By Woodrow Carroll Last season was a good one for the Northern Illinois University football program. It finish strong and fans likely will remember the team fondly. Ten games into the 2023 schedule, Northern Illinois was 4-6 and struggling after opening the campaign with a big road victory at Boston
By Woodrow Carroll At the conclusion of the Saturday, Dec. 23 Camellia Bowl game, you might have heard Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” emanating from the Northern Illinois University (NIU) side. Well, probably not, however, that memorable number would have fit right in given the location. The NIU Huskies defeated
Saturday, Dec. 9Division III SemifinalsCortland 49, Randolph-Macon 14North Central 34, Wartburg 27 Friday, Dec. 15Stagg Bowl, Division III Championship, Salem Va.Cortland 38, North Central 37 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) select bowl games Saturday, Dec. 16Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C.Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21Celebration Bowl, Atlanta, Ga.Florida A&M 30, Howard 26New
Saturday, Dec. 9Division III SemifinalsCortland vs. Randolph-Macon, 11 a.m., ESPN+North Central at Wartburg, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ Friday, Dec. 15Division III Championship, Salem Va.TBD vs. TBD, TBD Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) select bowl games Saturday, Dec. 16Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C.Georgia Southern vs. Ohio 10 a.m., ESPNCelebration Bowl, Atlanta, Ga.Florida A&M
By Woodrow Carroll The auguries may be there for the Northern Illinois University (NIU) football program. Positive omens, for sure, with the bowl season at hand. When it was announced the Northern Illinois bowl destination and opponent Sunday, Dec. 3, it had to have brought up fond memories. The NIU
By Woodrow Carroll By the time all the Division I college football games had run their course Saturday, Nov. 25, 79 teams with six or more victories had punched their bowl game tickets. A total of 82 teams are needed to fill the 41 FBS (football bowl subdivision) bowl games
Nacc Conf. Overall Aurora 8-0 11-0 St. Norbert 6-2 7-4 Benedictine 5-3 5-4 Concordia Wisconsin 6-2 7-3 Eureka 2-6 4-6 Wisconsin Lutheran 4-4 4-6 Concordia Chicago 1-7 1-9 Rockford 1-7 2-8 Lakeland 3-5 4-6 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 8-3 St. Francis (Joliet) 2-3 7-3 Judson 0-6 0-9
Conf. Overall West Division W L W L Toledo 8-0 11-1 Northern Illinois 5-3 6-6 Eastern Michigan 4-4 6-6 Central Michigan 3-5 5-7 Western Michigan 3-5 4-8 Ball State 3-5 4-8 Conf. Overall East Division W L W L Miami 7-1 10-2 Ohio 6-2 9-3 Bowling Green 5-3 7-5 Buffalo
Conf. Overall W L W L North Central 9-0 12-0 Wheaton 8-1 10-2 Augustana 7-2 8-3 WashU 6-3 7-3 Carroll 4-5 5-5 North Park 4-5 5-5 Carthage 3-6 3-7 Illinois Wesleyan 3-6 3-7 Elmhurst 1-8 2-8 Millikin 0-9 0-10
By Jori Parys Aurora native Don Beebe went to the Super Bowl four straight years in the early 1990s with the Buffalo Bills, before finally winning a title with the Green Bay Packers. He’s also coached Aurora Christian High School to two state championships. Now he’s trying to win another
By Woodrow Carroll Interest in the Ohio State University-at-University of Michigan football game at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25 takes precedence among the majority of those following Big Ten Conference, and we need to keep in mind that most of the Conference teams have targets of their own. In most
Nacc Conf. Overall Aurora 8-0 11-0 St. Norbert 6-2 7-4 Benedictine 5-3 5-4 Concordia Wisconsin 6-2 7-3 Eureka 2-6 4-6 Wisconsin Lutheran 4-4 4-6 Concordia Chicago 1-7 1-9 Rockford 1-7 2-8 Lakeland 3-5 4-6 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 8-3 St. Francis (Joliet) 2-3 7-3 Judson 0-6 0-9
East Division Conf. Overall W L W L Ohio State 7-0 10-0 Michigan 7-0 10-0 Penn State 5-2 8-2 Maryland 3-4 6-4 Rutgers 3-4 6-4 Indiana 1-6 3-7 Michigan State 1-6 3-7 West Division Iowa 5-2 8-2 Nebraska 3-4 5-5 Minnesota 3-4 5-5 Northwestern 3-4 5-5 Wisconsin 3-4 5-5 Illinois
For a fourth consecutive season, Aurora University’s football team is will play the NCAA Division III football championship playoffs. The Spartans (10-0 overall, 8-0 in the NAAC, Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference) will be host to Coe College (9-1, 7-1 ARC, American Rivers Conference) at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery at
Aurora University running back Jhe’Quay Chretin runs toward Concordia University Wisconsin defenders at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery Saturday, Nov. 11.
Nacc Conf. Overall Aurora 8-0 10-0 St. Norbert 6-2 7-3 Benedictine 5-3 5-4 Concordia Wisconsin 6-2 7-3 Eureka 2-6 4-6 Wisconsin Lutheran 4-4 4-6 Concordia Chicago 1-7 1-9 Rockford 1-7 2-8 Lakeland 3-5 4-6 MAC Conf. Overall West Division W L W L Toledo 6-0 9-1 Central Michigan 3-3 5-5
East Division Conf. Overall W L W L Ohio State 7-0 10-0 Michigan 7-0 10-0 Penn State 5-2 8-2 Maryland 3-4 6-4 Rutgers 3-4 6-4 Indiana 1-6 3-7 Michigan State 1-6 3-7 West Division Iowa 5-2 8-2 Nebraska 3-4 5-5 Minnesota 3-4 5-5 Northwestern 3-4 5-5 Wisconsin 3-4 5-5 Illinois
Two undefeated Division III college football teams kept their victory streaks alive. The undefeated Aurora University football Spartans continued blazing a trail of gridiron greatness by defeating Lakeland University, 70-14, last weekend.
By Woodrow Carroll Thanks to Illinois’ 27-26 Big Ten Conference road football victory over Minnesota Saturday, Nov. 4, all three of the State’s FBS teams, Illinois, Northern Illinois, and Northwestern, have 4-5 record entering into their final three games of the regular season. Given that it usually takes six overall
Nacc Conf. Overall Aurora 7-0 9-0 St. Norbert 5-2 6-3 Benedictine 5-2 5-3 Concordia Wisconsin 6-1 7-2 Eureka 2-5 4-5 Wisconsin Lutheran 4-4 4-6 Concordia Chicago 1-6 1-8 Rockford 0-7 1-8 Lakeland 2-5 3-6 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 7-3 St. Francis (Joliet) 2-3 6-3 Judson 0-5 0-8
