Olivet football headlines
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Football: Olivet stings Kalamazoo, 42-14, in MIAA-opener
October 07, 2023 -
Olivet beats Alfred State, 40-19
September 30, 2023
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Hope springs eternal: Calvin adding football
October 28, 2022Division III's greatest basketball rivalry, and perhaps D-III's best rivalry in any sport, will finally be coming to the gridiron, as Calvin University, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is adding football for a future season.
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Olivet opens MIAA play with 33-10 win at Alma
October 02, 2021ALMA, Mich. – The Olivet College football team opened Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) play with a 33-10 win over Alma College this afternoon at Bahlke Field. With the win, the Comets stay perfect on the season at 4-0.
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Olivet opens season with 55-14 victory over Kalamazoo
March 21, 2021
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UMAC adds Finlandia for 2021
October 02, 2020With 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.
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Olivet defeats Alma, 28-13, to stay in second-place in the MIAA standings
November 09, 2019ALMA, Mich. – The Olivet College football team stayed in sole possession of second-place in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) standings with a 28-13 win over Alma College today at Bahlke Field in Alma.
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Details make difference for unbeaten Comets
October 23, 2019After Olivet dropped three games by five points or less in 2018, the Comets challenged their players over the offseason. The early results have been impressive. More in a feature by Joe Sager.
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Olivet stays perfect with 34-17 win at Trine
October 19, 2019ANGOLA, Ind. – The Olivet College football team stayed perfect on the season with a 34-17 win over Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Trine (Ind.) University this afternoon at Fred Zollner Athletic Stadium in Angola, Indiana.
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Olivet celebrates Homecoming with 21-17 win over Adrian
October 12, 2019OLIVET, Mich. – Sophomore Anthony Merriman intercepted a pass at the one-yard line to help the Olivet College football team defeat Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Adrian College, 21-17, on Homecoming this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.
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Olivet routs Finlandia, 63-6, in MIAA-opener
October 05, 2019HANCOCK, Mich. – The Olivet College football team had no trouble in defeating Finlandia University, 63-6, in its Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) opener at McAfee Field in Hancock.
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McMinn's 189 yards lead Olivet to 21-6 win over Benedictine
September 21, 2019
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Olivet uses big second quarter to defeat Concordia Chicago, 54-24
September 14, 2019RIVER FOREST, Ill. – The Olivet College football team scored a touchdown on each of its six first-half possessions, and never looked back in defeating Concordia University Chicago, 54-24, today at Concordia Stadium in River Forest, Illinois.
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Olivet rallies to beat Wilmington, 20-17, in season-opener
September 07, 2019WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Olivet College football team came-from-behind to beat Wilmington (Ohio) College, 20-17, this evening in its season-opener at Williams Stadium in Wilmington, Ohio.
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Olivet comes-from-behind to nip Alma, 37-34, on Senior Day
November 03, 2018Lane Porter threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Jodway with 1:33 left, and sophomore Devin Pascavage intercepted an Alma College pass with 23 seconds left to lift the Olivet College football team past the Scots, 37-34, on Senior Day at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.
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Olivet rallies to beat Kalamazoo, 21-17
October 27, 2018
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Olivet routs Finlandia, 72-7, in MIAA-opener
September 29, 2018
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Olivet rolls past Benedictine, 42-16
September 15, 2018LISLE, Ill. – The Olivet College football team scored five offensive touchdowns and a special teams touchdown to defeat Benedictine (Ill.) University, 42-16, today at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex in Lisle, Illinois.
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Olivet piles up 579 yards in 52-25 win over Concordia Chiago
September 08, 2018
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Olivet uses big plays to beat Albion, 47-26
October 14, 2017Senior Jerome Washington rushed for 265 yards and the defense allowed only 24 yards after halftime, as the Olivet College football team rolled to a 47-26 victory over Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association rival Albion College on a rain-soaked afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.
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Olivet beats Kalamazoo, 40-6
October 07, 2017The Olivet College football team rolled up 468 yards of offense and the defense scored two touchdowns in a 40-6 win over Kalamazoo College this afternoon at Angell Field in Kalamazoo.
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Olivet scores in all three phases to beat Aurora, 37-21
September 16, 2017The Olivet College football team scored a touchdown on offense, defense and special teams to beat Aurora (Ill.) University, 37-31, this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.
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OIivet defeats Elmhurst, 26-20
September 09, 2017The Olivet College football team defeated Elmhurst (Ill.) College, 26-20, today at Langhorst Field in Elmhurst, Illinois.
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Finlandia finds a home
May 26, 2017The number of independents in Division III football is dwindling away, as Finlandia will become an affiliate member of the MIAA in football in 2018.
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Olivet offensive coordinator takes over as head coach
January 09, 2017Just a few short weeks after Dan Pifer resigned to choose a Division II job, Olivet has promoted offensive coordinator Dan Musielewicz to take over for him.
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Olivet coach takes Division II job
December 19, 2016Dan Pifer led Olivet for five seasons, including taking the Comets to the 2016 Division III playoffs. He'll take over as the head coach at Walsh.
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Academic All-America team released
December 02, 2016The 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III football team was led by a punter: Ryan Anderson of Olivet, who compiled a 4.0 GPA.
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Season ends for Olivet with 37-12 loss to John Carroll in NCAA Playoffs
November 19, 2016The Olivet College football team saw its season come to an end with a 37-12 loss to John Carroll (Ohio) University today at Wasmer Field and inside the Don Shula Stadium in University Heights, Ohio.
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Olivet clinches outright MIAA title with 44-27 win over Trine
November 12, 2016The Olivet College football team clinched an outright MIAA title with a 44-27 win over Trine (Ind.) University this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. The outright title is the first in school history since 1974. Combined with last year’s championship, the Comets have won back-to-back MIAA titles for the first time since 1913 and 1914.
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Out of the darkness, light
November 10, 2016Sometimes, things don’t go your way. Sometimes, your highest expectations are crushed by unanticipated disappointment. But even if your team goes 0-for-2016, there's reason for hope. Around the Nation talks to five coaches who have brought their programs up from the bottom.
