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January 2001 News

Posted by Ric 1/15/01

The Alliance Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the City of Alliance, present the "RAIDER RALLY" on Wednesday, January 31, 2001, at the Hoover Price Campus Center on the campus of Mount Union College. 

This event is open to the public and free of charge.  All are encouraged to attend.  The planned activities include:

• 5:30 p.m. ~ Pregame:   Your chance to talk with friends, rehash the 2000 season, the Stagg Bowl and get                                                 players autographs.

• 6:15 p.m. ~ Program:  Joe Tait will serve as Master of Ceremonies.  Speakers include Head Coach Larry                                               Kehres and Mayor Toni Middleton.  A 2000 season highlight film will be shown.

Make plans to join the celebration!  It's your chance to thank the Mount Union football team for all the excitement it has brought the community during the 2000 season.  The college bookstore will also be open.

Posted by Ric 1/12/01

 
I've added Mount Union's final 14 game stats from the 2000 season to the left menu.  By clicking here, you can see both the final regular season stats and also the final 14 game stats.

Posted by Ric 1/11/01

 
Where will you be January 20th?  Mount Union Head Football Coach Larry Kehres will be in Hawaii.  Kehres was invited to serve as an assistant coach during the Hula Bowl. The game will be played at War Memorial Stadium in Maui, Hawaii, starting at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.  It will be televised live on ESPN.  Aloha LK!

Posted by Ric 1/10/01

The American Football Coaches Association has named Mount Union Head Football Coach Larry Kehres as the NCAA Division III AFCA National Coach of the Year.  This is a record fifth time Kehres has won coach of the year honors.  He has earned the award in each of Mount Union’s national championship seasons of 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000.  Joe Paterno (Penn State) and Bob Reade (Augustana) are the only four-time winners.

Also named as coaches of the year at the AFCA 2001 convention were Oklahoma's Bob Stoopes (Division 1-A), Georgia Southern’s Paul Johnson (Division I-AA) and  Bloomsburg’s Danny Hale (Division II).

All four winners were honored Tuesday evening at the AFCA Coach of the Year banquet at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta.   You can read the entire story here.

Posted by Ric 1/9/01

Don Hanson's National Weekly Football Gazette has named its 2000 NCAA Division III All-American Teams.  First Team Purple Raiders include QB Gary Smeck, WR Adam Marino and OL Jason Gerber.  Making the Second Team were RB Chuck Moore, OL Bill Rychel and LB Jesse Pearson. 

Larry Kehres was named Football Gazette NCAA Division III Co-Coach of the Year, along with St. John's John Gagliardi, while Jason Gerber was named Lineman of the Year!  Congratulations Purple Raiders!

You can see the entire team here.

Posted by Ric 1/6/01

Be sure to stop by the Mount Union College Bookstore to see all the national championship merchandise they have to offer.  If you are not in the Alliance area and are unable to visit the store personally, you can see some of the shirts, hats, banners, etc... here.   There is also an order form to help you shop online.

Posted by Ric 1/4/01

 
Mount Union's 2001 Football Schedule has been finalized.  The Purple Raiders will open the season on September 1st at Mount Union Stadium against Allegheny, followed by an off week, before opening OAC play against Otterbein.  The schedule is basically the same as last seasons with just the home and away sites altered.   Although the times have not been announced yet, most starts will be at the usual 1:30 p.m. kickoff.  You can check out the entire 2001 slate here.