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Quote from: Rhythm21 on April 08, 2021, 09:41:29 PMHistory of NACC football champions --
( ) indicates shared title that year:

Lakeland: 09, (14), 15, (16), 17
Aurora: 08, (16), 19
Benedictine: 10, (11), (14)
CUC: (11), 12
Eureka: 18
CUW: 13
WLC: (14)
Rockford: -
Maranatha: -

*Lakeland leads with 5 total, 4 in a row during the Michael Whitley era.

*Aurora and Benedictine are tied with 3 each (2 outright for AU, 1 outright for BU)

*CUC has back to back titles from 2011 to 2012 (2012 being the outright champion)

*Was surprised to realize CUW has only one NACC championship to their name which came in 2013.

*WLC's title came in 2014 amidst a 3-way tie with Lakeland and Benedictine.

*Eureka surprised everyone (except maybe Eureka) and won the title in their inaugural NACC season.

*Rockford has struggled to get back on track since the NACC's inception, but their program is headed in the right direction.

*Maranatha dissolved their football program before winning one.

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History of NACC football champions --
( ) indicates shared title that year
*20 indicates the shortened 20-21 spring season (In which, championship game was cancelled):

Lakeland: 09, (14), 15, (16), 17, (*20)
Aurora: 08, (16), 19, (*20)
Benedictine: 10, (11), (14)
CUC: (11), 12
Eureka: 18
CUW: 13
WLC: (14)
Rockford: -
Maranatha: -

UPDATED--

History of NACC football champions --
( ) indicates shared title that year
*20 indicates the shortened 20-21 spring season (In which, championship game was cancelled):

Lakeland: 09, (14), 15, (16), 17, (*20)
Aurora: 08, (16), 19, (*20), 21
Benedictine: 10, (11), (14)
CUC: (11), 12
Eureka: 18
CUW: 13
WLC: (14)
Rockford: -
St. Norbert: -
Maranatha: -

UPDATED--

History of NACC football champions --
( ) indicates shared title that year
*20 indicates the shortened 20-21 spring season (In which, championship game was cancelled):

Aurora: 08, (16), 19, (*20), 21, 22
Lakeland: 09, (14), 15, (16), 17, (*20)
Benedictine: 10, (11), (14)
CUC: (11), 12
Eureka: 18
CUW: 13
WLC: (14)
Rockford: -
St. Norbert: -
Maranatha: -

After the 15th season of NACC football, Aurora jumps Lakeland (both have 6 NACC titles, Aurora has 4 outright, Lakeland has 3 outright.) Benedictine has 3 titles, 1 outright.
Concordia Chicago has 2 titles, 1 outright. Both Eureka and Concordia Wisconsin have 1 outright title each. Wisconsin Lutheran has 1 shared title.

UPDATED--

History of NACC football champions --
( ) indicates shared title that year
*20 indicates the shortened 20-21 spring season (In which, championship game was cancelled):

Aurora: 08, (16), 19, (*20), 21, 22, 23
Lakeland: 09, (14), 15, (16), 17, (*20)
Benedictine: 10, (11), (14)
CUC: (11), 12
Eureka: 18
CUW: 13
WLC: (14)
Rockford: -
St. Norbert: -
Maranatha: -

After the 16th season of NACC football (culminating in an Aurora 5-peat), Aurora has 7 NACC titles, 5 outright. Lakeland has 6 titles, 3 outright. Benedictine has 3 titles, 1 outright.
Concordia Chicago has 2 titles, 1 outright. Both Eureka and Concordia Wisconsin have 1 outright title each. Wisconsin Lutheran has 1 shared title.

UPDATED--

History of NACC football champions --
( ) indicates shared title that year
*20 indicates the shortened 20-21 spring season (In which, championship game was cancelled):

Aurora: 08, (16), 19, (*20), 21, 22, 23, 24
Lakeland: 09, (14), 15, (16), 17, (*20)
Benedictine: 10, (11), (14)
CUC: (11), 12
Eureka: 18
CUW: 13
WLC: (14)
Rockford: -
St. Norbert: -
Maranatha: -

After the 17th season of NACC football (culminating in an Aurora 6-peat), Aurora has 8 NACC titles, 6 outright. Lakeland has 6 titles, 3 outright. Benedictine has 3 titles, 1 outright.
Concordia Chicago has 2 titles, 1 outright. Both Eureka and Concordia Wisconsin have 1 outright title each. Wisconsin Lutheran has 1 shared title.

Tough way for Aurora to go out, but for the seniors and all the players on the team, just know that all the alumni are grateful for the way you all continue to build this program up. Congrats on an amazing season!

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Quote from: Captain_Joe08 on November 18, 2023, 03:58:22 PM
Aurora defeats Coe 20-7 in a sloppy game. Up next is UW-La Crosse.

