Just a season after winning the big dance, the Kentucky Wildcats fell short of the NCAA Tournament in 2013. They are a number one seed in the National Invitational Tournament, and will be traveling to Robert Morris to take on the number eight seed Colonials, Tuesday night. After winning the Northeast Conference regular season championship, RMU was given an automatic invitation to the NIT. Some are questioning why Kentucky will be traveling first round, especially to an eight seeds arena, and ... Read More
Colonials drop their NEC opener to defending champion Albany
Moon Township, Pa. - September 8, 2012 - The Robert Morris University football team opened up an early lead on defending Northeast Conference (NEC) champion Albany, but the Great Danes would respond and walked away with a 35-10 decision in the NEC opener for both teams Saturday afternoon at a rainy Joe Walton Stadium. The setback to the Great Danes, who earned votes in both major national polls this past week, marked the first time in program history in which RMU dropped a NEC game in its ... Read More
Robert Morris loses to national champion North Dakota State 52-0
Fargo, N.D. - September 1, 2012 - The Robert Morris University football team dropped its 2012 season opener Saturday night as defending national champion and preseason No. 1/2 North Dakota State claimed a 52-0 non-conference decision at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. Playing in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 18,769, the largest crowd that RMU has ever competed in front of, the host Bison used good field position throughout the game to launch a number of short scoring drives. ... Read More
Robert Morris looks to make vast improvements in 2012
The 2011 season was a rough one for Joe Walton and the Robert Morris Colonials as their 2-9 record tied for the fewest wins since Walton and the program got started back in 1994. Although Robert Morris was picked to finish only sixth in the preseason NEC Coaches’ Poll, the Colonials have some talent in place to potentially be a surprise in 2012, as Walton returns 17 starters and 39 overall letter winners from a season ago. The strength of the Colonials could be on the defensive side of the ... Read More