Ripon football headlines

  • Red Hawks Roll Lawrence to Close Out 2023
    November 11, 2023
  • Sizzling Offense Leads Ripon to Sixth Consecutive Win Over Beloit
    November 04, 2023
  • High-Flying Scots Defeat Ripon at Hopp Stadium
    October 28, 2023
  • Football Stuns Lake Forest in Hopp Stadium Grand Opening
    October 21, 2023
  • Ripon Upended at Chicago
    October 14, 2023
  • Defense Leads Red Hawks Past Knox
    October 07, 2023
  • Football Defeated in Inaugural Game at Hopp Stadium
    September 30, 2023
    The Ripon football program has been competing for over a century, but Saturday was a day like no other.
  • Recap: MSJ pulls away, Ripon survives, Carleton falls
    October 22, 2022
    Ripon and Mount St. Joseph remained unbeaten, Bowdoin beat Wesleyan for the first time since 2011, and Carleton's unbeaten run ended as five Division III football games went to overtime on Saturday in Week 8 action. 
  • Ernst's farewell tour off to a hot start
    September 15, 2022
    Over the summer, Ripon coach Ron Ernst announced he would be retiring. So far, his 32nd and final season is off to a hot start, and Ernst and the Redhawks are enjoying the success, as well as the well-wishes. Brian Lester has more.
  • Ripon coach to retire following season
    August 10, 2022
    Ron Ernst, who is entering his 32nd year as head football coach at Ripon, has said the 2022 season will be his last at the helm of the Red Hawks.
  • 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.
  • Ripon Receives Six All-Conference Selections
    November 13, 2018
    GRINNELL, Iowa - Ripon's football team received six All-Conference selections Tuesday, as released by the Midwest Conference office. The Red Hawks, which finished the season with a 7-3 record, received three First Team selections, while also earning three Second Team selections.
  • Ripon Freshman Quarterback Cormac Madigan Wins MWC North Newcomer of the Year Award
    November 13, 2018
    GRINNELL, Iowa - Ripon College Freshman Quarterback Cormac Madigan has been named Midwest Conference North Division Newcomer of the Year, as released Tuesday by the conference office.
  • Ripon Wins Doehling-Heselton Trophy For 19th Consecutive Season
    November 03, 2018
    RIPON, Wis. - The Doehling-Heselton Trophy will reside in Ripon for at least one more year. The Red Hawks defeated Lawrence 52-0 Saturday afternoon to retain the trophy, which is awarded annually to the winner of this rivalry game, for the 19th consecutive season. Ripon has won 21 of the last 22 meetings against the Vikings in what is the oldest college football rivalry in the state of Wisconsin, dating back to the 1893 season.
  • Ripon's Cormac Madigan Named Midwest Conference Offensive Performer of the Week
    October 15, 2018
    Freshman Quarterback Cormac Madigan had a game for the ages Saturday, helping Ripon defeat Beloit College 49-14. That helped him earn Midwest Conference Offensive Performer of the Week honors, as released Monday by the conference office.
  • Cormac Madigan's Career Day Highlights Ripon Victory
    October 13, 2018
    RIPON, Wis. - In the 127-year history of the Ripon College football program, there hasn't been many single game performances better than the one Cormac Madigan had in Saturday's 49-14 win against Beloit College. The freshman quarterback rushed for 281 yards on 19 carries (14.8 ypc), which is the second-most single game rushing yards in school history, just 12 shy of the school record. He also scored six touchdowns (five in the first half), breaking Ripon's single game record, which had stood for 25 years. Madigan was part of a Red Hawks rushing attack that totaled 525 yards, which is the fifth-most single game rushing yards in program history.
  • Ripon's Lane Barnes Named Midwest Conference Defensive Performer of the Week
    September 24, 2018
    Junior Defensive Back Lane Barnes played a key role in the Ripon College football team's 28-3 victory against Knox College on Saturday. Monday, Barnes was rewarded for his effort as he was named Midwest Conference Defensive Performer of the Week. He has been a cornerstone of a Red Hawk defense that has not allowed a touchdown in their last two games.
  • Red Hawks Defeat Knox Behind Suffocating Defense
    September 22, 2018
    RIPON, Wis. - For the second consecutive week, Ripon's defense did not yield a touchdown, defeating Knox College 28-3 Saturday afternoon for their second win in a row. The Red Hawks intercepted three passes, while breaking up eight passes, recording 11 tackles for a loss, sacking the quarterback three times, and limiting the Prairie Fire to just 49 rushing yards.
  • 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.
  • Ron Ernst Breaks Midwest Conference Record For Career Coaching Victories As Ripon Ends Season On Three-Game Win Streak
    November 14, 2015
    RIPON, Wis. - In the 95-year history of the Midwest Conference, there has now never been a Head Football Coach with more victories than Ripon College's Ron Ernst. Coach Ernst broke the MWC record for career coaching victories with the 160th win of his 25-year career with Saturday's 27-7 win against Lake Forest College. That marks three consecutive victories to end Ripon's season, matching their longest winning streak of the season.
  • 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.
  • Ripon is done waiting
    October 19, 2010
    You can tell it has been a crazy year in the Midwest Conference when the top team in the league is not named Monmouth or St. Norbert.
  • Giving themselves options
    October 14, 2010
    In an era when coaches scramble to keep up, it pays to zig when everyone else zags. That's why D-III's triple option offenses are having success on the ground. More in this week's Around the Nation.
  • Ripon trying to break through MWC ceiling
    October 08, 2008
    Ripon coach Ron Ernst has seen this all before -- the Red Hawks off to a flying start, hopes high for a possible Midwest Conference title before those hopes are dashed by a loss to St. Norbert, Monmouth, or both.