Never apologize for a victory! That being said, our offense owes our defense a few lunches.
*I haven't seen Aurora's O-line get beat like that in maybe 4 years.
*We had WRs dropping TDs, false start on 4th and inches, a terribly timed botched-snap on a 4th quarter punt.
*Chretin tried bouncing everything to the outside, and when he kept to the inside he'd get hit before getting back to the LOS.
*Tyler Adkins is a promising freshman making his first start, and thankfully he played well enough in the first quarter to get the points we needed to survive and advance, but he has to protect the ball much better if Luyando doesn't return next week. Turning the ball over 4x (I think), and the only reason we didn't get blown out was because our stellar defense (and punt team) took the ball away 7x (Yeah, this week's lunches are on the offense.)

We really missed Luyando's dual threat ability, and Coe quickly learned that the Adkins scramble threat isn't nearly as dangerous. But as is said in the movie 300, our defense, "Gave them nothing, and took from them everything!"  And a playoff win is a playoff win, and the fact I can come in here and nit-pic a NACC 2-score playoff W is a privilege we should not take for granted. Happy for the guys that they get a chance to clean everything up and come next Saturday, show UW-LaX what they're capable of.

A playoff win with the backup QB who is a freshman....awesome stuff AU.

Much bigger test this week. Curious if the starter will be back this week.

Topic of discussion on our podcast today.
https://www.d3blogs.com/d3football/2023/11/20/running-down-the-first-round/

Well, let's hope Adkins protects the ball while still making plays downfield and that Chretin and our Oline can get back to form this weekend. And of course, that our defense continues it's lockdown performance.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Quote from: Captain_Joe08 on November 18, 2023, 03:58:22 PM
Aurora defeats Coe 20-7 in a sloppy game. Up next is UW-La Crosse.

Never apologize for a victory! That being said, our offense owes our defense a few lunches.
*I haven't seen Aurora's O-line get beat like that in maybe 4 years.
*We had WRs dropping TDs, false start on 4th and inches, a terribly timed botched-snap on a 4th quarter punt.
*Chretin tried bouncing everything to the outside, and when he kept to the inside he'd get hit before getting back to the LOS.
*Tyler Adkins is a promising freshman making his first start, and thankfully he played well enough in the first quarter to get the points we needed to survive and advance, but he has to protect the ball much better if Luyando doesn't return next week. Turning the ball over 4x (I think), and the only reason we didn't get blown out was because our stellar defense (and punt team) took the ball away 7x (Yeah, this week's lunches are on the offense.)

We really missed Luyando's dual threat ability, and Coe quickly learned that the Adkins scramble threat isn't nearly as dangerous. But as is said in the movie 300, our defense, "Gave them nothing, and took from them everything!"  And a playoff win is a playoff win, and the fact I can come in here and nit-pic a NACC 2-score playoff W is a privilege we should not take for granted. Happy for the guys that they get a chance to clean everything up and come next Saturday, show UW-LaX what they're capable of.

Quote from: SpartyBlue on November 17, 2023, 11:37:00 AM
Aurora has become a power, I would assume by virtue of having an ex-NFL 2-time Super Bowl winner as head coach, as that has to help dominate the recruiting trail.  It will be interesting to see if Don Beebe stays at AU for the long haul (he is 58) or has ambitions above the D3 level; you could see him as a coach at NIU, or heck, why not even a Northwestern, although I've never heard his name mentioned for other jobs. 

I would also have to assume that AU would regress back to its historical mean when Beebe does retire/leave.

Any followers/fans of the program have any insights?

Beebe has ties to the Aurora area, which made this a nice fit for everyone. I hope he's there for the long haul, but if he does end up going to a different school (which I imagine a good amount of other programs would have interest in), AU would be wise to hire from his staff and keep the same culture and philosphies. But for now, I think we're all content to enjoy the ride.

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History of NACC football champions --
( ) indicates shared title that year:

Lakeland: 09, (14), 15, (16), 17
Aurora: 08, (16), 19
Benedictine: 10, (11), (14)
CUC: (11), 12
Eureka: 18
CUW: 13
WLC: (14)
Rockford: -
Maranatha: -

*Lakeland leads with 5 total, 4 in a row during the Michael Whitley era.

*Aurora and Benedictine are tied with 3 each (2 outright for AU, 1 outright for BU)

*CUC has back to back titles from 2011 to 2012 (2012 being the outright champion)

*Was surprised to realize CUW has only one NACC championship to their name which came in 2013.

*WLC's title came in 2014 amidst a 3-way tie with Lakeland and Benedictine.

*Eureka surprised everyone (except maybe Eureka) and won the title in their inaugural NACC season.

*Rockford has struggled to get back on track since the NACC's inception, but their program is headed in the right direction.

*Maranatha dissolved their football program before winning one.

