Millikin football headlines

  • Millikin coach relieved of duties
    October 28, 2024
    With three games to go and Millikin 0-7, the school relieved Carlton Hall of his head coaching duties, effective immediately. He was 4-27 in three seasons at the helm of the Big Blue.
  • Carroll picks up coach from conference rival
    January 03, 2020
    Mike Budziszewski, most recently offensive coordinator at Millikin, moves to Carroll, which is looking to move up the standings in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
  • Millikin Football Wins In Overtime
    November 09, 2019
    The Millikin football team defeated Washington University-St. Louis 35-28 in overtime on November 9 in St. Louis.
  • Millikin Shuts Out Elmhurst
    October 26, 2019
            The Millikin football team defeated Elmhurst College 34-0 on a very rainy day at Frank M. Lindsay Field on October 26 in Decatur, Illinois.  
  • Millikin Football Falls in Heartbreaker
    October 19, 2019
    After making a stellar comeback, the Millikin football team lost in heartbreaking fashion 53-50 to Carthage College on October 19 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Illinois.
  • Millikin Football Scores Dominating Road Victory
    September 21, 2019
    The Millikin football team opened play in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin with a dominating 41-7 win at North Park University on September 21.
  • Millikin opens season with win vs. Hope
    September 06, 2019
  • Millikin Football Opens Season with Victory
    September 06, 2019
    The Millikin football team opened the 2019 season with a 27-21 win over Hope College on September 6 at Frank M. Lindsay Field.
  • Millikin Football Rallies to Beat Elmhurst
    October 20, 2018
    The Millikin University football team survived a determined Bluejays team, brutal weather conditions and a rash of injuries to defeat Elmhurst College 14-13 on October 20 in Elmhurst, Illinois.
  • Millikin Football Scores Key Road Win
    October 13, 2018
    The Millikin football team scored an important conference road victory winning 32-29 at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis. on Oct. 13.
  • Millikin Football Rolls Past Carroll
    October 06, 2018
    Millikin football sent a large Homecoming crowd home happy with a 55-10 win over Carroll University on Oct. 6 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Illinois. Millikin improves to 4-1, 3-1 while Carroll goes to 2-3, 1-3.
  • Big Blue Football Edges Augustana
    September 29, 2018
    The Millikin football team improved to 3-1 on the season with a 28-27 win over Augustana College on September 29 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Illinois.
  • Millikin Football Wins Home Opener
    September 15, 2018
    Millikin Football Wins Home Opener
  • Friday: Millikin wins in fourth; Springfield rolls up yards
    August 31, 2018
    While storms delayed some key games, Millikin and Hope were playing a great back-and-forth game as the Big Blue registered the only points of the second half. Plus, Wesley got off on the right foot and Springfield got six rushing TDs from its new QB. More in the Friday wrap.
  • Millikin Football Drops Season Finale
    November 11, 2017
    The Millikin football team dropped the final game of the 2017 season losing at Illinois Wesleyan 31-6 on November 11 in Bloomington, Illinois.
  • Millikin Football Downs Elmhurst
    November 04, 2017
    The Millikin football team picked up its seventh win of the season defeating Elmhurst College 41-7 on November 4 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Illinois. Millikin improves to 7-2, 5-2 while Elmhurst falls to 2-7, 2-5).
  • Millikin Football Falls at Carthage
    October 28, 2017
    The Millikin football team lost at Carthage College 45-27 on October 28 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
  • Millikin Football Downs Carroll
    October 21, 2017
    The Millikin football team stayed in the battle for first place in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin with a 56-35 win over Carroll University on October 21 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Ill. Millikin is now 6-1 overall and 4-1 in CCIW games. Carroll goes to 1-6, 1-4.
  • Wrapup: A long, long time coming
    October 14, 2017
    St. John Fisher has had tough times on its way to its first win of the season, but on Saturday, it got it done, outlasting Utica in five OT. Plus there were other marathon games, thanks to lightning and heavy downpours. More in the national roundup.
  • Millikin battles weather and Vikings to score road win
    October 14, 2017
  • Big Blue have more to prove
    October 10, 2017
    Millikin notched a huge CCIW win over Wheaton on Saturday. The Big Blue now want to prove that this season's team is more than a one-game wonder. More in Around the Midwest.
  • Top 25 wrapup: UMHB, Wesley win defensive battles
    October 07, 2017
    Top-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor won in a defensive battle and Wesley won on the road in overtime, while Wheaton lost for the second consecutive time and George Fox made its statement for joining the ranked club. More in the Top 25 wrapup.
  • Millikin Football Stuns Thunder
    October 07, 2017
    The Millikin football team staged a stunning 35-31 come from behind victory over #13 Wheaton College in front of a large Homecoming crowd at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Illinois on October 7. The victory breaks Millikin’s 16 game losing streak against the Thunder. Millikin is now 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. Wheaton goes to 4-2, 2-2.
  • Millikin Football Wins at North Park
    September 30, 2017
    The Millikin football team improved to 3-1 on the season with a 30-15 win at North Park University in Chicago on September 30. The Big Blue are now 1-1 in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play and 2-0 on the road in 2017. North Park goes to 1-4, 0-3.
  • Strong Second Half Lifts Big Blue Football to Win at Rose-Hulman
    September 09, 2017
    After trailing 7-0 at halftime, the Millikin football team scored 28 second half points to win a thriller at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 28-26 on September 9 in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Big Blue are now 2-0 on the season.
  • Millikin Football Earns CCIW Road Victory
    October 22, 2016
    The Millikin football team earned a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) road win 22-10 at Carroll University on October 22 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The Big Blue improve to 4-3, 3-2 while Carroll goes to 0-7, 0-5.
  • Handling the political football
    October 20, 2016
    A summer on Capitol Hill, an internship at a national convention, or a spring abroad at an embassy can shed light on how much work goes on beyond the commercials and 24-hour cable news. The preparation, teamwork, and sacrifice these D-III football players observed isn’t so different from a football season.
  • Millikin Football Knocks off Augustana
    October 15, 2016
    The Millikin University football team knocked off Augustana College 43-35 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Illinois on October 15.
  • Rhodes coach moves on to Millikin
    December 10, 2015
    After spending five seasons turning around the Rhodes football program, Dan Gritti will take on another challenge: turning around a Millikin program which has won 16 games in five seasons.
  • Etherton resigns as Millikin coach
    November 19, 2015
    Patrick Etherton, a former Millikin player, student assistant and assistant coach, has resigned after five seasons at the helm of the Big Blue.
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