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November 2001 News

Posted by Ric 11/28/01

 
I've added a number of pictures taken from the sidelines during Mount Union's playoff victory over Augustana to our game story.  You can see them here.   If you missed it live or on TV, check out Mike Miller's interception!

Thanks to Bill Gough and Carol & Gary McDonald for the great photography!

Posted by Ric 11/27/01

 
I've posted an article from yesterday's USAToday about Division III football in general and Mount Union football in particular.  You can read it here.

If you missed Terry Pluto's article on Mount Union in last week's Akron Beacon Journal, you can get to it here.

Posted by Ric 11/26/01

 
The Mount Union College SID's office has posted a preview of this weekend's quarterfinal playoff match up between the Purple Raiders and the Wittenberg Tigers.  You can read it here.

Posted by Ric 11/25/01

 
I've posted Dick Ross's game story of Mount Union's playoff victory over Augustana yesterday.  You can read it here.  We'll have game pictures later in the week.

Posted by Ric 11/24/01

 
Mount Union defeated Augustana 32-7 this afternoon in NCAA Division III second round playoff action at Mount Union Stadium.

Rob Adamson completed 16 of 25 passes for a career high 326 yards and three touchdowns, including third quarter tosses of 54 and 67 yards for scores to Jason Candle.  The Purple Raiders led 13-7 at halftime but put the game away with 19 unanswered third quarter points.

Candle had six catches for a career best 215 yards and two scores, while Derrick Leach had a first quarter three-yard touchdown grab.  Chuck Moore scored twice and picked up 146 rushing yards on 25 carries, while Dan Pugh had 74 yards on 20 rushes.

Mount Union had 545 yards of total offense, while limiting Augustana to 216.  The Purple Raiders advance to the quarterfinals and will host Wittenberg next Saturday at Mount Union Stadium with kickoff set for 12:00 p.m.

Posted by Ric 11/22/01

 
Mount Union received six individual football Special Awards from the Ohio Athletic Conference this week.  On offense, senior running back Chuck Moore was named the Mike Gregory Award winner as the OAC's best offensive back, while senior center Ed Malone earned the Mike Gregory Award as the conference's top offensive lineman.

On defense, the Purple Raiders had the OAC's best at lineman, linebacker and defensive back.  Junior defensive end Matt Campbell won the Paul Hoernemann Award as best defensive lineman, senior outside linebacker Jason Perkins grabbed the Bill Edwards Award as best linebacker and junior cornerback Chris Kern won the Lee J. Tressel Award as best defensive back.

In addition, Defensive Coordinator Don Montgomery was named OAC Assistant Coach of the Year as his defensive unit allowed just 8.6 points per game and 216.1 yards per contest.  Congratulations Purple Raiders!   

Posted by Ric 11/21/01

 
Mount Union senior running back Chuck Moore is one of ten finalists for this years Gagliardi Trophy.

Moore holds the record for most points scored in Ohio Athletic Conference play (462 pts) and is the all-time leading rusher in Mount Union history (3,942 yds).  This season, he has rushed for 1,351 yards (7.5 avg) and has scored 24 touchdowns.  He is a Business Administration major.  

The Gagliardi Trophy is awarded to a Division III player who excels in athletic achievement, academic success and community service.  It is presented by the Jostens, Inc. and the J-Club of St. John's University in Collegeville (MN). 

Mount Union's Jim Ballard won the inaugural award in 1993 and Bill Borchert won the trophy in 1997.  You can see the entire list of past recipients here.

Moore was also the top vote getter in being named to the Verizon Academic All-District IV Team this past week.

Posted by Ric 11/19/01

 
The Mount Union College Sports Information Director's office has posted a preview of this weekend's second round playoff match up between the Purple Raiders and the Augustana Vikings.  You can read it here.

Posted by Ric 11/17/01

 
Mount Union will host Augustana in the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs next Saturday, November 24th, with kickoff set for 12:00 p.m. at Mount Union Stadium.

Augustana defeated Defiance today in First Round playoff action 54-14 and will meet Mount Union for the fourth time in each school's football history.  The Vikings lead the all-time series 2-1 with Quarterfinal Playoff wins in both 1985 (21-14) and 1986 (16-7).  The Purple Raiders' victory came in 1999 Second Round playoff action (42-33).

The winner of next Saturday's match up will face the winner of the Wittenberg/Thomas More winner in the North Bracket final on Saturday, December 1st.

Posted by Ric 11/16/01

 
The 2001 All-OAC Football team was announced yesterday.  11 Purple Raiders were named First Team, six more were named Second Team and another two were Honorable Mention selections.  That's a total of 19 players from Mount Union named to the All-OAC squad!

Those named First Team on offense were Jason Candle (WR), Rodney Chenos (PK), Adam Indorf (OL), Ed Malone (OL), Chuck Moore (RB) and Dan Pugh (RB).  Named First Team defense include Todd Braden (DL), Matt Campbell (DL), Chris Kern (DB), Jason Perkins (LB) and Stan Watson (LB).

Second Team offensive selections include Rob Adamson (QB), Larry Kinnard (OL) and Josh Liddell (TE).  Rocky Coniglio (LB), Alex Grinch (DB), Jeff Knoblauch (DL) were named Second Team defense.

Mike Miller (DB) and Jason Richards (WR) were named Honorable Mention. 

The 19 Purple Raiders selected to the All-Conference squad represents the second most ever from a Mount Union team.  The '97 National Champions had 20 players earn All-OAC status.  Congratulations Purple Raiders!  You can see the entire All-OAC Team here.

