Mount Union football headlines

  • Underdog Purple Raiders clicking at right time
    January 04, 2025
    Two weeks ago, Mount Union coach Geoff Dartt referred to his team as the underdogs in Stagg Bowl LI. But even if so, the Purple Raiders are loose and as dangerous as ever. Plus, they're playing their best ball of the year. Patrick Coleman has more in a Road to the Stagg Bowl feature.
  • Stagg Bowl week is here!
    January 01, 2025
    Stagg Bowl week is here! North Central College and the University of Mount Union are headed to Houston, Texas, this week, for the 51st Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the championship game of Division III football. Here's what you need to know, including to dress warmly for the game!
  • Mount Union runs out clock on JHU
    December 21, 2024
    Tyler Echeverry had 183 yards on the ground as Mount Union had enough offense to hold off Johns Hopkins in a 45-37 win in the national semifinals.
  • Echeverry's dynamic play drives Mount Union offense
    December 17, 2024
    Whether he's breaking off a touchdown run of 50-plus yards or just chipping away on the ground and making his contributions through the air, Tyler Echeverry leads a talented running back room at Mount Union. Patrick Coleman has more in a Road to the Stagg Bowl feature.
  • D-III players sign after the draft
    April 27, 2024
    There were no Division III football players taken in the NFL draft, which is the new norm these days, but a bunch of big names received free-agent contracts to sign with NFL teams, including two from the reigning champions. Here's the latest.
  • OAC, PAC, NCAC, HCAC going bowling
    January 09, 2024
    Four Division III football conferences are joining the ever-growing number of leagues sponsoring postgame bowls, as the Ohio Athletic Conference, Presidents' Athletic Conference, North Coast Athletic Conference and Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference will square off this November in Canton.
  • The Salem Years: The Snow Game
    December 12, 2023
    Snow had started to fall about 2:30 the previous afternoon. As of about 1:15 in the morning, we had seven inches. It was a foot by the time the call was made to delay Stagg Bowl XXXVII. Eventually, it was 19 inches of snow and the gargantuan effort to get the game play swung into full gear. Patrick Coleman remembers.
  • Five named Gagliardi finalists
    December 07, 2023
    Out of 20 semifinalists, we whittled it down to five on Thursday, three quarterbacks, a wide receiver and a linebacker. One of these five will win the award, Division III football's top honor.
  • Moore: A bandit in purple
    October 26, 2023
    "I definitely love where I'm at and what I'm doing," says Mount Union's Rossy Moore, who plays the Purple Raiders' bandit position, a hybrid suited to his defensive skills and talents. Greg Thomas talks to Moore in Around the Nation.
  • Today, we are all Mount Union
    December 24, 2022
    Mount Union is no longer alone at the top. They’re peering through the glass at the champions like everyone else. But as Keith McMillan and Greg Thomas write, perhaps the Division III landscape is forever different, and the next North Central could come from various places.
  • Mount Union in Annapolis to uphold its standard
    December 15, 2022
    It's well-known that the Purple Raiders have won 13 national titles but have not played in the Stagg Bowl since 2018 or won it since 2017. But every Purple Raider knows that is the goal. Greg Thomas talks with them and has more from Annapolis.
  • Mount Union wins semifinal thriller
    December 10, 2022
    Tyler Echeverry capped a frenzied fourth quarter with a 3-yard touchdown run and Mount Union will play in the Stagg Bowl for the 22nd time as the Purple Raiders edged Wartburg in an incredible national semifinal, 34-31.
  • No. 2 Mount Union Propels Past Utica, Advances to NCAA Quarterfinals
    November 26, 2022
    Mount Union (12-0) advances to the NCAA Quarterfinals (round of eight) for the 29th time in school history.
  • Mount survives on Plunk-Boink-Ruby-Gem
    November 12, 2022
    Mount Union wins the Ohio Athletic Conference automatic bid when Plunk's pass boinked off a BW defender's head, into the hands of Wayne Ruby for an amazing game-ending TD. That and other AQs and rivalries inside, in the recap.
  • Kehres gets name on Mount Union stadium
    June 22, 2022
    The University of Mount Union recently unveiled a brand-new name for its football stadium and is building a plaza and more in honor of former player, coach and athletic director Larry Kehres.
