2020-21 Defiance Football News
Eleven football players earn All-HCAC recognition with Coltrain, Pope named first team
CARMEL, Ind. – The Defiance College football program has 11 players who earned All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recognition this season. The HCAC office announced its spring 2021 football all-conference teams and major award winners on Friday morning after a vote of the conference’s head coaches.
April 23, 2021
Football concludes spring season by losing on road to Franklin
FRANKLIN, Ind. – In its final game of the 2021 spring season on Saturday afternoon, the Defiance College football squad traveled to play the Franklin College Grizzlies in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest and left Faught Stadium with a 31-18 defeat.
April 17, 2021
Pope named HCAC Athlete of Week, to D3football.com Team of Week
CARMEL, Ind. – Defiance College freshman defensive lineman Richard Pope IV (Holly Hill, Fla./Atlantic) was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week on the defensive side of the ball in football, the conference announced on Tuesday afternoon after a vote of its sports information directors. Additionally, Pope was selected as one of three defensive tackles on the D3football.com Team of the Week on Tuesday morning for games played between April 9-10. It marks the first time he has received either honor.
April 13, 2021
Football suffers 23-20 loss at HCAC rival Bluffton
BLUFFTON, Ohio – On the road in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play, the Defiance College football team suffered a slim 23-20 loss to the rival Bluffton University Beavers on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Dwight Salzman Stadium.
April 10, 2021
Williams named HCAC Athlete of Week, to D3football.com Team of Week
CARMEL, Ind. – Defiance College freshman superback Nazavious Williams (Hudson, Fla./Fivay) was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week on the offensive side of the ball in football, the conference announced on Tuesday afternoon after a vote of its sports information directors. Additionally, Williams was selected as one of two running backs on the D3football.com Team of the Week on Tuesday morning for games played between April 1-3. It marks the first time he has received either honor.
April 06, 2021
Football rolls to 42-19 victory over Anderson in home finale
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College football team played its final home game of the spring and celebrated Senior Day on Saturday afternoon by rolling to a 42-19 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Anderson University Ravens at Coressel Stadium.
April 03, 2021
Football drops HCAC game in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI – In a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game on Saturday, the Defiance College football team dropped a 41-22 decision to the host Mount St. Joseph University Lions at Schueler Field.
March 27, 2021
Coltrain named HCAC Athlete of Week on defense for football
CARMEL, Ind. – Defiance College sophomore inside linebacker Thomas Coltrain (Leslie, Mich./Leslie) was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week on the defensive side of the ball for football, the conference announced on Tuesday afternoon after a vote of its sports information directors. It marks the first time Coltrain has received the honor.
March 23, 2021
Football picks up 22-16 HCAC victory over rival Manchester
DEFIANCE, Ohio – At home on Saturday afternoon against the Manchester University Spartans, a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival, the Defiance College football team overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to pick up a 22-16 victory at Justin F. Coressel Stadium.
March 20, 2021
Cotten one of 40 women selected to take part in last month’s NFL forum
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Last month, Defiance College’s Emily Cotten took part in the fifth annual Women’s Careers in Football Forum, hosted by the National Football League. She was one of just 40 women chosen for this year’s forum.
March 18, 2021
Football falls to HCAC favorite Hanover in home opener
DEFIANCE, Ohio – In its spring 2021 home opener on Saturday afternoon, the Defiance College football team fell, 56-12, to the Hanover College Panthers in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game at Justin F. Coressel Stadium. It was Defiance’s first home contest since beating HCAC rival Bluffton University on Nov. 16, 2019.
March 13, 2021
Football starts spring season with loss at Rose-Hulman
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Kicking off its spring season away from home on Saturday afternoon, the Defiance College football team suffered a 52-6 loss to the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin’ Engineers in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game at Cook Stadium.
March 06, 2021
Football to kick off spring 2021 season at Rose-Hulman this Saturday
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College football program dates back to the early 1900s, but this academic year is believed to be the first time the Yellow Jackets will play its main season during the spring semester.
March 04, 2021
Football picked to finish eighth in spring 2021 HCAC preseason poll
CARMEL, Ind. – Heading into its upcoming season, the Defiance College football team is picked to finish eighth among the eight Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference squads, according to the 2021 HCAC Football Preseason Poll. The poll was comprised in a vote of the conference’s head coaches and released by the HCAC office on Monday morning.
March 01, 2021