Waynesburg football headlines

  • Waynesburg falls at Geneva in season finale
    November 16, 2024
    BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (November 16) – The Waynesburg University football team was defeated 33-6 in the Yellow Jackets' regular season finale at Geneva on Saturday afternoon.
  • Waynesburg defeats Thiel 37-10 on Senior Day
    November 09, 2024
    WAYNESBURG, Pa. (November 9) – The Waynesburg University football team honored its seniors and dispatched Thiel 37-10 in the Yellow Jackets' home finale on Saturday afternoon at John F. Wiley Stadium.
  • Waynesburg defeated by No. 13 Grove City
    November 02, 2024
    WAYNESBURG, Pa. (November 2) – The Waynesburg University football team was defeated 51-0 by No. 13 Grove City at John F. Wiley Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
  • Waynesburg rallies to 44-41 PAC win at Allegheny
    October 26, 2024
    MEADVILLE, Pa. (October 26) – The Waynesburg University football team prevailed 44-41 in a wild Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) game at Allegheny on Saturday evening.
  • Waynesburg takes down Bethany 34-14 on Homecoming
    October 19, 2024
    WAYNESBURG, Pa. (October 19) – The Waynesburg University football team turned in a complete performance in front of a Homecoming crowd as the Jackets downed Bethany 34-14 on Saturday afternoon at John F. Wiley Stadium.
  • Waynesburg falls at No. 15 Carnegie Mellon
    October 05, 2024
    PITTSBURGH, Pa. (October 5) – The Waynesburg University football team suffered a 42-0 setback at No. 15 Carnegie Mellon at Richard M. Lackner Field at Gesling Stadium on Saturday night.
  • Waynesburg downs Saint Vincent 21-7 for first win of 2024
    September 28, 2024
    LATROBE, Pa. (September 28) – The Waynesburg University football team scored 21-unanswered points after facing an early deficit to earn its first win of the 2024 season, 21-7, at Saint Vincent on Saturday.
  • Waynesburg contends with (RV) W&J and weather delay
    September 21, 2024
    WAYNESBURG, Pa. (September 21) – The Waynesburg University football team had to contend with Washington & Jefferson and a lengthy weather delay as the Jackets fell to the Presidents 55-16 at John F. Wiley Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
  • Waynesburg drops road opener at Westminster
    September 14, 2024
    NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (September 14) – The Waynesburg University football team fell at Westminster 23-10 in the Jackets' road opener on Saturday afternoon.
  • 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.
  • Waynesburg fills coaching spot, for now
    May 10, 2017
    Nearly two months after Rich Shepas announced his retirement, Waynesburg announced an interim choice as head coach.
  • Shepas retires after 12 years with Waynesburg
    March 06, 2017
    Waynesburg's head football coach, Rich Shepas, announced that he will be retiring after 12 years with the Yellow Jackets, including a 10-win season in 2012.
  • Waynesburg player mourned
    February 16, 2017
    Bradley Grinnen, an all-conference defensive lineman for Waynesburg, was found unresponsive in his dorm room.
  • Fortunes have turned for OWU, Waynesburg
    October 30, 2012
    Ohio Wesleyan and Waynesburg are off to their best starts in at least half a decade. And both are still in contention for a playoff spot with just two weeks remaining in the season.
  • Waynesburg quarterback sloughs off slow start
    October 02, 2012
    In his first game as starting quarterback, Waynesburg's Tyler Fatigante went 6-of-24 for just 16 yards. But his team won. And the thing is, it kept winning. Now, with a 5-0 record, Fatigante has developed into a star player and a threat to PAC opponents.
  • Thomas More picked to repeat in PAC
    August 04, 2012
    Having won four consecutive PAC titles, Thomas More was an easy choice for a fifth by PAC coaches.
  • UAA teams splitting into conferences
    December 13, 2011
    The four teams playing football in the UAA are splitting and joining two conferences, which will give them access to an automatic bid.
  • Waynesburg selected for ECAC Bowl
    November 14, 2011
    WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Nov. 14) – The Waynesburg University football team will get a chance to end the 2011 season on a high note on Saturday, Nov. 19, as it has accepted a bid to play in the 2011 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South Atlantic Bowl.
  • Waynesburg shocks sixth-ranked Thomas More 26-23
    November 05, 2011
    CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. (Nov. 5) – The Waynesburg University football team did a lot more than just win a football game on Saturday.
  • Waynesburg drops sloppy 17-14 senior day loss to Saint Vincent
    October 29, 2011
    WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Oct. 29) – The snowy, wet, dreary weather conditions at John F. Wiley Stadium provided an appropriate background for Saturday's Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) matchup between Waynesburg and visiting Saint Vincent.
  • Graham explodes in 47-33 Waynesburg win over Geneva
    October 08, 2011
    WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Oct. 8) – During last week’s 23-7 victory over Bethany, the Waynesburg University football team used its power running game to cut through the Bison defense and the cold, rainy weather. With this weekend’s setting transforming into beautiful, warm, sunny skies, the Yellow Jacket offense made its own metamorphosis into a high powered passing attack against Geneva.
  • Waynesburg downs Grove City 32-26
    September 24, 2011
    GROVE CITY, Pa. (Sept. 24) – During last week's 46-7 win, the Waynesburg University football team not only succeeded on both sides of the ball, but they took care of the minor details like keeping penalties to a minimum and winning the turnover battle.
  • Wilkes-Barre flooding causes two games to be cancelled
    September 09, 2011
    Due to flooding and a mandatory evacuation in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Saturday’s Bethany-King's and Wilkes-Waynesburg games have been called off.
  • All-American, assistant coach dies at 24
    July 07, 2010
    Waynesburg assistant coach and 2007 D3football.com first team All-American defensive end Mike Czerwien died July 6 after having a medical issue on site at his part-time construction job.
  • Heller making waves for Waynesburg
    October 30, 2007
    Graduating two of the top rushers in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference and having to rebuild on the fly may have been too tall of an order for some coaching staffs. However, that was not the case for the Yellow Jackets.
  • Waynesburg bucks regional trend
    November 19, 2003
    Saturday, 35 years of waiting came to an end as Waynesburg wrapped up the PAC title with a 34-20 home win against Westminster (Pa.).