturday's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association opener.
  • Preseason MIAA Favorite Adrian Begins Conference Play on the Road with Defending Co-Champion Albion
    September 30, 2016
    ADRIAN, Mich.--The Adrian College football team will have its 2016 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association opener on Saturday with a road match-up at Albion College, with kickoff at 4,244-seat Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium set for 1 p.m.
  • Adrian's Cameron Cook's Career Day Nets Weekly Accolades From MIAA, D3football
    September 06, 2016
    BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--Adrian College junior placekicker Cameron Cook (Linden, Mich.) made his first appearance on the season's first D3football.com Team of the Week Presented by Scoutware, the website announced on Tuesday.
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