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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
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.