As we head into the final weekend of the season’s first month, 39 teams sit at either 3-0 or 4-0. Many are the usual suspects, including 18 teams ranked in the latest Top 25 poll. Others, however, are off to more historic starts. More in Around the Nation.
This play practically defies description. Check out the amazing catch this player made, first while in the air and then while on his back. It's the D3football.com Play of the Week.
Lawrence University scored a touchdown on the final play of the game to hand the Prairie Fire a heartbreaking 23-20 Midwest Conference loss on November 9.
The addition will give the Midwest Conference 12 teams and a title game starting in 2014. It also means that Macalester will not bring football back to the MIAC in the near future.
Damon Tomeo, who is also a former D-II head coach, will be Knox's 30th coach in 117 seasons and takes over the Prairie Fire after a four-year stretch in which the team went 4-36.
Chad Eisele, who is both coach and athletic director at Knox, took over the coaching position three years ago. He'll step back down at the end of the season to focus on his AD duties.
The Prairie Fire stayed within striking distance of Monmouth College and its high-powered offense for about three full quarters before the Fighting Scots rolled off 29 straight points to claim a 56-27 win Saturday afternoon in the 123rd Bronze Turkey Game.
The Prairie Fire played inspired football but came up just short against Lake Forest College, losing 31-27 Saturday afternoon on Senior and Parents Day at the Knosher Bowl.
The Prairie Fire and Grinnell College played even for the first half, but the Pioneers found the end zone on four straight trips then held on to win 43-35 in Grinnell, Iowa.
Beloit College scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to break open a close game and defeat the Prairie Fire in Midwest Conference play 34-20 Saturday at the Knosher Bowl.
St. Norbert College, after fumbling on its opening drive, scored touchdowns on three of its next four possessions and went on to defeat the Prairie Fire 43-7 in Midwest Conference play Saturday in DePere, Wisconsin.
The Prairie Fire offense had a big day, piling up the highest point total in a game in nearly six years. Lawrence University, however, had an even bigger day offensively and came away with a 63-42 victory Saturday in the Midwest Conference opener for both teams at the Knosher Bowl.
Each week during the regular season we look at some of the key statistical performances from the weekend in Division III football, highlighting one per region.
This is Rivalry Week, where the games are big and the legends are bigger. This week, teams from around the nation meet their fiercest competitors. With a win in this game, even a 1-9 team can go out a champion.
Another new bowl comes to Wisconsin
July 18, 2022The midwest is getting a second Division III football bowl game, following on the success of the Culver's Isthmus Bowl in 2021.
