Elmhurst Bluejays

Schedule

Overall record: 3-7 - Conference: 3-6
All times Eastern   (* Conference; • D-III opponent)
9/7 at Adrian L, 55-20 BX
9/21 vs. Illinois Wesleyan * • L, 55-7 BX
9/28 vs. North Park * • W, 28-21 BX
10/5 at Carthage * • W, 23-17 BX
10/12 at Augustana * • L, 35-21 BX
10/19 vs. Washington U. * • L, 49-10 BX
10/26 vs. Carroll * • L, 45-14 BX
11/2 at Wheaton (Ill.) * • L, 65-17 BX
11/9 at North Central (Ill.) * • L, 70-7 BX
11/16 vs. Millikin * • W, 35-7 BX

Previous seasons

loki/standings
Year Overall Conf
2025 0-0, 0-0 CCIW
2024 3-7, 3-6 CCIW
2023 2-8, 1-8 CCIW
2022 0-10, 0-9 CCIW
2021 1-9, 1-8 CCIW
2020 0-0, 0-0 CCIW
2019 1-9, 1-8 CCIW
2018 1-9, 0-9 CCIW
2017 2-8, 2-6 CCIW
2016 5-5, 4-4 CCIW
2015 4-6, 1-6 CCIW
2014 5-5, 4-3 CCIW
2013 4-6, 3-4 CCIW
2012 10-2, 6-1 CCIW
2011 6-4, 4-3 CCIW
2010 6-4, 3-4 CCIW
2009 0-0, 0-0 CCIW
2008 0-0, 0-0 CCIW
2007 0-0, 0-0 CCIW
2006 6-4, 3-4 CCIW
2005 6-4, 3-4 CCIW
2004 4-6, 1-6 CCIW
2003 6-4, 3-4 CCIW
2002 3-7, 1-6 CCIW
2001 2-8, 1-6 CCIW
2000 2-8, 1-6 CCIW
1999 2-7, 1-6 CCIW
1998 3-6, 1-6 CCIW

Team Info

Elmhurst

Bluejays

Coach: Mike Murray (Illinois Wesleyan '84)
Conference: CCIW
Enrollment: 2712
Location: Elmhurst, IL
Colors: Navy Blue, White
Stadium: Langhorst (2500)
Surface: Turf

News Releases

February 15, 2025 Heffernan returns to Elmhurst Mike Heffernan, who led St. Scholastica to its best-ever record in MIAC play last season, will return to Elmhurst to take over as head coach at his alma mater.
January 14, 2025 Murray returns to old job Mike Murray, who was defensive coordinator at Illinois Wesleyan before taking the head coaching job at Elmhurst, is returning to IWU.
December 28, 2022 Murray returns to CCIW Mike Murray, an Illinois Wesleyan graduate, an assistant at North Central and Illinois Wesleyan and D-III head coach from 1997-2002 at Dubuque and Benedictine, will try to turn the Elmhurst Bluejays around.
November 22, 2022 McDonald out at Elmhurst The Monday after the 2022 Division III football regular season ended, Elmhurst announced that Jeff McDonald had resigned after four years as head coach and a 2-28 record.
September 14, 2019 Elmhurst Drops Season-Opener to Aurora The Elmhurst football team forced three turnovers, but came up short in a 48-21 season-opening loss to Aurora University at Langhorst Field.
February 20, 2019 Elmhurst names McDonald head football coach Elmhurst College has named Jeff McDonald as its new head football coach. McDonald, who has spent the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Illinois Wesleyan, becomes the 20th head coach in Elmhurst history.