ASHLAND — One week after topping Thomas More on the road by a 48-10 count, the Ashland University football team earned yet another rout of a Kentucky-based Great Midwest Athletic Conference team – 56-0 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday (Oct. 24) afternoon at Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field.The Eagles improve to 3-5 overall and 3-3 in […]
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Eagles drop Homecoming game to Tiffin
ASHLAND — Coming into Saturday (Oct. 3) afternoon’s 102nd Homecoming game, Ashland University’s football team ranked eighth in NCAA Division II in total defense. And the Eagles’ opponent, Tiffin, was ranked first. Saturday’s game played out that way, with the Dragons earning a 14-9 win over the Eagles. Ashland is 1-4 overall and 1-2 in the Great […]
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AU earns 1st win in GMAC opener over Ohio Dominican
ASHLAND — A two-hour weather delay, two safeties, and a defensive touchdown are not routine items on a winning formula. But that’s the recipe Ashland University cooked up to put down Ohio Dominican 24-3 on Saturday in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference opener at Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field.
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Eagles put up a fight, fall to No. 6 Grand Valley
ASHLAND — Early miscues haunted the Eagles on Saturday against heavyweight Grand Valley. Ashland had a pass intercepted in the end zone on its first possession and misfired on a short field goal in the second quarter in a 20-10 loss to the sixth-ranked Lakers at Jack Miller Stadium.
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AU falls to Indiana (Pa.) in offensive shootout after weather delays opener
ASHLAND — The weather was no friend to the Ashland University football team in Thursday night’s season opener. The opponent was no better.
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Opening Act: Local grads fuel 13th-ranked AU in Thursday night’s opener against No. 25 IUP
ASHLAND — The nationally-ranked Ashland University football team will be put to the test early this season. The No. 13 Eagles will host No. 25 Indiana (Pa.) at 7 p.m. Thursday at Jack Miller Stadium.
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Eagles clipped by top-ranked Ferris State
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — Ashland awakened a sleeping giant. The 18th-ranked Eagles jumped to a first-quarter lead before top-ranked Ferris State roared to a 56-24 win in the second round of the NCAA Division II football playoffs at snowy Top Taggart Field.
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North central Ohio grads spur Ashland into NCAA Division II football playoffs
ASHLAND – It’s been 40 seasons since the Ashland University football team first qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1986. Before 2007, the Eagles had just two such appearances.
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Ashland University to host 1st-round Division II playoff football game
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Ashland University website. ASHLAND — Ashland University’s football team is back in the NCAA Division II playoffs – and will start the 2025 edition at home. As announced by the NCAA on Sunday (Nov. 16) night, the No. 20-ranked Eagles (9-2), the Great Midwest Athletic Conference co-champions, […]
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AU claims co-GMAC crown after shocking Saturday twist
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Ashland University sports information department contributed to this report. ASHLAND — What a difference a week makes.