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The first football game played by Mount Union was on the school's baseball field on November 7, 1893 against Kenyon College. [5] In their first year they went 1–2, with their lone win coming against Salem University. The following season, the team had their first coach, Coach Davis, who led them to a 4–5 record.
Kenneth Wable (August 22, 1927 – September 6, 2018) [1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mount Union University in Alliance, Ohio from 1962 to 1985.
The program has won 13 NCAA Division III Football Championships [2] and eight runner-ups. With more than 800 wins, [3] the Purple Raiders rank in the top 20 in most wins in NCAA history, and the most of any team in Division III. From 1893 until 1913, Mount Union played as an independent, then joining the OAC in 1914, has remained their ever since.
Mount Union running back Tyler Echeverry dives into the end zone for a first half touchdown against John Carroll University in a NCAA Division III football playoff game at Larry Kehres Stadium in ...
He finished the season with 4,555 passing yards and 54 touchdowns and won the 1993 Gagliardi Trophy as the best player in Division III football. [2] [3] The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio. Ballard threw eight touchdown passes in the semifinal game against St. John's. [3]
He was selected by the American Football Coaches Association as the first-team quarterback on its Division III All-America team and won the Melberger Award as the outstanding player in Division III. [2] Mount Union's 1996 season was the start of a record 54-game winning streak that spanned four seasons, continuing through December 6, 1998. [1]
The 2001 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division III football season.
This category is dedicated to football coaches at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio. Pages in category "Mount Union Purple Raiders football coaches" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.