2018 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

The 2018 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team will represent the University of Mount Union in the 2018 NCAA Division III football season. The Purple Raiders, will be led by sixth-year head coach Vince Kehres, are members of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) and will play their home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

2018 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
OAC champion
Stagg Bowl, L 16-24 vs. Mary Hardin–Baylor
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.comNo. 2
2018 record14–1 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Kappas (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDaryl Ely (10th season)
Home stadiumMount Union Stadium
(Capacity: 5,600)
2018 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Mount Union $^  9 0     14 1  
No. 20 John Carroll ^  8 1     9 2  
Baldwin Wallace  7 2     8 2  
Marietta  6 3     7 3  
Heidelberg  4 5     5 5  
Ohio Northern  4 5     5 5  
Muskingum  3 6     4 6  
Capital  3 6     3 7  
Otterbein  1 8     2 8  
Wilmington (OH)  0 9     1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

Schedule

Mount Union's 2018 schedule consists of 5 home, and 5 away games in the regular season. The Raiders will host Rose-Hulman, John Caroll, Wilmington College, Heidelberg University, and Marietta College and will travel to Baldwin Wallace, Otterbein University, Capital University, Ohio Northern, and Muskingum University.

Mount Union will have one non–conference game against the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology from the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

In 2017, Mount Union won the Stagg Bowl after winning against the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor 12-0. The team finished with a 15-0 record, with a 9-0 record in conference play. The Purple Raiders failed to win the championship again after winning it last year, by losing 16-24 in a rematch with Mary Hardin-Baylor in the Stagg Bowl.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 1 7:00 p.m. Rose-Hulman* No. 1
W 54–0 3,876
September 15 2:00 p.m. at Baldwin Wallace No. 1
W 56–21 7,647
September 22 1:30 p.m. No. 15 John Carroll No. 1
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (Rivalry)
W 23–10 5,866
September 29 1:30 p.m.at Otterbein No. 1
W 56–14 1,874
October 6 1:30 p.m. Wilmington No. 1
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 63–7 1,846
October 13 1:30 p.m. at Capital No. 1 W 77–3 1,874
October 20 1:30 p.m. Heidelberg No. 1
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 54–0 1,537
October 27 1:30 p.m. at Ohio Northern No. 1 W 55–24 2,846
November 3 1:30 p.m. at Muskingum No. 1
W 52–10 865
November 10 1:30 p.m. Marietta No. 1
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 49–7 1,433
November 17 12:00 p.m. Denison* No. 1
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Playoffs First Round)
W 60–0 1,846
November 24 12:00 p.m. No. 24 Centre* No. 1
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Playoffs Second Round)
W 51-35 1,211
December 1 12:00 p.m. No. 23 Muhlenberg* No. 1
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Playoffs Quarterfinals)
W 38–10 1,157
December 8 12:00 p.m. No. 14 Johns Hopkins* No. 1
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Playoffs Semifinals)
W 28–20 1,753
December 14 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor* No. 1 L 16–24 6,816
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[1]

References

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