|
 36th Amos
Alonzo Stagg
Bowl
2008 NCAA
Division III
Football
Championship
December 20,
2008 -
Salem
Stadium
-
Salem, Va.
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vs. |
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Mount
Union
def.
UW-Whiwater,
31-26 |
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Box
Score
- TV
on
ESPN2 |
Mount Union
Wins 10th
National
Championship
Micheli,
McClain
Provide Big
Plays in Win
Mount Union
College won
its record
10th
NCAA
Division III
Football
Championship
on Saturday
afternoon,
defeating
the
University
of
Wisconsin-Whitewater,
31-26, in
Salem,
Virginia.
The victory
improved the
MUC’s record
against UW-W
to 3-1 in
the past
four Amos
Alonzo Stagg
Bowls. The
Purple
Raiders have
won each of
their
championships
in Salem,
including
six since
the turn of
the century.
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ODAC
Podcast:
Special
Stagg Bowl
Edition
Interviews
with Larry
Kehres,
Lance
Leipold and
Carey
Harveycutter
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to Listen
Mount
Union's
Micheli Wins
2008
Gagliardi
Trophy
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Thursday's
Awards
Banquet LIVE
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PRESENTATION!
Quarterback
Greg Micheli,
Mount Union
College,
Alliance,
Ohio, has
been named
winner of
the
Gagliardi
Trophy,
awarded each
year to
honor the
outstanding
NCAA
Division III
football
player.
Micheli
emerged from
a field of
10
finalists.
Sponsored by
Jostens and
the Saint
John’s
University,
Minnesota,
J-Club, the
Gagliardi
Trophy
recognizes
excellence
in
athletics,
academics
and
community
service.
The trophy
will be
presented to
Micheli in
Salem,
Virginia, as
part of the
2008 Amos
Alonzo Stagg
Bowl
festivities.
The ceremony
is set for
7:15 p.m. on
Thursday,
December 18,
at the Salem
Civic
Center. As
an added
bonus, the
presentation
will be
video
webcast LIVE
through Penn
Atlantic by
the City of
Salem and
the Old
Dominion
Athletic
Conference.
To watch the
free online
feed, click
HERE or
visit
www.d3football.com
or
www.gojohnnies.com/gagliarditrophy.
The trophy
is named for
Saint John’s
University
head
football
coach John
Gagliardi,
the first
active head
coach to be
inducted
into the
College
Football
Hall of Fame
(Class of
2006). The
winningest
coach in
college
football
history with
a record of
461-125-11
(.781),
Gagliardi’s
teams have
won four
national
championships
(1963, 1965,
1976 and
2003).
The
Gagliardi
Trophy was
launched by
Jostens and
the J-Club
in 1993.
Micheli is
the fifth
Mount Union
student-athlete
to receive
the award.
Senior
quarterback
Jim Ballard
won the
inaugural
Gagliardi
with senior
quarterback
Bill
Borchert
winning in
1997, senior
running back
Chuck Moore
in 2001 and
senior
running back
Dan Pugh in
’02.
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UW-Whitewater,
Mount Union
Return to
Salem
Warhawks,
Purple
Raiders
Ready for a
Fourth Round
Each of the
past three
years, Salem
Stadium has
been draped
in purple
from
sideline-to-sideline
for the NCAA
Division III
Football
National
Championship.
The palette
remains the
same for a
fourth
straight
year as the
University
of
Wisconsin-Whitewater
and Mount
Union
College
square off
for the 2008
national
title at the
36th Amos
Alonzo Stagg
Bowl.
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