The River Hawks have been sitting here before, at 6-0, 5-0 in the Centennial Conference. But if Susquehanna wants to take the next step as a program, it knows it has to finish better in 2022. Joe Sager has more.
One of Division III's original conferences and its newest football conference will get together for a two-game bowl series each of the first four seasons that the Landmark sponsors football.
Lycoming and Wilkes are on the verge of switching conferences and joining the Landmark Conference, D3sports.com has learned, which makes six conference schools sponsoring football, all which is now needed to take an automatic bid.
SELINSGROVE, PA (November 20, 2021) -- The Susquehanna University football teams scored touchdowns on the first two plays they touched the ball Saturday, using that momentum to roll past the Pride of Widener University 49-21 for a Centennial-MAC Bowl Series victory in action from Doug Arthur Stadium. The win gave the River Hawks (9-2) their fourth straight Bowl Series victory, as SU moved to 4-0 all-time in the postseason bowl contest with the Middle Atlantic Conference.
SELINSGROVE, PA (November 6, 2021) -- The No. 25-ranked Susquehanna University football team dropped its second consecutive contest Saturday afternoon on Senior Day, as the visiting No. 16 Mules of Muhlenberg College bested the River Hawks 52-27 in Centennial Conference play from Amos Alonzo Stagg, Jr. Field in Doug Arthur Stadium.
SELINSGROVE, PA (October 23, 2021) -- The Susquehanna University football team started slow, leading just 17-16 at half, but shutout visiting McDaniel College in the second half while putting 28 points on the board in pulling away for a 45-16 win over the Green Terror in Centennial Conference action Saturday in Doug Arthur Stadium. The game was marred early on with strange plays, driving rain and other quirky plays on Homecoming, but the River Hawks were able to right things in the second half for their school-record 15th straight win.
SELINSGROVE, PA (October 15, 2021) -- Senior quarterback Michael Ruisch tossed a career-high five touchdowns Friday night, leading the No. 20 Susquehanna University football team past Gettysburg College 47-7 in action from Amos Alonzo Stagg Field in Doug Arthur Stadium.
COLLEGEVILLE, PA (October 2, 2021) -- Senior quarterback Michael Ruisch threw for 307 yards and five touchdowns and running back Frankie Negrini added three scores of his own as the Susquehanna University football team picked up a 62-23 road victory over Ursinus College in Centennial Conference action Saturday.
SELINSGROVE, PA (September 25, 2021) -- The Susquehanna University football team moved to 4-0 on the season for the first time since the 2000 season, while increasing its current win streak to 12 games in a 31-14 Centennial Conference victory over Dickinson College in play from Amos Alonzo Stagg Field in Doug Arthur Stadium Saturday for Parents Weekend and Ring of Honor Induction Saturday.
The last at-large team in the field in 2019 went on to win it all. The first team left out, however, is ready to make sure it never happens again. Meet Susquehanna.
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Junior running back Da’Avian Ellington (Carteret, N.J./Woodbridge) ran for 156 yards and one touchdown while senior captain Cole Dixon (Dallas, Pa./Dallas) racked up nine tackles as the No. 20/22 Susquehanna University football team was victorious on Homecoming.
Michael and Craig Roumes grew up in the same house and had a big sibling rivalry, and this past Saturday, when one of them had his first career interception return for a touchdown, the other wasn't going to let him have all the glory. Joe Sager has more.
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Seniors Anthony McCoy (Rosedale, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran) and Mikah Christian (Bowie, Md./Bowie) combined for five touchdown receptions to lead the No. 24 Susquehanna University football team to a dominant Centennial Conference victory Saturday afternoon.
Susquehanna scored three touchdowns in the final 12 minutes to knock off No. 7 Johns Hopkins, Wesley and Delaware Valley went to quadruple overtime and Illinois Wesleyan and UW-La Crosse needed multiple extra sessions as well in Saturday's D3football.com Top 25 action.
BALTIMORE, Md. – Sophomore quarterback Michael Ruisch ran a two-minute drill Saturday afternoon, driving the Susquehanna University football team 75 yards in 11 plays with junior tight end Frank DePaola’s end zone catch capping off the 28-27 upset of No. 7 Johns Hopkins University in the Centennial Conference opener Saturday afternoon.
