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Posted by Ric 10/30/05 Mount Union remained sixth in this week's D3football.com Top 25 poll. Ohio Northern is ranked 19th, while Capital is 21st and John Carroll 25th. You can see the entire Top 25 here. In addition, I've posted our game story from Mount Union's 17-3 victory over Baldwin-Wallace. You can read it here. Posted by Ric 10/29/05 Mount Union scored two second half touchdowns to defeat Baldwin-Wallace 17-3 this afternoon before 5,672 fans at Mount Union Stadium. Following a 3-3 halftime tie, Nate Kmic scored from six yards out midway through the third quarter and Mike Jorris hit Scott Casto on a 42-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the fourth quarter for the victory. Jorris completed six of 14 passes for 110 yards, while Casto caught three passes for 73 yards. Aaron Robinson rushed for 109 yards on 23 carries, his sixth consecutive 100-yard rushing effort. Mike Gibbons recorded a game high 13 tackles, while Buddy Wolf finished with 11. Justen Stickley had two sacks and Ross Watson picked off his seventh pass of the season. The Purple Raiders improved to 7-1 overall, 6-1 in OAC play and will travel to Muskingum next week. The Muskies defeated Heidelberg 49-9 today and will enter the contest 2-6 overall, 2-5 in conference play. Kickoff from McConagha Stadium is set for 1:30 p.m. Posted by Ric 10/28/05 Mount Union is ranked fourth in the North Region in the first Division III Football Regional Rankings released by the NCAA in 2005. The Purple Raiders sit behind North Central (IL), Wabash and Ohio Northern, and above Augustana (IL), John Carroll, Mount St. Joseph, Carthage, Otterbein and Capital in the North Region. You can see the NCAA's entire ranking of each region's top ten teams here. Posted by Ric 10/27/05 The Mount Union JV football team improved to 4-0 with a victory over the Pittsburgh Blue Storm. The Blue Storm consist of first and second year Junior College and Community College students in the Pittsburgh area. I've also updated the junior varsity statistics. You can see it all here. Posted by Ric 10/26/05 The Mount Union College Sports Information Director's office has posted game notes for this Saturday's OAC game between the Purple Raiders and Baldwin-Wallace at Mount Union Stadium. You can read them here. Posted by Ric 10/25/05 Mount Union fell to ninth in this week's AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll following its loss to Ohio Northern. Ohio Athletic Conference rivals John Carroll and Capital each received votes. You can see the entire poll here. Posted by Ric 10/24/05 I've added five audio highlights from Mount Union's 21-14 loss to Ohio Northern, the first regular season loss for the Purple Raiders in 11 years. You can hear them here. Posted by Ric 10/23/05 Mount Union fell to sixth in this week's D3football.com Top 25 poll following its loss to Ohio Northern, while the Polar Bears jumped to 11th. Capital and John Carroll each received votes. You can see the entire Top 25 here. In addition, I've posted our game story from Mount Union's 21-14 loss to Ohio Northern. You can read it here. Posted by Ric 10/22/05 Ohio Northern defeated Mount Union 21-14 this afternoon to break a string of 99 consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference wins for the Purple Raiders, and 110 straight regular season victories overall. Mount Union's last regular season loss came in 1994 to Baldwin-Wallace by the final of 23-10. R.J. Meadows scored three first half touchdowns and the Polar Bears stopped the Raiders on the goal line at the end of the second quarter to hold a 21-7 halftime lead. Mount Union's only first half score came on a blocked punt by Justin Stickley that was returned 42 yards for a touchdown by Matt Kostelnik. The Raiders added a touchdown on a 35-yard pass on fourth and eight from Mike Jorris to Maxwell Smith with 2:24 remaining in the game, but Jorris was sacked at midfield on the game's final play, ending Mount Union's last attempt to tie the contest. The win for Ohio Northern breaks a sting of 22 straight losses to Mount Union. The Polar Bears last win in the series came in 1984 by the final of 14-9. The Purple Raiders get back in action next Saturday when they host Baldwin-Wallace at Mount Union Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. Posted by Ric 10/19/05 The Mount Union College Sports Information Director's office has posted game notes for this Saturday's OAC clash between the Purple Raiders and Ohio Northern at Mount Union Stadium. You can read them here. In addition, Mount Union's JV football team moved to 3-0 with a win over Marietta this week. I've updated the statistics of the Purple Raiders playing in the junior varsity games. You can see their results and stats here. Posted by Ric 10/18/05 Mount Union received five first-place votes and remained second in this week's AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll. Linfield is ranked number one, while Rowan, Hardin-Simmons and St. John's (MN) round out the top five. Ohio Athletic Conference rivals John Carroll and Capital each received votes. You can see the entire poll here. In addition, I've added five audio highlights from Mount Union's 59-7 victory at Marietta. You can hear those here. Posted by Ric 10/16/05 Mount Union remains number two in this week's D3football.com Top 25 poll. Ohio Northern moved up one spot to 20th, while Capital and John Carroll each received votes. You can see the entire Top 25 here. In addition, I've posted our game story from Mount Union's 59-7 conference win at Marietta. You can read it here. Posted by Ric 10/15/05 Mount Union scored 59 unanswered points Saturday night