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August 2006 News
Posted by Ric 8/31/06
Mount Union's junior varsity football team opened its season with a 26-7 win over Waynesburg on Monday. You can see the complete JV schedule and results here.
Posted by Ric 8/27/06
The Sports Information Director's office at Mount Union College has posted some game notes for next Saturday's season opener at Averett. You can read them here.
Posted by Ric 8/26/06
Mount Union dominated Washington & Jefferson in a controlled scrimmage today
in Alliance as each team prepares for the 2006 regular season opener next
Saturday.
The Purple Raiders seemed to move the ball effortlessly on offense, while defensively the Purple & White were very stingy, especially against the run.
Mount Union opens at Averett next Saturday with kickoff set for 1:00 p.m. in Danville, Virginia. In preparation, we've posted the 2006 Team Roster, which you can see here.
Posted by Ric 8/19/06
Your first chance to see the 2006 Mount Union football team is this weekend
as the Purple Raiders have tentatively scheduled a Purple & White scrimmage
for Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. at Mount Union Stadium. The event is
open to the public.
Posted by Ric 8/12/06
It begins today, the quest to defend the school's eighth football national
championship. Optimism is very high around Alliance, Ohio as one of
the largest groups ever to prepare for a football season is doing just that
at Mount Union College.
There is a lot of talent wearing purple, white and black, as many key members return from last year's squad, along with a great deal of new young members from a terrific recruiting class.
It all begins for real three weeks from today in Danville, Virginia as Mount Union opens on the read against Averett, with kickoff set for 1:00 p.m. at Cougar Den Stadium.
You're first chance to see the Raiders will come in two weeks when the team participates in a controlled scrimmage with Washington & Jefferson at Mount Union Stadium on August 26th beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The scrimmage has become an annual home and home event with the Presidents and is open to the public. Stay tuned though, as that is a tentative date and time, and is subject to change.
Posted by Ric 8/9/06
The Sports Information Director's office at Mount Union College has uploaded
the 2006 Football Media Guide to it's website. You can read or download it
here.
Posted by Ric 8/6/06
The 2006 Ohio Athletic Conference Football Media Guide is available on
the conference website. You can read or download it
here.
Posted by Ric 8/5/06
Preseason camp opens one week from today for
the Mount Union College football team as it begins preparation of defending
its eighth national championship. We've added the Coaching Staff
information, which you can get to
here.
Posted by Ric 8/4/06
D3football.com has posted its 2006 Division III Football Preseason Top 25. Mount Union received 23 of 25 first-place votes and is ranked number one, followed by Wis-Whitewater, which received the other two first-place votes.
Rowan, St. John's (MN) and Capital round out the top five.
Ohio Northern made the poll at number 17, while Baldwin-Wallace received votes. You can see their entire Preseason Top 25 here.
The D3football.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, including myself. This is the fourth season of the poll.
Posted by Ric 8/2/06
Mount Union was picked to win its 15th consecutive conference football championship today
at the annual Ohio Athletic Conference Football Media Preview, held this year in
Columbus, Ohio. The 17 time OAC football champions were tabbed number one by nine
of 10 head coaches and 34 of 36 media personnel covering the event.
Capital was picked to finish second in each poll while Ohio Northern was tabbed to finish third. Head coaches do not vote for their own team. You can see the entire results of both polls here.