• Lake Forest Defense Dominates on Windy Day at Beloit
    November 05, 2022
    The Forester football team posted a 36-3 victory at Beloit College on Saturday and pulled into a tie for first place in the Midwest Conference standings.
  • Lake Forest Runs Away from Monmouth in Second Half
    October 29, 2022
    The Forester football team remained in the Midwest Conference title hunt by defeating Monmouth College 31-14 on Saturday.
  • Foresters Blank Grinnell, Improve to 6-1
    October 22, 2022
    The Lake Forest College football team defeated visiting Grinnell College 49-0 on Saturday.
  • Winning Streaks Finally End with Last-Minute Loss to Ripon
    October 15, 2022
    The Lake Forest College football team suffered its first loss to a Midwest Conference member since the 2019 season finale on Saturday, falling 16-14 to visiting Ripon College on a last-minute touchdown.
  • Foresters Celebrate Homecoming with Rout of Illinois College
    October 08, 2022
    The Lake Forest College football team pulled away in the second half and defeated Illinois College 40-7 in Saturday's Homecoming game.
  • Foresters Run Over Cornell, Improve to 4-0
    October 01, 2022
    The Lake Forest College football team rushed for 325 yards and a program record 9.0 yards per attempt in a 41-7 victory at Cornell College on Saturday.
  • Lake Forest Routs Knox to Extend Winning Streaks
    September 17, 2022
    The Forester football team extended several winning streaks by posting a 48-14 victory over visiting Knox College on Saturday.
  • Foresters Begin MWC Title Defense by Shutting Out Lawrence on the Road
    September 10, 2022
    The Lake Forest College football team opened Midwest Conference play with a 55-0 victory at Lawrence University Saturday night.
  • Lake Forest Pulls Away in Second Half, Starts 2022 with Win over Wisconsin Lutheran
    September 03, 2022
    The Forester football team rolled to a 42-7 victory over visiting Wisconsin Lutheran College on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
  • Another new bowl comes to Wisconsin
    July 18, 2022
    The midwest is getting a second Division III football bowl game, following on the success of the Culver's Isthmus Bowl in 2021.
  • Punt returning an 'out-of-body experience'
    November 03, 2021
    For Lake Forest's A.J. Jackson, returning punts is all about letting it flow. And Jackson's opponents are so hesitant to kick it to him that they would rather shank one out of bounds. Joe Sager has more in a D3football.com feature.
  • That extra jolt of inspiration
    September 11, 2019
    Jordan McInerney has moments where he’s worn out, where he teeters on the brink of feeling as if he as doesn’t have anything left to give on the football field. And then the Lake Forest senior defensive lineman looks down at his wristband, one made in honor of his sister Madelyn.
  • Read & React: Fast cleats to fill
    September 09, 2018
    North Central and Lake Forest both graduated All-America running backs, but started their seasons with promising production from the position. It helps that each team also returns its experienced star quarterback.
  • Podcast: Sounds like spring
    March 26, 2018
    We chat with new W&L coach Garrett LeRose, while Lake Forest coach Jim Catanzaro talks about his program and his position on the football NCAA committee, including how they make the last at-large picks. And we hear from Allegheny coach B.J. Hammer about rebuilding the 1990 Division III national champion. 
  • Midwest's best
    September 28, 2017
    Three players from the region are leading the nation in their respective categories through Week 4. Players from this region lead Division III in rushing, passing, and sacks. Now, their teams need to convert those individual stats into more team victories.
  • Joey Valdivia Repeats as MWC Offensive Performer of the Week
    September 25, 2017
    Lake Forest College football player Joey Valdivia was named Midwest Conference Offensive Performer of the Week on Monday after rushing for five touchdowns in a 42-26 victory Saturday night at Lawrence University.
  • Foresters Gain School Record 623 Yards in Victory at Lawrence
    September 23, 2017
    Junior wide receiver Chris Edomwande caught seven passes and accounted for 153 of the Lake Forest College football team's program record 623 yards of offense in a 42-26 victory Saturday night at Lawrence University.
  • Courtney and Valdivia Named MWC Performers of the Week
    September 20, 2017
    Lake Forest College football players Charles Courtney and Joey Valdivia were named Midwest Conference Special Teams and Offensive Player of the Week, respectively, on Monday after leading the team to a 48-46 triumph over visiting Carleton College on Saturday.
  • Off to the races
    September 13, 2017
    Lake Forest's Joey Valdivia had a breakout 2016 season. That's in the past, and he's already on pace to have an even more impressive 2017. More in Around the Midwest.
  • Foresters Edge Out Carleton in High-Scoring Affair
    September 09, 2017
    In a game where every point mattered, senior kicker Charles Courtney had 12 of them to help lead the Lake Forest College football team to a 48-46 triumph over visiting Carleton College on Saturday.
  • Lake Forest Begins 2017 with Victory at Beloit
    September 02, 2017
    Senior tailback Joey Valdivia finished with 295 rushing yards to help lead the Forester football team to a season-opening 37-27 triumph at Beloit College on Saturday.
  • Remembering a fallen brother
    October 13, 2016
    At Wittenberg, or Lake Forest, a helmet sticker hardly suffices to counteract the emotion of losing a teammate. But both teams are dealing with the loss in the best way they know how.
  • Finally healthy and running wild
    September 20, 2016
    Lake Forest's Joey Valdivia struggled to stay on the field in his first three seasons. He's off to a breakneck pace in 2016, hoping to stay on the field to complete an impressive senior campaign. More in Around the Midwest.
  • The wait is over for UChicago
    May 11, 2016
    Nearly a year ago, sources told D3football.com that the University of Chicago was headed to the Midwest Conference. This was finally announced.
  • Best road trips: Week 7
    August 09, 2013
    It's tough to get in three games in a shorter amount of driving than you can this week.
  • Macalester football to join MWC
    April 24, 2013
    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.
  • Lake Forest Defeats Ripon 17-7, Clinches at Least a Share of MWC Title
    October 27, 2012
    The Lake Forest College football team defeated visiting Ripon College 17-7 on Saturday to clinch at least a share of the 2012 Midwest Conference championship. Junior linebacker Bryce Jones and senior safety Aidan Price led a Forester defense that kept the Red Hawks off the scoreboard after the visitors' first possession of the game.
  • Lake Forest putting past behind it
    October 16, 2012
    For coach Jim Catanzaro, it’s the past that has helped drive Lake Forest to its success this season. Not living in the past, but reminding the players it’s a place they don’t want to go back to.
  • Jim Catanzaro Sheds Interim Tag and Remains Foresters' Head Coach
    December 20, 2011
    Lake Forest College Director of Athletics Jackie Slaats announced Tuesday that Jim Catanzaro has officially been named the Foresters' head football coach. Catanzaro had been the program's interim head coach since April of 2009.
  • Lake Forest Falls to St. Norbert
    November 05, 2011
    The Forester football team was defeated 41-6 by visiting St. Norbert College on Saturday. Senior wide receiver Kevin Davis scored the lone touchdown for Lake Forest on a 21-yard run.
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