in defeating Marietta 59-7 at Don Drumm Stadium in Marietta. Following a 100-yard fumble return for a score by the Pioneers, the Raiders reeled off 59 straight points in winning for the 110th consecutive regular season game. Mike Jorris threw four touchdown passes and rushed for two more scores. Aaron Robinson had a career high 147 rushing yards on 18 carries and one touchdown, while Brandon Boehm led the air attack with a personal best in receptions and yards with seven catches for 123 yards and one touchdown. Mount Union set a school record with 755 offensive yards and 40 first downs, averaging 8.1 yards per play, while limiting Marietta to just 39 yards on 46 plays, an average of 0.8 yards per attempt. The Pioneers were limited to -17 yards rushing on 26 attempts. The Purple & White improved to 6-0 overall, 5-0 in conference play and will return home to host Ohio Northern next week. The Polar Bears defeated Otterbein Saturday and will enter the contest 5-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play. Kickoff from Mount Union Stadium is set for 1:30 p.m. Posted by Ric 10/12/05 The Mount Union College Sports Information Director's office has posted game notes for this Saturday's OAC game between the Purple Raiders and the Pioneers in Marietta. You can read them here. Posted by Ric 10/11/05 Mount Union received six first-place votes and remained second in this week's AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll. Linfield is ranked number one, while Rowan, Hardin-Simmons and St. John's (MN) round out the top five. Ohio Athletic Conference rivals Capital and John Carroll each received votes. You can see the entire poll here. In addition, I've added five audio highlights from Mount Union's 41-6 victory at Wilmington. You can hear those here. Posted by Ric 10/9/05 Mount Union moved into the number two spot in this week's D3football.com Top 25 poll. Ohio Northern remained 21st, while Capital, John Carroll and Otterbein each received votes. You can see the entire Top 25 here. In addition, I've posted our game story from Mount Union's 41-6 conference win over Wilmington. You can read it here. Posted by Ric 10/8/05 Mount Union improved to 5-0 on the season, 4-0 in conference play, with a 41-6 victory at Wilmington this afternoon. Mike Jorris threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns, while Aaron Robinson matched a career high with 137 rushing yards and added two scores. Scott Casto and Pierre Garcon combined for 19 receptions covering 252 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, Mike Gibbons led the way with 11 tackles. The Purple Raiders generated 633 yards of total offense, compared to 189 for the Quakers. Mount Union travels to Marietta next week with kickoff set for 6:00 p.m. at Don Drumm Stadium. The Pioneers will enter the contest 2-3 overall and 1-3 in conference play following its 41-10 loss to Capital today. Posted by Ric 10/5/05 The Mount Union College Sports Information Director's office has posted game notes for this Saturday's OAC contest between the Purple Raiders and Quakers in Wilmington. You can read them here. I've also added five audio highlights from Mount Union's 42-24 come from behind win over Capital. You can hear those here. In addition, I've added some statistics from young Purple Raiders playing in the junior varsity games. You can see the stats here. Thanks to assistant coaches Joel Cockley and Zac Bruney with the help with this information. Posted by Ric 10/4/05 Mount Union remained second in this week's AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll. Linfield retained the number one spot, followed by Mary Hardin-Baylor, Rowan and St. John's (MN). Ohio Athletic Conference rivals Capital and John Carroll each received votes. You can see the entire poll here. Also, Mount Union's junior varsity football team is off to a 2-0 start with wins over Washington & Jefferson and Baldwin-Wallace. You can see the JV squad's schedule and results here. Posted by Ric 10/2/05 Mount Union remained third in this week's D3football.com Top 25 poll. Ohio Northern dropped to 21st place with its loss to John Carroll, while Capital fell out of the Top 25 after its loss to the Purple Raiders but still received votes. You can see the entire Top 25 here. In addition, I've posted our game story from Mount Union's exciting 42-24 victory over Capital. You can read it here. Posted by Ric 10/1/05 Mount Union scored a touchdown on three consecutive offensive plays early in the fourth quarter to erase a three-point Capital lead in defeating the Crusaders 42-24 this afternoon before 5,122 fans at Mount Union Stadium. Mike Jorris connected with Pierre Garcon on an 83-yard score with 14:48 to play to take a 21-17 lead. Following a Cameron Rose interception, Kelechi Ibeh scampered 49 yards, making it 28-17 with 13:45 left. Then, after Scott Casto's 32-yard punt return to the Capital 25, Aaron Robinson went the distance, increasing the advantage to 35-17 with 12:35 remaining in the game. It's the first time in the history of Mount Union football the Purple Raiders scored on three straight offensive plays. Jorris connected on 16 of 26 passes for 301 yards and two scores, both to Garcon, who caught nine passes for 214 yards. Robinson led the ground attack with 109 yards and three touchdowns, while Ross Watson intercepted three passes and now has six on the season. Mount Union outgained Capital 477 yards to 275, averaging 7.2 yards per play to the Crusaders 3.4. The Purple & White improved to 4-0 overall, 3-0 in conference play, with the win and will travel to Wilmington next week to take on the Quakers. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. at Williams Stadium.