UPDATED--

History of NACC football champions --
( ) indicates shared title that year
*20 indicates the shortened 20-21 spring season (In which, championship game was cancelled):

Lakeland: 09, (14), 15, (16), 17, (*20)
Aurora: 08, (16), 19, (*20)
Benedictine: 10, (11), (14)
CUC: (11), 12
Eureka: 18
CUW: 13
WLC: (14)
Rockford: -
Maranatha: -

UPDATED--

History of NACC football champions --
( ) indicates shared title that year
*20 indicates the shortened 20-21 spring season (In which, championship game was cancelled):

Lakeland: 09, (14), 15, (16), 17, (*20)
Aurora: 08, (16), 19, (*20), 21
Benedictine: 10, (11), (14)
CUC: (11), 12
Eureka: 18
CUW: 13
WLC: (14)
Rockford: -
St. Norbert: -
Maranatha: -

UPDATED--

History of NACC football champions --
( ) indicates shared title that year
*20 indicates the shortened 20-21 spring season (In which, championship game was cancelled):

Aurora: 08, (16), 19, (*20), 21, 22
Lakeland: 09, (14), 15, (16), 17, (*20)
Benedictine: 10, (11), (14)
CUC: (11), 12
Eureka: 18
CUW: 13
WLC: (14)
Rockford: -
St. Norbert: -
Maranatha: -

After the 15th season of NACC football, Aurora jumps Lakeland (both have 6 NACC titles, Aurora has 4 outright, Lakeland has 3 outright.) Benedictine has 3 titles, 1 outright.
Concordia Chicago has 2 titles, 1 outright. Both Eureka and Concordia Wisconsin have 1 outright title each. Wisconsin Lutheran has 1 shared title.

UPDATED--

History of NACC football champions --
( ) indicates shared title that year
*20 indicates the shortened 20-21 spring season (In which, championship game was cancelled):

Aurora: 08, (16), 19, (*20), 21, 22, 23
Lakeland: 09, (14), 15, (16), 17, (*20)
Benedictine: 10, (11), (14)
CUC: (11), 12
Eureka: 18
CUW: 13
WLC: (14)
Rockford: -
St. Norbert: -
Maranatha: -

After the 16th season of NACC football (culminating in an Aurora 5-peat), Aurora has 7 NACC titles, 5 outright. Lakeland has 6 titles, 3 outright. Benedictine has 3 titles, 1 outright.
Concordia Chicago has 2 titles, 1 outright. Both Eureka and Concordia Wisconsin have 1 outright title each. Wisconsin Lutheran has 1 shared title.

Quote from: hazzben on November 12, 2023, 08:44:50 AM
I think Aurora is deserving of a home game. You've proved it the last sevaral years in the tourney

Thankfully the committee agreed! I like the draw too. Going to be a great time in Aurora next Saturday!

Congrats to Aurora on their perfect 10-0 regular season, a new program record! Can't wait to see the bracket tomorrow. Maybe another first with a home playoff game.

Aurora vs CUW in a defacto NACC championship game next Saturday. Aurora looking for a 5-peat, CUW hoping for maybe the biggest "championship" upset the conference has ever seen. I have AU getting their 5th straight 63-14. Also, if AU wins, would CUW be the NACC selection for the Cousins Subs Lakefront Bowl, or would St. Norbert (with a win next weekend) jump them?

Quote from: WLCALUM83 on October 07, 2023, 04:25:59 PM
Final:  CUW 28, Benedictine 0 (Falcons get their 2nd in-NACC shutout win).

Final:  St. Norbert 58, Rockford 6 (scorigami?)

Final:  Aurora 91, CUC 0 (scorigami #2?)

Final:  WLC 34, Lakeland 14  (Warriors score 27 unanswered points; also had 4 pass interceptions on the day). This was probably the tightest game in the NACC today.

I knew this Aurora team was good, but wow. Hopefully they keep rolling!

Quote from: gbpuckfan on September 03, 2023, 11:31:53 AM
SNC started slow, certainly on offense.

Ripon had some offense success early, especially passing but could not keep it up.

SNC better in the second half. Don't think Ripon had a drive longer than 20 yards. SNC had 8 sacks or so on the day.

SNC finally used good field position to turn into points

That 21 of the last 23 for SNC against Ripon

SNC's defense showed out. I think they are the most likely contenders for AU. BU's O looked good, but their D gives up too much to keep pace with Aurora's offense.

Quote from: WLCALUM83 on August 31, 2023, 08:21:31 PM
There's been a long delay. One Muskie player must have been seriously hurt. Several players were taking a knee with their teammate down after being injured. Defensive back Trell Randle is being loaded into an ambulance and taken off the field. . . play has resumed. It's late in the 2nd Quarter.

I hope the young man is okay and has a speedy recovery!

Had to turn off the Lakeland - UW Platteville game. Lakeland looks like they've never played football before.

Quote from: HansenRatings on August 30, 2023, 11:17:47 AM
Playoff projections for the season using my model's preseason ratings:



You can look at other conferences on my website: https://hansenratings.github.io/.

Favorite to 5-peat!

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Quote from: Captain_Joe08 on August 22, 2023, 07:11:30 AM
https://naccsports.org/news/2023/8/20/aurora-secures-top-spot-in-2023-nacc-football-preseason-poll.aspx

Preseason poll is out for football. No surprise that Aurora is the favorite here.

Back to back years Rockford gets a 1st place vote, too. St. Norbert over Benedictine is interesting.

That has to be an insult at this point.

It's either that / Aurora not being able to vote for themselves and voting for Rockford instead of boosting BU, St. Norbert, Lakeland, etc. / Benedictine being the rival they are refusing to vote for the clear favorite AU. Either way, I would love to know the behind the scenes of that Rockford 1st place vote haha