Alonzo Stagg Bowl

[NorthernStar]

University of St Thomas plays Mount Union.... maybe a bit of a homer pick....I went there on a full ride academic scholarship and my daugther goes there. I think they can win this game out right (5.5 dogs). It will be a battle of running game. St thomas has a huge offensive line, a huge full back and a tight end that is listed as a blocking tight end (zero catches). Their back was a division one player who came to a division III school to go to seminary and he is a stud. All they do is run, run and run some more.


Mount Union is a defensive run stopper giving up 41 yards a game and the gold standard for Division III schools in football.


So it is a matter of can St Thomas run against their defense and I think they can....the short line also leads me to think that Mount Union does not win.


As Always Good Luck


Northern Star

 

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[FONT=open_sansbold]What: #1 Mount Union (14-0) vs. #3 St. Thomas (Minn.) (14-0) - Stagg Bowl[/FONT]
[FONT=open_sansbold]When: Friday, Dec. 18, 7 p.m.[/FONT]
[FONT=open_sansbold]Where: Salem Stadium -- Salem, Va.[/FONT]
[FONT=open_sansbold]TV: ESPNU / WatchESPN.com - Jason Benetti (p-b-p); Rene Ingoglia (color), Kayce Smith (sideline)[/FONT]
[FONT=open_sansbold]Radio: 1310 AM WDPN (Alliance) - Sam Bourquin (p-b-p); T.J. Downing (color) / 91.1 FM WRMU (Alliance) - Mount Union student radio - Noah Hiles (p-b-p), Aj Gioglio (color), Joe Mertens (sideline)[/FONT]
[FONT=open_sansbold]Online Coverage: LIVE WDPN Audio | LIVE WRMU Audio[/FONT]

• Complete Notes in PDF Format
• Printable Bracket

[FONT=open_sansregular][FONT=open_sansbold]The matchup:[/FONT] The University of Mount Union plays The University of St. Thomas (Minn.) in the NCAA Division III National Championship Game -- the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl -- Friday, Dec. 18 at 7 pm at Salem Stadium in Salem, Va.

The Purple Raiders are in the Stagg Bowl for an 11th straight year, 19th time overall since 1993 and have won a record 11 National Championships.

The teams have met one other time and it was in the Stagg Bowl in 2012 where Mount Union won 28-10. This is the second-ever Stagg Bowl trip for St. Thomas.[/FONT]
[FONT=open_sansregular]The teams are also the nation's No. 1 and No. 2 ranked scoring offenses and defenses in NCAA Division III. Mount Union leads both catagories scoring 53.6 point per game and holding opponents to 7.5 points per game while St. Thomas is right behind averaging 52.5 points per game and allowing 9.9 points per game.[/FONT]
[FONT=open_sansregular]Mount Union is 14-0 overall and one of 25 conference champions to claim an automatic bid as the Raiders won their 24th straight and 27th overall Ohio Athletic Conference title. Mount Union is ranked No. 1 in both the AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) and D3Football.com Top 25 polls and have defeated St. Lawrence (N.Y.) 55-23 in the first round, No. 18 Albright (Pa.) 66-7 in the second round, No. 11 Wesley (Del.) 56-35 in the quarterfinals and No. 5 ranked Wis.-Whitewater 36-6 in the semifinals.

The Raiders have an 90-15 record in NCAA Playoff games in an all-division record 27 appearances.

St. Thomas is 14-0 overall, won the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title and ranked No. 3 in the AFCA coaches poll and No. 4 in the D3football.com poll. The Tommies beat LaVerne (Calif.) 57-14 in the first round, No. 10 St. John's (Minn.) 38-19 in the second round, No. 7 Wabash (Ind.) 38-7 in the quarterfinals and No. 2 ranked Linfield (Ore.) 38-17 in the semifinals.

