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.
NEW ULM, Minn. - The Martin Luther College football team closed the conference season undefeated and pushed its overall winning streak to nine games following a 47-18 win over Crown College in Saturday's regular season finale.
NEW ULM, Minn. - The Martin Luther College football team clinched at least a share of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference championship with a 40-6 win over MacMurray College on Saturday.
The two teams entered the day tied atop the conference standings with matching 6-0 records in league play. With a win, the Knights could also clinch the UMAC's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division III Footall Championship.
Martin Luther is a small school with a small recruiting base and, of course, a small football team. But the Knights have been on the rise the past few years, and in coach Mark Stein's fourth year, they are competing for a playoff bid. Joe Sager has more in a D3football.com feature.
MORRIS, Minn. - Martin Luther College senior wide receiver Josh Arndt put his name in the school's record books as the football team won 41-28 at Minnesota Morris on Saturday.
NEW ULM, Minn. - The Martin Luther College football team rallied from a halftime deficit to top Westminster 28-12 in front of a large Homecoming crown on Saturday.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa - The Martin Luther College football team erased a two-score deficit in the final eight minutes to win 28-21 at Iowa Wesleyan on Saturday.
MORRIS, Minn. - The Martin Luther College football team opened its season with a thrilling 14-7 win at Minnesota Morris in a non-conference contest Saturday.
Mere weeks before training camp opened, Martin Luther changed coaches, pulling its new coach out of the admissions office. Despite the short turnaround, the Knights have been making some changes.
NEW ULM, Minn. - The Martin Luther College football team was unable to hold a fourth quarter lead in a 28-21 loss to Westminster in Saturday's season finale at the MLC Bowl.
This past week, Maranatha Baptist had to cancel a game because it didn't have enough players. And they're not the only teams getting by with short rosters.
ST. PAUL - The Martin Luther College football team was unable to slow down the Northwestern ground atack in a 41-27 loss in a rare Saturday night game that was delayed by half an hour due to storms in the area.
The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference, which lost Presentation earlier this year when it decided to leave the conference, will return to 10 football programs in 2013 when Iowa Wesleyan joins.
MINNEAPOLIS - The MLC football team rode a school-record five touchdown runs by Tyler Dorn to a 45-22 win over MacMurray at the Metrodome Friday night.
NEW ULM, Minn. - The MLC football team dominated the time of possession and total yardage categories, but saw six turnovers prove costly in a 35-26 loss to Northwestern Saturday.
GREENVILLE, Ill. - The MLC football team cut a three-score deficit to seven in the fourth quarter, but couldn't complete the comeback in a 49-35 loss Saturday afternoon.
NEW ULM, Minn. - The MLC football team once again struggled with turnovers early against Presentation that proved costly in a 28-6 loss to the Saints Saturday.
NEW ULM, Minn. - The MLC football team had a big day offensively, but were unable to get enough stops late in the game in a 44-40 loss to UM-Morris in the Knights' conference opener.
NEW ULM, Minn. - The MLC football team turned the ball over nine times on the way to a 26-12 loss to Maranatha Baptist Bible College Saturday afternoon.