MOUNT UNION WINS IT'S 13TH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 8:13 am
AIN'T THAT CRAZY, THE MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS FROM TINY LIL ALLIANCE, OHIO 16 MILES FROM CANTON HAVE CAPTURED THEIR 13TH DIVISION 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. THAT IS CRAZY, I TRY TO CATCH AS MANY OF THEIR GAMES AS I CAN. THEY ARE A JUGGERNAUT IN D3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL. BY THE MAGIC OF DVR, I TOOK SOME NOTES, AS I WAS BUSY AND MISSED IT LIVE, BUT SET IT TO RECORD AND WATCHED IT SATURDAY. CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE NOTES I WROTE DOWN. I BEEN WATCHING THEM FOR YEARS NOW. BUT HERE ARE SOME THINGS MENTIONED IN THE GAME. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2017 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, THE MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS.
the stagg bowl is named after amos Alonzo stagg. who is very prominent as a coach, athlete. and played a major part in assembling the big ten. the stagg bowl is the national championship for the d3 college national championship. the game has been in the Roanoke/salem area for too many years to remember. but next year it is moving to a new stadium in texas. the game will be played there for 2 years, and then rotated to canton to Fawcett stadium. which is only 16 miles from mount union by the way. it may never return to the salem/Roanoke area. the stagg bowl is always a track meet scoring wise. and usually won by the team with the ball last. in the last 5 years the stagg bowl has produced a whopping 272 points combined. mount union won this game 12 - 0. which featured a field goal, a safety, and a td that bounced off of 2 defenders and should have been intercepted, but went throughtheir hands and landed in the mount union recievers hands. it was a defensive battle in which the purple raiders had 8 sacks. it was the lowest scoring stagg bowl ever. the game was between the university of mary hardin Baylor from texas. the crusaders or the cru, as they go by were the defending d3 national champions and had won 29 straight games, including playoffs and a national championship. both umhb and mount union were 14-0. and mu finished 15-0, and national champions. umhb was almost exclusively all texas young'uns as the school is in texas. it was stagg bowl 45. coach larry kehres coached the purple raiders to 11 national championships with the purple raiders, then walked into his son vince's office who was his long time assistant. and he told him son I just resigned, and I recommended you become our next coach. mount union selected son vince kehres as the next purple raider coach. and he just won his 2nd national championship. and had been a part as a player/coach of 12 of the 13 national championships himself. dad Larry was watching as his son won his 2nd title. some fun facts about mount union. they are 99-16 in college football playoffs and national title games, which is unheard of. they have won 13 national championships. and have been in the d3 college football playoffs 26 consecutive years in a row and 29 overall appearences all together. and knocked of the defending national champions who were on a 29 game win streak themselves. I love watching football at these lower levels as well. it's exciting and always a hoot to watch these young men battle their tails off. Tom Osborne.
the stagg bowl is named after amos Alonzo stagg. who is very prominent as a coach, athlete. and played a major part in assembling the big ten. the stagg bowl is the national championship for the d3 college national championship. the game has been in the Roanoke/salem area for too many years to remember. but next year it is moving to a new stadium in texas. the game will be played there for 2 years, and then rotated to canton to Fawcett stadium. which is only 16 miles from mount union by the way. it may never return to the salem/Roanoke area. the stagg bowl is always a track meet scoring wise. and usually won by the team with the ball last. in the last 5 years the stagg bowl has produced a whopping 272 points combined. mount union won this game 12 - 0. which featured a field goal, a safety, and a td that bounced off of 2 defenders and should have been intercepted, but went throughtheir hands and landed in the mount union recievers hands. it was a defensive battle in which the purple raiders had 8 sacks. it was the lowest scoring stagg bowl ever. the game was between the university of mary hardin Baylor from texas. the crusaders or the cru, as they go by were the defending d3 national champions and had won 29 straight games, including playoffs and a national championship. both umhb and mount union were 14-0. and mu finished 15-0, and national champions. umhb was almost exclusively all texas young'uns as the school is in texas. it was stagg bowl 45. coach larry kehres coached the purple raiders to 11 national championships with the purple raiders, then walked into his son vince's office who was his long time assistant. and he told him son I just resigned, and I recommended you become our next coach. mount union selected son vince kehres as the next purple raider coach. and he just won his 2nd national championship. and had been a part as a player/coach of 12 of the 13 national championships himself. dad Larry was watching as his son won his 2nd title. some fun facts about mount union. they are 99-16 in college football playoffs and national title games, which is unheard of. they have won 13 national championships. and have been in the d3 college football playoffs 26 consecutive years in a row and 29 overall appearences all together. and knocked of the defending national champions who were on a 29 game win streak themselves. I love watching football at these lower levels as well. it's exciting and always a hoot to watch these young men battle their tails off. Tom Osborne.