California University (PA) Vulcans The Vulcans have not ended their season the way they would have liked, but a Mike Kellar coached team knows how to play when November comes around. The Vulcans dropped two tough games at the end of the season to Slippery Rock and Mercyhurst, and finish their schedule off this weekend against Millersville. Getting their offense back on track after a one touchdown performance a week ago is the key for the California game plan. Keeping things simple will help ... Read More
Crimson Hawks and Raiders battle it out for PSAC title
After a long PSAC Football season, only two teams get the opportunity Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Shippensburg University will get on Saturday evening in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Of the various numbers, statistics, and references we can make as it pertains to these two teams, all of it is thrown out the window in Championship type scenarios like the one this weekend. In a season where both teams might have still been over looked by either defending champions or just other favored ... Read More
Waynesburg moves up to #18, hosts Washington & Jefferson
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Nov. 5) – Despite being off this past Saturday, the Waynesburg University football team shot up the rankings in a pair of national top 25 polls and moved up a spot in a regional poll. Thanks in part to several ranked teams falling on Saturday, Nov. 3, the idle Yellow Jackets jumped ahead four spots from 22nd to 18th in the D3football.com top 25 rankings. It is the highest the Jackets have ever been ranked in the 10-year existence of the D3football.com polls. Waynesburg ... Read More
#14 IUP beats Gannon – Will Host Shippensburg in PSAC Championship Game
ERIE, PA - With a Johnny Franco (Altoona/Tyrone) interception on the final play of the game, 14th-ranked IUP locked up the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Division title with a thrilling 38-35 victory at Gannon on Saturday afternoon. With the win and the 40-7 Mercyhurst win over California, the Crimson Hawks will host Shippensburg in the 2012 PSAC Football Championship on Saturday, November 10 at 2:05 p.m. The pick on the final play was the second of two interceptions by ... Read More
IUP Football Moves up to No. 14 in AFCA Poll
WACO, TX – With the help of its fifth straight victory, IUP moved up two more spots to No. 14 in the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Top 25 Poll, as it was announced on Monday. The Crimson Hawks also bumped up to No. 6 in the NCAA's Super Region One rankings, which determine the postseason playoff field. Shippensburg remains No. 1 in the region while Winston-Salem, New Haven and Bloomsburg are second, third and fourth, respectively. California sits one spot ... Read More
Waynesburg football team moves up to 22nd in D3football.com poll
WAYNESBURG, Pa. – After notching perhaps its most convincing win of the 2012 season, the Waynesburg University football team moved up three spots in the D3football.com national top 25 rankings. The Yellow Jackets rose to number 22 following their 42-16 victory over visiting Westminster. Waynesburg maintained the best overall record of any team in the D3football.com national top 25 by moving to 9-0 on the season and 7-0 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) action. The Jackets’ 42 points ... Read More
Waynesburg stays undefeated with win over Westminster
WAYNESBURG, Pa. – After four of its last five Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) games were decided by less than four points, the Waynesburg offense exploded for its most productive outing of the season, making sure Saturday’s home contest against Westminster College would be anything but close. Utilizing big plays on offense and a rock-solid defense, the nationally-ranked Yellow Jackets defeated the Titans, 42-16, on Saturday at John F. Wiley Stadium. The win kept the Jackets’ perfect season ... Read More
The Rock stands tall as California suffers tough PSAC loss
This was the kind of week that Slippery Rock would need to be squeaky clean you would think. After a dramatic overtime win last Saturday in front of a loud Homecoming crowd, Slippery Rock looked to take its first win streak of the season on the road to visit ranked California (Pa). Slippery Rock allowed a reeling Edinboro to hang into the game last week with penalties and turnovers at crucial moments. After dominating the first half, and taking a 16-3 score into the locker room, Slippery Rock ... Read More
PSAC East Title decided in game for the ages
This weekend in Shippensburg was expected to be nothing short of a shootout. Shippensburg leads the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in scoring offense at 52 points per game with Bloomsburg third averaging 40 points per contest. This battle of unbeaten teams was set to be a showdown not only for the PSAC East Title, but one for the ages. The first half was literally half of what you would have expected. While Shippensburg’s offense seemed primed and ready, Bloomsburg quarterback Tim ... Read More
Waynesburg football team ranked 23rd by AFCA
WAYNESBURG, Pa. – For the second time in as many days, the Waynesburg University football team made the move from a team receiving votes in a national top 25 poll, to jumping into the 25 best teams in Division III. The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) listed the Jackets as their number-23 team after pulling out a 21-20 victory at Geneva. Waynesburg was last listed in the AFCA top 25 back in 2007, and is the only team in the rankings with eight victories (8-0). Waynesburg will ... Read More