Mike McElroy, Bethel's defensive coordinator since 2017, will be the Royals' next head coach. He replaces Steve Johnson, who retired after 35 seasons at the helm.
For the third consecutive season the Bethel University football team is headed to the MIAC Championship game finishing undefeated in the Skyline Division with a 31-14 win over Concordia Saturday afternoon at Royal Stadium.
Steve Johnson, head football coach at Bethel for 34 seasons, has announced that this will be his last. The announcement comes on the heels of him winning his 250th career game, tops among active D-III football coaches.
In his 35th season at the helm of the Bethel University football program, head coach Steve Johnson captured his 250th career win with the Royals 40-0 defeat of Carleton Saturday afternoon in Northfield.
Senior quarterback George Bolt threw for a career-high 271 yards on 20-of-28 throwing while adding a career-high three rushing touchdowns as the Bethel University football team landed a 49-7 win over Hamline.
Senior quarterback George Bolt threw for a career-high 271 yards on 20-of-28 throwing while adding a career-high three rushing touchdowns as the Bethel University football team landed a 49-7 win over Hamline.
Division III football players were shut out of the NFL draft once again, but Chris Toth, who has been watched by scouts for at least two seasons, got a minicamp invite from the Bears, Ike Irabor got a call from the Giants, and Travis Sinclair heard from the Vikings. And they're not alone.
The phrase Big Man On Campus is classic, maybe out of date, but never more appropriate than it is for Jaran Roste. He helps students find internships, teaches classes, loves the World Cup, and oh yes, has quarterbacked the Royals to the quarterfinals. Joe Sager has more.
When the season started, 28 of the top 30 players for Bethel were returning, so there wasn't much chance for a freshman to break into the lineup. But Devin Williams and David Geebli have, and have thrived. Greg Thomas has more.
Veteran teams hit the ground running in camp all over Division III football, and that's definitely true for Hardin-Simmons and Bethel. We talk to the two teams who had diverging destinies on Selection Sunday last year about their motivations for 2022 and more in our latest podcast.
Bethel went from the highs to the lows and back to the highs on Saturday and Sunday, and face another potential drama-filled weekend coming up. Joe Sager has more in a Road to the Stagg Bowl feature.
The Johnnies and Royals have their work cut out for them this week, but bring quality defenses into their quarterfinal matchups at UMHB at UWW. Joe Sager has more in a Road to the Stagg Bowl feature.
Brockport and Frostburg State were both bounced from the 2018 Division III playoffs, while Muhlenberg shut Randolph-Macon down and Mount Union, UW-Whitewater, St. John's and UMHB rolled. More in the full second-round wrapup.
St. Norbert pulled off the first-round road win, while UW-Whitewater, Bethel and North Central cruised in the bottom left-hand corner of the bracket in the first round of the 2018 Division III football playoffs.
Wesley knocked off its unbeaten archrival, North Central handled Illinois Wesleyan, St. Thomas had to rally down two scores in the fourth quarter and Bethel made sure everyone knew it was ranked for a reason in Saturday's Division III football Top 25 action.
Scots center Patrick Mohorcic was voted team captain of the Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team, which is focused on community service. He's the second D-III captain in as many years, and one of several D-III players on the team.
There were lots of yards and lots of points in a few of Saturday's games, but Brockport's defense came through late and Hamilton won in an exciting finish. And Bethel got Steve Johnson his 200th career victory. That and more in Saturday's national roundup.
The Knights won a defensive battle at No. 19 Bethel, while F&M scored twice in the final five minutes to knock off No. 23 Muhlenberg. Whitewater and Wesley rolled in their season debuts. More in the Top 25 wrapup.
Ursinus and a Division II school played to a scoreless regulation, then needed five overtimes to decide it. Meanwhile, elsewhere in Pennsylvania, F&M and Lebanon Valley renewed their rivalry with a high-scoring battle.
A team that works well together wins together. And as four of Bethel's defensive backs have discovered this season, apparently living together doesn't hurt either.
St. John's and Hampden-Sydney handed Gustavus Adolphus and Emory and Henry their first losses of the season on Saturday, while Bethel topped Chicago in similar fashion. Meanwhile, Pacific beat PLU for the first time since 1972.
Linfield scored the final 28 points to rally from a 21-3 deficit, while Bethel lost its starting quarterback but held Wartburg out of the end zone on their final play. St. John Fisher pulled the predicted upset. Full playoff wrapup.
With the game knotted at 14 heading into the final quarter, the Bethel University football team demonstrated perseverance and toughness—two principles the squad preaches every day—to defeat Wartburg College at home 34-27.
The first round of playoffs had a couple of thrillers, with Ithaca, Franklin and Wesley rallying, as well as St. John Fisher doing what St. John Fisher does in November. That and more in our full wrapup.
Bethel University's football team made a statement in Saturday's opening round game of the NCAA Division III Championships, as they upended St. Scholastica on the Mall of America Field 70-13. That statement was that the Royals have no intention of leaving the postseason anytime soon.
Already crowned 2013 MIAC football champions, Bethel wasn't satisfied with just a title. Instead they were thirsty for something that had only been done once before in program history—finish the regular season undefeated.
Bethel University will return to the NCAA Division III Playoffs for the eighth time in the last 14 years, as Saturday's 47-0 shutout against St. Olaf earned BU their fifth MIAC Football Championship in program history.
Quarterback Erik Peterson finished Saturday's conference tilt 18-of-23 for 282 yards, zero interceptions, and three touchdowns to help Bethel rout Hamline University on the road 55-6.
The No. 5 Royals scored in the final minute to top No. 9 St. Thomas, while Rowan upset the No. 11 Wolverines and Dubuque cruised past the 21st-ranked Kohawks.