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Minnesota–Morris Cougars Football
The Minnesota Morris Cougars football program represents the University of Minnesota Morris in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The football program was founded in 1961, a year after the University of Minnesota Morris was established. Minnesota Morris first joined NCAA Division II Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) in 1966. With a conference record of 0–34 from 1999 to 2002, Minnesota Morris decided to join NCAA Division III Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). Since joining the UMAC in 2003, Minnesota Morris' conference record is 55–77. The Cougars claim eight NSIC titles (two of which were later forfeited) and two UMAC titles: 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986*, 1987*, 2006, and 2023. Since 2006, the Cougars have played all their home games at Big Cat Stadium in Morris, Minnesota. The team's current head coach is Marty Hoffmann. History The Minnesota Morris Cougars football team played its first game in the fall of 1961, a 6–3 vict ...
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Marty Hoffmann
Marty Hoffmann is an American college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs ... coach. He is the head football coach for University of Minnesota Morris, a position he has held since 2017. Hoffmann was a standout linebacker at Minnesota Morris from 2001 to 2004, before going into coaching, starting as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, before moving to Division I program South Dakota State Jackrabbits football, South Dakota State, once again as a graduate assistant, where he helped coach defensive backs and special teams. Hoffmann then coached defensive backs at Carleton Knights football, Carleton for three seasons, before becoming the co-defensive coordinator at Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons football, Minnesota State–Moorhead for two seasons. Followi ...
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Crown College (Minnesota)
Crown College is a Private college, private Evangelical Christianity, Christian college in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. It is affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and is school accreditation, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History In 1916, "The Alliance Training Home" was founded by Rev. J.D. Williams in St. Paul, Minnesota. The initial class at the school was five graduates. In 1922, the name was changed to the "St. Paul Training School of the Christian Missionary Alliance". In 1935, the school moved from Sherburne Avenue to Englewood Avenue, and in 1936 the name was changed again to the "St. Paul Bible Institute". In 1956, St. Paul Bible added Men's Basketball and began their athletic program; in 1958, the school added a women's basketball program. In 1959, the name changed a fourth time to "St. Paul Bible College". In 1963, some open property in the St. Paul suburb of Arden Hills, about five miles north of the existing campus came to the attention ...
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Carnegie Mellon Tartans Football
The Carnegie Mellon Tartans football team represents Carnegie Mellon University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III competition. Ryan Larsen is the head coach and has served since 2022. History Foundation and early history The Carnegie Tech Tartan football team was founded ahead of the 1906 football season, where they competed as independents. In their first year of football, the Tartans claimed a modest record of 2-3-2. The Carnegie Tech football program continued to have an unconvincing start, as they accumulated a 4-15 record across the 1907 and 1908 seasons. This negative trend reversed, however, in 1909 as the Tartans posted their first ever winning record by finishing 5-3-1 under first year head coach Edwin N. Snitjer. The 1910s were a decade of mediocrity, with the Tartans regularly finishing close to the .500 mark; however, by the 1920s, Carnegie Tech had become a national contender and regional powerhouse, posting a record of 34-20-4 ...
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1979 NCAA Division III Football Season
The 1979 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1979, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1979 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Ithaca Bombers won their first Division III championship, defeating the Wittenberg Tigers by a final score of 14−10 in a re-match of the 1975 championship (won by Wittenberg). Conference changes and new programs Conference standings Conference champions Postseason The 1979 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the seventh annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the seventh consecutive year. Like the previous four championships, eight teams competed in this edition ...
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Wittenberg Tigers Football
The Wittenberg Tigers football team represents Wittenberg University in college football. The first recorded year in Wittenberg football history was 1892. The Tigers compete at the NCAA Division III level and the program is affiliated with the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). The Tigers play their home games at Edwards–Maurer Field in Springfield, Ohio. Overview With an overall record is 799 wins, 375 losses and 32 ties, Wittenberg has the second-most wins in NCAA Division III football historySince 1955, Wittenberg has had only one losing record and has won five national championships (1962, 1964, 1969, 1973, and 1975), 18 Ohio Athletic Conference championships (1918, 1940, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1988) and 16 NCAC championships (1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018) In 2011, the Tigers became the first D-III or D-II program to reach 700 wins with ...