Posted by Ric 11/15/01

 
I've added a dozen pictures taken by Carol & Gary McDonald from the sidelines during Mount Union's regular season ending victory over Heidelberg to our game story. You can see them here. 

Posted by Ric 11/14/01

 
D3football.com takes a team by team look at the entire field of 28 Division III playoff football teams.  You can get to it here.

Posted by Ric 11/13/01

 
The tenth 2001 AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll was released today.  Mount Union ends the regular season number one, receiving 46 out of 47 first place votes.  Augustana (IL) is ranked 16th, while Defiance received votes, but is not among the top 25.  The Purple Raiders will face the winner of the Vikings/Yellow Jackets match-up in the second round at Mount Union Stadium on November 24th.  You can see the entire poll here.

Posted by Ric 11/12/01

 
The Mount Union College SID's office has released a statement concerning the NCAA Division III football playoffs and ticket information for Purple Raider fans.  You can read it here.

Posted by Ric 11/11/01

 
The NCAA football playoff selection committee has announced the Division III playoff field of 28 teams.  Mount Union received a number one seed and first round bye in the North Bracket, and will host the winner of the Augustana / Defiance game on Saturday, November 24th at Mount Union Stadium, with kickoff set for 12:00 noon.  You can see the first round match ups here. 

I've also posted Dick Ross's game story of Mount Union's regular season finale win over Heidelberg.  You can read it here.  We'll have game pictures later in the week.

Posted by Ric 11/10/01

 
Mount Union completed its seventh consecutive undefeated regular season today with a 54-7 victory over Heidelberg.  The win also gives the Purple Raiders its 10th straight Ohio Athletic Conference football championship, and 13th overall.

Rob Adamson was 13 of 19 for 201 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in limited action.  Chuck Moore carried the ball 11 times for 100 yards and scored once, all in the first half.

Dan Pugh had a career high three touchdowns and 147 all-purpose yards, while Jason Candle caught four passes and threw another to Jason Richards for a 42-yard touchdown. 

Jesse Burghardt and Zac Bruney each contributed touchdown passes, while Tom Sanor recorded a score.

Mount Union had 652 yards of total offense on the afternoon, while limiting Heidelberg to just 198.  The Purple Raiders have the longest current NCAA win streak in any division, which now stands at 24 games

Posted by Ric 11/8/01

 
The 2001 Academic All-OAC Football Team was announced yesterday.  Five Mount Union players made the squad.  First team selections include senior running back Chuck Moore, senior wide receiver Jason Richards, senior defensive end Todd Braden and senior strong safety Alex Grinch.  Junior defensive end Matt Campbell was named honorable mention.  Congratulations Purple Raiders!

Posted by Ric 11/7/01

 
I've added a dozen photographs taken from the sidelines by Carol & Gary McDonald during Mount Union's victory over Baldwin-Wallace this past weekend to our game story.  You can see them here.  I've also added a picture of senior defensive end Todd Braden to the right menu on the main page. 

Posted by Ric 11/6/01

 
The ninth 2001 AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll was released today.  Mount Union remains number one, receiving 46 out of 47 first place votes.  The Ohio Athletic Conference's Ohio Northern also received votes.  You can see the entire poll here.

Posted by Ric 11/5/01

 
Congratulations to Mount Union's JV football team, who tonight capped a perfect 9-0 season with a 38-0 win over John Carroll at Mount Union Stadium.  The Purple Raider junior varsity squad outscored its opponents this season 360-48.  You can see the final JV football results here.

The Mount Union College Sports Information Director's office has posted a preview of this weekend's regular season finale between Mount Union and Heidelberg in Tiffin.  You can read it here.

Posted by Ric 11/4/01

 
I've posted Dick Ross's game story of Mount Union's victory over Baldwin-Wallace yesterday.  You can read it here.  The Purple Raiders clinched at least a share of its 10th straight Ohio Athletic Conference championship, and 13th overall, with the win.  We'll have game pictures later in the week.

Posted by Ric 11/3/01

 
Mount Union defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Baldwin-Wallace today 17-3 before a Parents' Day standing room only crowd of 6,783.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Purple Raiders led 10-3 at halftime and added a third quarter touchdown to round out the scoring.  

Rob Adamson completed ten of 18 passes for 122 yards, while tight end Josh Liddell had a personal high seven catches for 97 yards.   Running back Chuck Moore had a game high 185 yards on 33 carries and a touchdown, while backfield partner Dan Pugh tallied 72 yards on 16 carries and a score. 

Moore set the Mount Union single season record with his 23rd touchdown of the year.  Defensive end Todd Braden also set the Purple Raider single game record with four sacks on the afternoon.  Mount Union recorded a total of seven sacks in the game.

The Purple Raiders were held without a touchdown pass for the first time in over ten years, dating back to October of 1991.   The 135 consecutive games with a touchdown pass is a NCAA record.

Baldwin-Wallace was held to just 40 yards of offense in the second half and finished the game with 167 compared to Mount Union's 349 yards of total offense.  

Posted by Ric 11/1/01

It's Parents' Day this weekend when Baldwin-Wallace comes to town and all family members of the Purple Raider football players, coaches and cheerleaders are invited to join Mount Union College President Dr. Ewing and the cheerleaders in doing the second set of pushups.  Join them on the track in front of the home side covered stands seating immediately after the second Purple Raider score!