Southwestern football headlines
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SCAC announces football planNovember 02, 2022A new full member, an associate member, a member adding football and bringing its teams playing elsewhere back home have the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference looking to get an automatic bid again by 2026.
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Southwestern announces move to SAAAugust 19, 2021In 2023, Southwestern will leave the American Southwest Conference and join the Southern Athletic Association for football, reversing the path that Austin College is taking this season.
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Austin College brings football back to ASCAugust 15, 2020After four seasons as an affiliate member of the SAA expires at the end of this academic year, Austin College is coming back to an old home: the American Southwest Conference.
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ATN Podcast: Trying to break throughJuly 29, 2018How do you break into the upper echelon of the ASC? How do you get into contention in the WIAC? In the latest D3football.com Around the Nation podcast, Pat and Keith talk to coaches trying to do just that, plus, hey, gray turf.
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Pirates Rout McMurry in First ASC WinSeptember 09, 2017Making their maiden voyage into their new waters, the American Southwest Conference, the Southwestern Pirates stymied the McMurry War Haws 56-12 Saturday evening at Birkelbach Field.
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Pirates Rally Falls Short at Denison, 49-31September 02, 2017The Southwestern Pirates opened the game with a 14-0 lead but couldn't maintain the lead as Denison came from behind for the 49-31 win in Granville, Ohio Saturday evening.
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A focus on the family at UMHBNovember 15, 2016UMHB star Baylor Mullins played high school ball with his father and brother as his coaches. Today, his dad is helping to coach the Cru, just on the opposite side of the ball.
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Out of the darkness, lightNovember 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.
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Southwestern, TLU to join ASC for footballDecember 03, 2015When two of the SCAC's football programs aligned with the Southern Athletic Association last month, it seemed inevitable the other two would end up with the American Southwest Conference. And indeed, that's how it ends up.
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Southwestern to honor first senior in 65 years on SaturdayNovember 12, 2015Nick Mask suited up this season as the first football senior at Southwestern University since 1950.
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The perfect play callNovember 10, 2015Making the play call at exactly the right time, and executing it, is what it takes in this game. And if that means your punter is throwing a jump pass, hey, if it works ... that's the D3football.com Play of the Week.
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Not good enough? Not likely!October 28, 2015Micah Sherman was told by the doubters he wasn’t good enough to play college football. But if they only knew his story, a story filled with adversity, they would have never doubted him. The skills that helped him survive in a Russian orphanage make football look like child's play.
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Best road trips of 2015: Week 4August 10, 2015Pack up the car. You have a long drive ahead of you, but you have a whole extra day to do it.
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Southwestern still pushing aheadOctober 22, 2014While other second-year programs have multiple wins under their belt, the 'W' column hasn't looked as rosy for Southwestern. But they are still making progress as a program.
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Pirates and Tigers set to tussle in San AntonioOctober 14, 2014Southwestern and Trinity will both look to snap losing skids Saturday as they meet up in a non-conference matchup at Tiger Stadium.
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Pirates Host Oklahoma Panhandle St. in First Ever MeetingOctober 07, 2014Southwestern looks to get back into the win column as Oklahoma Panhandle State comes to town for the first ever meeting between the two programs.
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Southwestern returns home for tilt with Austin CollegeSeptember 30, 2014Southwestern returns home to face a surging Austin College team that ranks near the top of the league in rushing.
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Turnovers Plague Pirates in 51-7 Road LossSeptember 27, 2014SHAWNEE, Okla. – A trio of first half turnovers proved to be too much for Southwestern University Saturday as the Pirates fell, 51-7, at Oklahoma Baptist in non-conference college football action.
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Second half lifts ETBU over Southwestern, 58-34September 20, 2014MARSHALL, Texas – After a historic win the Southwestern University football team jumped out to a lead before East Texas Baptist responded with 20 points to open the second half and held onto a 58-34 win over in non-conference action from Ornelas Stadium.
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Startups come back for secondsSeptember 17, 2014The three teams that started up Division III football programs last season are now in the midst of Year Two, and they don't play so much like freshmen any more.
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Southwestern defense clashes with high-flying East Texas Baptist offenseSeptember 16, 2014The Pirates hit the road for the first time in 2014 after forcing seven turnovers on defense, Southwestern matches up with the high-flying offense from East Texas Baptist.
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Roundup: Rose-Hulman, IC make history in 3OTSeptember 13, 2014Rose-Hulman outlasted Illinois College 74-68 in a game that tied the D-III mark for most points in a game. Meanwhile, Southwestern picked up the first win since the revival of the program while Cortland State must be kicking itself after its second consecutive late-game miscue and an Elmhurst running back named Williams had a 300-yard game.
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Four Interceptions help lead Pirates to historic winSeptember 13, 2014GEORGETOWN – It will be a memory that will last a life time.
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Pirates opener called after multiple weather delaysSeptember 07, 2014GEORGETOWN – The Southwestern University football team will have to wait another week for their first official game as Saturday night's opener against Hardin-Simmons was called after multiple weather delays.
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Pirates open season in clash with CowboysSeptember 01, 2014GEORGETOWN -- Southwestern opens the 2014 season under the lights on Saturday against American Southwest Conference foe Hardin-Simmons.
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Pirates open season in clash with CowboysSeptember 01, 2014GEORGETOWN -- Southwestern opens the 2014 season under the lights on Saturday against American Southwest Conference foe Hardin-Simmons.
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Southwestern beats Stuttgart Scorpions 48-7 in GermanyMay 29, 2014STUTTGART, GERMANY - The Southwestern University Pirates triumphed 48-7 over German Football League side the Stuttgart Scorpions on Sunday.
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Pirates Renew Coaching Links With German Football LeagueMay 12, 2014GRANBURY, TEXAS – Southwestern University will head to Germany next week to prepare to face German Football League (GFL) team the Stuttgart Scorpions as part of a 12-day overseas tour organized by Global Football.
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Spring camp starts for Pirates with preparation for GermanyApril 28, 2014
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First-year programs back on recruiting trailNovember 20, 2013After mixed results in their first season of Division III football, Berry, Hendrix and Southwestern are already preparing for Year 2.