ANNVILLE, Pa. – Pat Ratke, director of athletics, has announced the elevation of J.R. Drake as the head coach of the football program from acting head coach.
CHESTER, Pa.– Tim Kissinger kicked a 20-yard field goal in double overtime to send Lebanon Valley College to a 27-24 victory over Widener University on Saturday, October 9, in Middle Atlantic Conference action. The Dutchmen improve to 4-1 overall and stand at 4-0 in the MAC for the second straight season. Widener falls to 3-2 and 2-2 in the MAC.
ANNVILLE, Pa. – Sophomore tailback Dion Bryant helped lead the way with two rushing touchdowns during the Lebanon Valley College football team's 45-7 victory over Eastern University on Saturday at Arnold Field.
LANCASTER, Pa. – Jacob Shermeyer scored from two yards out in the third quarter and the Lebanon Valley College defense picked off two passes on Friday night in the football season opener at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster. The host Diplomats won 26-7 in the first-ever night game played in Shadek Stadium.
Division III football took a big hit over the past 18 months, dropping to 239 programs, but No. 240 is on the way, and hails from the Middle Atlantic Conference.
Alvernia University, a Division III school in Reading, Pa., has announced it is joining the ranks of Division III football-sponsoring programs starting in the fall of 2018. Barring other changes, that would bring the number of schools sponsoring Division III football that year to 251.
Having brought Dutchmen football back to respectability in his second stint at the helm, Jim Monos is calling it a career this offseason and the school will promote from within.
With the ECAC taking postseason bowl games away from local campuses and relocating them all to Connecticut, two Mid-Atlantic conferences are saying 'no, thanks' and holding their own postseason games instead.
There are plenty of good games in Week 1 in Pennsylvania and the surrounding area as well. Here's a four-game trip for your opening weekend in that part of the country.
Lebanon Valley clinched its first-ever berth to the NCAA Tournament, getting help from around the league despite a 40-25 loss to Albright in the regular-season finale.
#25 Lebanon Valley captured a share of its first Middle Atlantic Conference title since 1969, riding a dominant defensive effort and 317 yards rushing to beat Stevenson 30-6.
The Flying Dutchmen can clinch at least a share of the MAC title on Saturday, their first since 1969. And it's due in large part to coach Jim Monos and a key offseason addition.
The Dutchmen rallied from a 17-point deficit but needed OT to beat Delaware Valley, while Hampden-Sydney moved into a tie in the ODAC and someone caught 23 passes. More in the full Saturday wrapup.
In a game that had everything and then some, Lebanon Valley beat Delaware Valley 34-31 in overtime with Sean Fakete's 26-yard field goal sealing an incredible victory that secured the Dutchmen (7-1, 6-1 MAC) sole possession of first place and the inside track for their first MAC title since 1969.
Lebanon Valley took down a Top 25 team and made a mess at the top of the MAC, while W&J knocked off Thomas More, Bethel cruised and St. Thomas survived.
Lebanon Valley's defense turned in another dominating effort to lead the Dutchmen in an upset of #24 Lycoming, 14-7, in front of a standing-room-only Oktoberfest Weekend crowd.
Austin Hartman and Brendan Irving ran for four touchdowns apiece as Lebanon Valley scored its highest point total since 1924 in a 65-21 rout of FDU-Florham.
Lebanon Valley's defense generated four turnovers, including Josh Borreli's pick-six, to open the season with a 31-21 win over Montclair State in the MAC-NJAC Challenge series.
Lebanon Valley College has announced plans to install artificial turf at Arnold Field, modernizing the facility and allowing for multiple varsity sports teams to use the stadium for practice and competition.
Colt Zarilla threw for three touchdowns and Ben Guiles became LVC's all-time touchdowns leader with a pair of scores and 148 yards rushing as Lebanon Valley rolled FDU-Florham 51-7 on Oktoberfest Saturday at Arnold Field.
A 17-0 second-half swing by Lebanon Valley led them in a comeback win at Albright, 24-17, in the 91st meeting of the rivals. Ben Guiles ran for 120 yards and a touchdown and caught two more, including an 80-yard fourth-quarter score to win it.
Ben Guiles broke the all-time record for career rushing touchdowns with a three-score effort to lead Lebanon Valley in a rout of Stevenson, 61-37, in the first meeting between the programs at Arnold Field.
Three passing touchdowns from Colt Zarilla and another 100-yard rushing game from Ben Guiles led Lebanon Valley to its 400th win in program history, 27-7, over Grove City as part of the PAC-MAC Challenge on Saturday.
Ben Guiles went off for a school-record five touchdowns - four rushing and one receiving - while going over 100 yards both on the ground and in the air to lead Lebanon Valley past Gettysburg, 57-42, in the season opener at Arnold Field.
J.R. Drake Named LVC Head Football Coach
October 13, 2023ANNVILLE, Pa. – Pat Ratke, director of athletics, has announced the elevation of J.R. Drake as the head coach of the football program from acting head coach.
