2019 Football News
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Football drops Victory Bowl to Olivet Nazarene, ends with eight winsNovember 23, 2019The football team qualified for their sixth NCCAA Victory Bowl and were defeated 69-8 by Olivet Nazarene on Saturday.
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Greenville University awarded 2019 NCCAA Victory BowlNovember 19, 2019The 2019 NCCAA Victory Bowl™ will feature the Greenville University Panthers and the Olivet Nazarene University Tigers on Saturday, November 23. The game will be played at Greenville’s Francis Field in Greenville, Illinois. Kickoff is set for 12:30pm CT.
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Football holds on to defeat Minnesota-MorrisNovember 16, 2019The football team wrapped up their regular season with the second place position in the UMAC standings with a narrow 34-33 win over Minnesota-Morris at Francis Field on Saturday. Prior to the game, the Panthers honored 12 seniors - Jacob Hutchinson, Josh Robinson, Adereio Jones, Brock Bullar, Michael Buckhanna, George Harris, Gavin Jordan, Abias Lowe, Kyler Henson, Scott Woker, Herman Esquivel, and Eric Kranh.
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Football collects second shutout of season, wins 21-0 over Iowa WesleyanNovember 09, 2019The football team picked up their second shutout of the season when they defeated Iowa Wesleyan 21-0 at Francis Field. The blanking marked the first time since 1993 that the Panther football team has shut out two opponents in the same season.
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Football tops MacMurray 41-30 to take sole possession of second placeNovember 02, 2019The football team moved into second place in the UMAC standings all alone with a 41-30 victory at MacMurray on Saturday.
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Paul Garrett takes UMAC football offensive player of the week awardOctober 28, 2019Paul Garrett, a freshman running back from Goodwater, Ala., was named the UMAC football offensive player of the week.
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Football dominates Crown in 32-6 winOctober 26, 2019The football team defeated Crown 32-6 on Saturday in UMAC action.
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Anthony Esquivel collects second UMAC defensive player of the week awardOctober 21, 2019Anthony Esquivel, a sophomore defensive lineman, received the UMAC defensive player of the week award for the second time this season.
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Football records 40-34 win over St. ScholasticaOctober 19, 2019The football team played their Homecoming game on Saturday in front of an energetic crowd and came up with a 40-34 win over St. Scholastica. Attempting to defeat St. Scholastica for the first time since their first matchup in 2010, the Panthers used 519 yards of total offense, including 312 yards rushing, to take the upper hand and notch the victory.
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Anthony Esquivel recognized as UMAC defensive player of the weekOctober 07, 2019Anthony Esquivel, a sophomore defensive lineman, was honored as the UMAC defensive player of the week.
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Football holds Westminster scorelessOctober 05, 2019The football team recorded a 36-0 win over Westminster on Saturday, marking their first shutout in over 11 years.
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Football suffers defeat at Martin LutherSeptember 28, 2019The football team’s early season winning streak ended at the hands of the defending UMAC champion Martin Luther squad as the Knights defeated GU by a 43-14 final score on Saturday.
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Eric Kranh selected as UMAC offensive player of the weekSeptember 23, 2019Eric Kranh, a senior from Stockton, Calif., earned the UMAC offensive player of the week award after leading Greenville in the UMAC Game of the Week win versus Northwestern.
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Adereio Jones honored with UMAC defensive player of the week awardSeptember 23, 2019Adereio Jones, a senior from Annapolis, Md., was selected as the UMAC defensive player of the week after leading Greenville defensively in their UMAC-opening win over Northwestern.
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Football knocks off Northwestern in UMAC openerSeptember 21, 2019If the preseason UMAC coaches poll was any indication, the football team’s 42-14 victory on Saturday over a Northwestern team predicted to finish second sent notice to the conference that the Greenville football program will be a force to be reckoned with throughout the UMAC’s eight game conference schedule.
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Football uses big plays to top KalamazooSeptember 14, 2019The football team passed an early season test with flying colors when they avenged a loss from the 2018 season with a convincing 31-17 victory over Kalamazoo at Francis Field on Saturday.
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Football falls to Wartburg in season openerSeptember 07, 2019The football team kicked off their 2019 season with a 60-21 loss to Wartburg at Francis Field on Saturday.