St. Thomas is in the NCAA Playoffs for a seventh time in school history with a record of 16-6 in post-season games.[/FONT]

 

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at. 5	Bethany (W.Va.)	HOME	W, 47-0	Final	Box Score | Recap | Video | Photos
Sat. 19	Muskingum *	HOME - M Club Hall of Fame Game	W, 56-0	Final	Box Score | Recap | Photos
Sat. 26	at Marietta *	Marietta, Ohio	W, 61-0	Final	Box Score | Recap | Video
OCTOBER
Sat. 3	Capital *	HOME	W, 62-7	Final	Box Score | Recap | Photos
Sat. 10	Ohio Northern *	HOME - Homecoming	W, 51-7	Final	Box Score | Recap | Video | Photos
Sat. 17	at Heidelberg *	Tiffin, Ohio	W, 59-17	Final	Box Score | Recap | Video
Sat. 24	at Wilmington *	Wilmington, Ohio	W, 69-0	Final	Box Score | Recap | Video
Sat. 31	Otterbein *	HOME	W, 55-0	Final	Box Score | Recap | Video | Photos
NOVEMBER
Sat. 7	Baldwin Wallace *	HOME	W, 42-0	Final	Box Score | Recap | Video | Photos
Sat. 14	at John Carroll *	University Heights, Ohio	W, 36-3	Final	Box Score | Recap | Video | Photos
Sat. 21	St. Lawrence (N.Y.) %	NCAA Playoffs - First Round	W, 55-23	Final	Box Score | Recap | Photos
Sat. 28	Albright (Pa.) %	NCAA Playoffs - Second Round	W, 66-7	Final	Box Score | Recap | Video | Photos
DECEMBER
Sat. 5	Wesley (Del.) %	NCAA Quarterfinal NCAA Playoffs - Quarterfinals	W, 56-35	Final	Box Score | Recap | Video | Photos
Sat. 12	Wis.-Whitewater %	NCAA Playoffs - Semifinals	W, 36-6	Final

Mount UNION SEASON RESULTS

 

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Sat. 5	at UW-Eau Claire	National Championship Recognition Night	W, 62-7	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Photos | Photos
Sat. 12	UW-La Crosse		W, 51-7	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Video | Photos | Photos
Sat. 26	at Saint John's *		W, 35-14	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Recap | Photos | Photos
OCTOBER
Sat. 3	St. Olaf *		W, 54-0	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Recap | Video | Photos
Sat. 10	at Augsburg *		W, 55-6	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Recap
Sat. 17	Hamline *		W, 78-7	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Recap | Video | Photos
Sat. 24	Bethel *		W, 45-14	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Recap | Video | Photos | Photos
Sat. 31	at Concordia-Moorhead *		W, 38-14	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Recap | Photos
NOVEMBER
Sat. 7	Carleton *		W, 80-3	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Recap | Video | Photos
Sat. 14	at Gustavus Adolphus *		W, 66-9	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Recap | Video
Sat. 21	La Verne	NCAA National Championship First Round	W, 57-14	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Recap | Recap | Video | Photos | Photos
Sat. 28	Saint John's	NCAA playoffs, second round	W, 38-19	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Recap | Recap | Video | Photos | Photos | Photos
DECEMBER
Sat. 5	Wabash	Division III football playoffs, national quarterfinal	W, 38-7	Final	Box Score | Recap | Recap | Video | Photos | Photos
Sat. 12	Linfield	NCAA Division III Playoffs	W, 38-17	Final

ST> THOMAS RESULTS

 

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Northern Star Thanks for Posting, If you had a full ride in football your thread would be more believable .Slapping-silly90))

 

[dg84]

Northern Star Thanks for Posting, If you had a full ride in football your thread would be more believable .Slapping-silly90))

Why? Because athletes know more about their sports & make better gamblers? lol. Ask Pete Rose & Art Schlichter how that worked out for them.

 

[DogDaze]

Why? Because athletes know more about their sports & make better gamblers? lol. Ask Pete Rose & Art Schlichter how that worked out for them.

Davey Gee!!!

 

[indiana]

N/star.......thank you.........with that thought what are your feeling on an under ???.........BOL tonight..........indy

 

[MGMan]

I just saw this post and I know Northern Star and he reminds me more of Forest Gump than someone who got a full ride to a private school. He certainly didn't get a football scholarship at 5'9" and 165. I know I'm 5'11" 230 so go ahead and throw your over weight jokes at me now.