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1978 NCAA Division III Football Season
The 1978 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III (NCAA), Division III level, began in August 1978, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1978 at Garrett–Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The 1978 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football team, Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets won their first Division III championship, defeating the by a score of 24−10. Conference standings Conference champions Postseason The 1978 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the sixth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's Division III (NCAA), NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the sixth consecutive year. Like the previous three championships, eight teams competed in this edition. Playoff br ...
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Wabash Little Giants Football
The Wabash Little Giants football team represents Wabash College in the sport of college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Little Giants have competed as a member of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) since 2000. Wabash plays home games at Hollett Little Giant Stadium in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Don Morel served as the team's head coach from 2016 to 2024, amassing a 61-20 record overall and a 54-15 record in conference play. Jake Gilbert (Wabash '98) will take over as head coach for the 2025 season. History In 1884 Wabash Little Giants football team, 1884, Wabash played its first game of college football, intercollegiate football when it defeated a team from Butler University on October 25, 4–0. The first intercollegiate game in the state took place on May 31, between Butler and DePauw University. From the 1890s to the 1910s, the Wabash football team played schedules against many much larger colleges, such as Illinois Fighting Illini, Illinois, Indiana Hoosie ...
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Albion Britons Football
Albion College is a private liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students as of Fall 2021. The college competes in NCAA Division III and the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). History On March 23, 1835, Methodist settlers in Spring Arbor Township obtained a charter for a new seminary from the Michigan Territorial Legislature. Construction began in 1837 outside Spring Arbor but the Panic of 1837 ended the project. A petition to move the seminary to Albion was approved by the legislature in 1839. Sixty acres (243,000 m2) of land were donated by Jesse Crowell to the renamed "Wesleyan Seminary", and construction began in 1841. The first classes were held in 1843 in the local Methodist Church. In 1844, classes began in the newly constructed Central Building, rebuilt as the present Robinson Hall in 1907. The "Albion Female Collegiate Institute", founded in 1850, ...
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1977 NCAA Division III Football Season
The 1977 NCAA Division III football season -- part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III (NCAA), Division III level—began in August 1977, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1977 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Widener Pride football, Widener Pioneers won their first Division III championship, defeating the Wabash Little Giants football, Wabash Little Giants by a final score of 39−36. Conference standings Conference champions Postseason The 1977 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the fifth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's Division III (NCAA), NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the fifth consecutive year. Like the previous two championships, eight teams competed in this edition. ...
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Ken Crandall
Ken Crandall (born November 6, 1967) is an American football coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and was the 28th person to hold that position. Prior to accepting this position, he was the head coach for nine years at the University of Minnesota Morris. Crandall had been a graduate assistant coach at Pittsburg State University during the Gorillas' national championship run in 1991. In addition, he was assistant coach at Norwich University and at the Maine Maritime Academy. Crandall resigned the position at Southwestern on November 19, 2014. Playing career Crandall played college football at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. Coaching career Minnesota Morris While at the University of Minnesota Morris, Crandall was named the 2006 UMAC North Division and Conference Coach of the Year. He led the Cougars to their first-ever Upper Midwest Athletic Conference championship wit ...
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Stan Zweifel
Stan Zweifel (born April 22, 1952) is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach at the University of Dubuque from 2009 to 2023. Zweifel served as the head football coach at Yankton College in Yankton, South Dakota from 1983 to 1984, and the University of Minnesota Morris from 1987 to 1990. Between his tenures as Yankton and Minnesota–Morris, he was the offensive coordinator at the University of Northern Colorado The University of Northern Colorado (UNCO or UNC) is a public university in Greeley, Colorado, United States. It was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education. The institution has offi .... Head coaching record College References External links Dubuque profileWisconsin Football Coaches Association profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Zweifel, Stan 1952 births Living people Dubuque Spartans football coaches Minnesota State Mavericks football coaches ...
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Jim Lind (American Football)
Jim Lind (born November 11, 1947) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota Morris from 1983 to 1986 and at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire from 1987 to 1991, compiling a career college football record of 42–43–4. Lind served in the United States Navy before attending Bemidji State University, where he played football and received a physical education and health degree in 1973. He coached the football and wrestling teams at Underwood High School in Minnesota after receiving his degree. As the head football coach at the University of Minnesota, Morris, he coached the team to an NIC co-championship in 1984 and an NIC championship in 1986. He was named NIC Coach of the year in 1984 and NAIA District 13 Coach of the Year in 1986. He later served as the head coach at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. He was an assistant coach with the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 1998. In 1999, Lind ...
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