With three games to go and Millikin 0-7, the school relieved Carlton Hall of his head coaching duties, effective immediately. He was 4-27 in three seasons at the helm of the Big Blue.
Mike Budziszewski, most recently offensive coordinator at Millikin, moves to Carroll, which is looking to move up the standings in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
After making a stellar comeback, the Millikin football team lost in heartbreaking fashion 53-50 to Carthage College on October 19 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Illinois.
The Millikin football team opened play in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin with a dominating 41-7 win at North Park University on September 21.
The Millikin University football team survived a determined Bluejays team, brutal weather conditions and a rash of injuries to defeat Elmhurst College 14-13 on October 20 in Elmhurst, Illinois.
Millikin football sent a large Homecoming crowd home happy with a 55-10 win over Carroll University on Oct. 6 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Illinois. Millikin improves to 4-1, 3-1 while Carroll goes to 2-3, 1-3.
The Millikin football team improved to 3-1 on the season with a 28-27 win over Augustana College on September 29 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Illinois.
While storms delayed some key games, Millikin and Hope were playing a great back-and-forth game as the Big Blue registered the only points of the second half. Plus, Wesley got off on the right foot and Springfield got six rushing TDs from its new QB. More in the Friday wrap.
The Millikin football team picked up its seventh win of the season defeating Elmhurst College 41-7 on November 4 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Illinois. Millikin improves to 7-2, 5-2 while Elmhurst falls to 2-7, 2-5).
The Millikin football team stayed in the battle for first place in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin with a 56-35 win over Carroll University on October 21 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Ill. Millikin is now 6-1 overall and 4-1 in CCIW games. Carroll goes to 1-6, 1-4.
St. John Fisher has had tough times on its way to its first win of the season, but on Saturday, it got it done, outlasting Utica in five OT. Plus there were other marathon games, thanks to lightning and heavy downpours. More in the national roundup.
Millikin notched a huge CCIW win over Wheaton on Saturday. The Big Blue now want to prove that this season's team is more than a one-game wonder. More in Around the Midwest.
Top-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor won in a defensive battle and Wesley won on the road in overtime, while Wheaton lost for the second consecutive time and George Fox made its statement for joining the ranked club. More in the Top 25 wrapup.
The Millikin football team staged a stunning 35-31 come from behind victory over #13 Wheaton College in front of a large Homecoming crowd at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Illinois on October 7. The victory breaks Millikin’s 16 game losing streak against the Thunder. Millikin is now 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. Wheaton goes to 4-2, 2-2.
The Millikin football team improved to 3-1 on the season with a 30-15 win at North Park University in Chicago on September 30. The Big Blue are now 1-1 in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play and 2-0 on the road in 2017. North Park goes to 1-4, 0-3.
After trailing 7-0 at halftime, the Millikin football team scored 28 second half points to win a thriller at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 28-26 on September 9 in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Big Blue are now 2-0 on the season.
The Millikin football team earned a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) road win 22-10 at Carroll University on October 22 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The Big Blue improve to 4-3, 3-2 while Carroll goes to 0-7, 0-5.
A summer on Capitol Hill, an internship at a national convention, or a spring abroad at an embassy can shed light on how much work goes on beyond the commercials and 24-hour cable news. The preparation, teamwork, and sacrifice these D-III football players observed isn’t so different from a football season.
After spending five seasons turning around the Rhodes football program, Dan Gritti will take on another challenge: turning around a Millikin program which has won 16 games in five seasons.