  • North Central punches second trip to Stagg
    December 11, 2021
    For the second playoff in a row, North Central has gone to Mount Union to eliminate the Purple Raiders, as the Cardinals won 26-13 to book a return trip to the Stagg Bowl and to Ohio.
  • Peete, Petro are purple pounders
    December 10, 2021
    Pounding the rock may be Whitewater's trademark, but when the game needs to be put away, both UW-Whitewater and Mount Union turn their eyes to a senior in the backfield: Alex Peete and Josh Petruccelli. Greg Thomas has more.
  • D-III's draft hopefuls working out from home
    April 14, 2020
    Ben Bartch's draft hopes seem fairly secure, but everyone else in Division III is fighting to get noticed. And with Pro Days and traveling for workouts shut down because of the coronavirus, they're making do. Adam Turer has more.
  • Dartt gets call to follow Kehres
    January 22, 2020
    The new Mount Union coach not only comes from the family, but from the current coaching staff, as offensive coordinator Geoff Dartt will take over for Vince Kehres as head coach of the Purple Raiders.
  • Kehres leaving Mount Union for Toledo
    January 13, 2020
    Mount Union head coach Vince Kehres is heading to Division I University of Toledo as an assistant coach, with a yet-to-be-announced defensive coaching position. In addition, his father and predecessor, athletic director Larry Kehres, will be taking a buyout from the school.
  • Mount Union bracket: Del Val rallies, rest roll
    November 23, 2019
    Delaware Valley outscored Bridgewater 23-9 in the second half and 13-3 in the fourth quarter to win at Bridgewater, while Ethan Greenfield had himself a day for North Central, a freshman quarterback was huge for Wesley and Mount Union rolled in its playoff opener.
  • Mount Union 13-Time NCAA Football National Champions Bobblehead Unveiled
    November 08, 2019
    Today, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed, limited edition bobblehead commemorating the Mount Union Purple Raiders’ 13 Football NCAA Division III national championships. The bobblehead is the first of Mount Union’s mascot, MUcaw, and features MUcaw holding a replica national championship trophy and his sword, while 12 additional replica trophies are on the base of the bobblehead.
  • Top 25 roundup: B-SC runs past Berry
    October 19, 2019
    Birmigham-Southern shocked No. 7 Berry under the lights on Saturday night. Meanwhile, No. 9 Ithaca and No. 22 Cortland each won to remain unbeaten heading toward their season-ending clash, and Mount Union's kicker had a field day in games involving members of the D3football.com Top 25.
  • Cru's control: UMHB makes it two titles in Texas
    December 14, 2018
    Mary Hardin-Baylor capped its run through a strong Division III football bracket and finished the 2018 season with its second national title, defeating Mount Union 24-16.
  • Backfield in motion
    December 11, 2018
    Former wide receiver taking snaps, current running back doing the same -- it might not matter that much in Stagg Bowl XLVI. These teams know each other so well at this level that it might be difficult to surprise either one. Adam Turer has more in a Road to the Stagg Bowl feature.
  • Mount Union defense has its semifinal moment
    December 08, 2018
    The Purple Raiders offense threw three interceptions but the Purple Raiders picked off two passes and returned each of them for touchdowns to hold off Johns Hopkins in the first national semifinal.
  • Watch: Gagliardi finalists announcement
    December 06, 2018
    The votes are in, and the 13 semifinalists for the 2018 Gagliardi Trophy will be whittled down to four finalists. Watch at 4 p.m. ET as we reveal those four names.
  • Berry's performance does the talking
    December 06, 2018
    Mount Union hasn't permitted anyone currently with the program to talk with D3football.com for more than a year, other that when mandated at playoff games. We don't let that stop us from writing about the North Region Defensive Player of the Year, however. There were plenty of people who could tell us all about Berry.
  • Quarterfinals: UMHB advances in thriller
    December 01, 2018
    Mary Hardin-Baylor survived a fourth-quarter flurry to edge St. John's, while UW-Whitewater held off Bethel and Mount Union and Johns Hopkins moved on as well in Saturday's national quarterfinal games.
  • RPI, JHU eliminate East's top two
    November 24, 2018
    Brockport and Frostburg State were both bounced from the 2018 Division III playoffs, while Muhlenberg shut Randolph-Macon down and Mount Union, UW-Whitewater, St. John's and UMHB rolled. More in the full second-round wrapup.
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