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Junior running back Da’Avian Ellington (Carteret, N.J./Woodbridge) ran for career-highs of 179 yards, including a career long of 63, and two touchdowns to lift the Susquehanna University football team to a 42-26 home- and season-opening victory over Lycoming College on Saturday afternoon.
Quarterback Michael Ruisch was 11-for-22 for 217 yards and three touchdowns in the second half while receiver Mitch Carsley had four catches for 106 yards and a TD as the Susquehanna University Football team erased an early 24-0 deficit to tie the game at 34-34 before falling to Muhlenberg College by a 37-34 margin in overtime Saturday afternoon in a Centennial Conference game on Amos Alonzo Stagg Field in Selinsgrove.
The Susquehanna University Football team was in a back-and-forth battle all day with nationally ranked Johns Hopkins and in the end the River Hawks posted a 37-35 victory to remain undefeated in the Centennial Conference opener and home opener for Susquehanna Saturday on Amos Alonzo Stagg Field in Selinsgrove.
Senior Cameron Ott rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns while fellow senior Nick Crusco was 19-for-26 for 206 yards and accounted for two more scores as the Susquehanna University Football team rebounded for a 33-10 victory over McDaniel College in a Centennial Conference game Saturday on Amos Alonzo Stagg Field in Selinsgrove.
Tommy Bluj's final season was derailed by an injury, but he's determined to come back and play again. More on Susquehanna's senior leader in Around the Mid-Atlantic.
Cameron Ott rushed for 175 yards on 27 carries to lead the Susquehanna University Football team to a 21-14 victory over Ursinus College in a Centennial Conference matchup Saturday afternoon on Amos Alonzo Stagg Field in Selinsgrove.
The Susquehanna University Football team returns home after consecutive road games to face Franklin & Marshall. The River Hawks enter the game with a 2-1 overall record and a 1-1 Centennial Conference mark. The Diplomats are tied for the conference lead with a 3-0 overall record and 2-0 record in Centennial games.
Jason Brougham and Connor Thompson each intercepted passes in the fourth quarter for the Susquehanna University Football team as the River Hawks came from behind to post a 14-11 victory over Muhlenberg Saturday afternoon on Frank Marino Field at Scotty Wood Stadium in Allentown.
Senior Nick Crusco connected with fellow senior Diamente Holloway for a 44-yard touchdown with just 1:24 left in the game to give the Susquehanna University Football team a 34-31 lead but No. 16 Johns Hopkins answered with a scoring drive in the closing minute to survive for a 38-34 victory in the Centennial Conference opener Saturday afternoon on Homewood Field in Baltimore.
Susquehanna hits the road for the first time in 2017 with a challenging matchup against John Hopkins in the first Centennial Conference game for each team. The Blue Jays enter the game ranked #16 in the latest D3football.com poll. The River Hawks opened the 2017 season with a defensive battle and a 7-6 win over Lycoming College in Selinsgrove last Saturday while the Blue Jays opened the season on Friday night and needed to come from behind to post a 32-29 overtime win over Washing ton & Lee.
A balanced defensive attack that held Lycoming College scoreless for the final three quarters of the game and surrendered just two field goals led to a 7-6 win for the Susquehanna University Football team in the season opener and a battle for the Stagg Hat Trophy Saturday afternoon on Amos Alonzo Stagg Field in Selinsgrove.
Mike Donnelly's coaching tree continues to develop new branches. There are now six D-III head coaches who learned under the tutelage of the Muhlenberg legend. More in Around the Mid-Atlantic.
There's a new Around the Mid-Atlantic columnist, but he's no stranger to D3football.com readers. Here are the 10 games in the region that caught Andrew Lovell's eye when he studied the USA South, ODAC, and Centennial schedules.
A prominent alumnus, member of the board of trustees, and the person for whom Susquehanna named its stadium paid the tuition bill of a starter on the Crusaders football team. That has led to a whole host of consequences spanning the 2015 season, 2016 and beyond.
The first coaching transition at Susquehanna in 26 years has been a smooth one so far. The Crusaders are off to their best start since 2011 behind rookie head coach Tom Perkovich.
Last year's stumble still stings Susquehanna
October 19, 2022The River Hawks have been sitting here before, at 6-0, 5-0 in the Centennial Conference. But if Susquehanna wants to take the next step as a program, it knows it has to finish better in 2022. Joe Sager has more.
