https://www.d3football.com en-us https://www.d3football.com/notables/2022/10/calvin-to-add-football Division III's greatest basketball rivalry, and perhaps D-III's best rivalry in any sport, will finally be coming to the gridiron, as Calvin University, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is adding football for a future season. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2022/10/calvin-to-add-football https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/11/team-of-the-week With the fall portion of the 2020-21 Division III football season complete, our honor roll looks back at the top individual performances from October and November in a special edition of the D3football.com Team of the Week. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/11/team-of-the-week https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/10/podcast-278 All four teams playing in October were supposed to take the field within a short drive of each other. Because of the pandemic, that didn't quite happen, but we check in with all four: Adrian, Bluffton, Manchester and Trine. Pat and Keith have that and more in the latest podcast. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/10/podcast-278 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2020/contrib/20201010wexi9u Devonte Jones delivered a huge stiff-arm en route to a 43-yard touchdown run and Trine won its second game in as many outings this fall season. Sat, 10 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2020/contrib/20201010wexi9u https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/10/trine-adrian-roll-up-points-in-opener Two MIAA rivals staged the first Division III football game of the 2020 calendar year, and Trine came away the victor in a game which included everything, including a socially distant handshake. Sat, 03 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/10/trine-adrian-roll-up-points-in-opener https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/10/kicking-off-in-october Four Division III teams are playing in October, and two of them are slated to take the field Saturday. Here's what's coming up as Adrian, Bluffton, Manchester and Trine suit up for the fall. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/10/kicking-off-in-october https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/10/umac-adds-finlandia-for-2021 With the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference facing the potential loss of its automatic bid, the conference has turned to Finlandia. The program has won just two countable games in the past four seasons, including two winless seasons in the MIAA. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/10/umac-adds-finlandia-for-2021 https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-finalist-announcement The votes are in, and the 13 semifinalists for the 2018 Gagliardi Trophy will be whittled down to four finalists. Watch at 4 p.m. ET as we reveal those four names. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-finalist-announcement https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-finalists-announced The 2018 winner of the Gagliardi Trophy will be a quarterback or a running back, this much we know for sure. Here's who the finalists are. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-finalists-announced https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/10/week7-top25-roundup St. John's rode emotion and an offensive eruption to victory against archrival St. Thomas. Elsewhere No. 23 Muhlenberg and No. 15 Trine won thrillers, and Washington U. made waves in the CCIW race with a win over Wheaton. Sat, 13 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/10/week7-top25-roundup https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/week5-top25-roundup We had some great games and some upsets in Saturday's afternoon but things really came alive after dark. Whitworth snapped an 11-game losing streak to Linfield, Wheaton retained the Little Brass Bell with authority, Wittenberg outlasted Denison and Trine claimed an early conference title showdown in Top 25 action. Sat, 29 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/week5-top25-roundup https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2018/trine-hope-miaa-showdown Trine comes in with the star running back and the playoff pedigree, while Hope is the team looking to make a statement and install itself as the top dog in the conference. Those are the storylines in many places this weekend, but nowhere more than in the MIAA. More from D3football.com's Brian Lester. Wed, 26 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2018/trine-hope-miaa-showdown https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/11/gagliardi-semifinalists-announced Nearly 30 players were nominated, but only 10 get to the semifinal stage. Who are they? Read up on the players, then cast your fan ballot for the top overall student-athlete in Division III football. Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/11/gagliardi-semifinalists-announced https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2017/first-round-wrapup-oshkosh The top ten teams played like it in the top-left bracket, while Wartburg had three defensive stands and outlasted Franklin in overtime and Trine found the lightning to go with the thunder in Saturday's first-round playoff action. Sat, 18 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2017/first-round-wrapup-oshkosh https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/11/week10-wrapup Eureka won the UMAC title in its last year in the league and Plymouth State punched its playoff ticket for the first time since 2008 as part of Saturday's Division III action. The full list and more in the national roundup. Sat, 04 Nov 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/11/week10-wrapup https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/greatlakes/2017/trine-breaks-through The Thunder had spent three consecutive seasons at 6-4 -- respectable but not really a factor in the MIAA conference race. That's changed this year. Tue, 31 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/greatlakes/2017/trine-breaks-through https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/10/adrian-trine Sat, 28 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/10/adrian-trine https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/10/week8-wrapup Trine improved to 7-0 for the first time since 2010, Franklin & Marshall had a big win in a trophy game in their new stadium, while Union again showed it was ready to contend again for a conference title in Saturday's Division III football contests. More in the national roundup. Sat, 21 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/10/week8-wrapup https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20171021rqo68x ANGOLA, IND. -- Trine University football scored on its first three possessions of the game and quickly jumped out to a 20-0 advantage against Hope (Mich.) College on its way to a 50-14 win against the Flying Dutchmen in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association game at Fred Zollner Athletic Stadium in Angola, Ind. Sat, 21 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20171021rqo68x https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/201710074conv6 ALBION, MICH.  --  Junior running back Lamar Carswell (Toledo, Ohio/St. Francis de Sales) and junior wide receiver Jeffery Barnett (Fremont, Ohio/Ross) had season-high performances to help lead the Trine University football team to a convincing, 56-21, win against Albion (Mich.) College in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association action in Albion, Mich. Sat, 07 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/201710074conv6 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170930dvgq4z RIVER FOREST, ILL.  --  The Trine defense recorded a school single-game record six interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns, which led to a total of five scores as the Thunder remained unbeaten on the season with a 44-7 win against Concordia (Ill.) University-Chicago in River Forest, Ill.  Sat, 30 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170930dvgq4z https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170901x3sf8k ANGOLA, IND.  --  The Trine University Thunder began the 2017 season in winning fashion with a 35-12 victory against Manchester University in the home opener at Zollner Athletic Stadium. Fri, 01 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170901x3sf8k https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/05/finlandia-finds-a-home The number of independents in Division III football is dwindling away, as Finlandia will become an affiliate member of the MIAA in football in 2018. Fri, 26 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/05/finlandia-finds-a-home https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161112to09gb OLIVET, Mich. -- The Trine football team dropped a 44-27 decision to Olivet in the season finale Saturday afternoon at Cutler Athletic Complex. Sat, 12 Nov 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161112to09gb https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/201611055z27l7 Angola, Ind. – The Trine football team lost a nail-biter to Alma on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at Zollner Athletic Stadium, 41-33. Sat, 05 Nov 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/201611055z27l7 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161029lb51kw ANGOLA, Ind. -- Big plays from the Trine defense led the Thunder to a 31-13 victory over Adrian in the Black and Blue Border Brawl Saturday afternoon at Fred Zollner Athletic Stadium. Sat, 29 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161029lb51kw https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161022rydfc6 HOLLAND, Mich. -- Hope scored 31 unanswered points to hand the Trine football team a 31-7 defeat in MIAA action Saturday evening at Smith Stadium. Sat, 22 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161022rydfc6 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/2016101536ae3n KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Trine football team rolled to a 42-17 victory over Kalamazoo in MIAA-action Saturday afternoon at Angell Field. Sat, 15 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/2016101536ae3n https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/2016100860kxiw ANGOLA, Ind.—The Trine football team opened its 2016 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association season off with a 35-16 victory over Albion on Saturday afternoon at Zollner Athletic Stadium. Sat, 08 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/2016100860kxiw https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161003af649i Angola, Ind. – Trine's explosive rushing attack allowed the Thunder to defeat Concordia, 62-19 Saturday at Zollner Stadium. Sat, 01 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161003af649i