FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[repete]

Congrats to A U on its great scheme and great team. Impressive effort up north.

[MRMIKESMITH]

Will AU be ranked in the final poll? If so...what?

21st...ish.

Depends on how well St. John's performs the rest of the way. If they go on to blow-out the next few, then I'd say they trend above those mentioned teams, if St. Johns bombs out next week, then below them.

[OzJohnnie]

AU the Spartans are for real! This game will go down as one of the classics in Johnnie play off history, and that's saying a lot. We will see you next year in the season opener.

That was the second most points ever scored on the Johnnie D, the top result against us was Mount in '93 when they put up 56 points in a disaster of a game.  The variety and precision of the AU QB in this game was inspiring.  It had a feel of Erdmann against UST last year when Jackson announced himself and really took off.  I reckon we would have been done for as well if we didn't have Erdmann and a few others that managed to keep the scoring machine going.

Next year the Spartans can break out something fierce.  They will be a very dangerous squad and eager to take vengeance in Collegeville next year when we meet in the regular season.

EDIT: In fact, that's the most points scored on the Johnnie defense since UST in 2011.  And then you need to go back to Mount in '93 to find that many points again.  And then I scanned the record books back to the 1930's and there was nothing else close.  That was it.  AU put on quite the show.

[DuffMan]

So, I realize there are not a ton of Aurora fans here, but congrats on a great season.  You have a great team, much better than I thought I would see.  Zimbleman is the real deal, and your o and d lines are very good.  Much to be proud of.  I'm not sure that the better team won this weekend, but I'll take the Johnnie win.

See you in MN next fall!

[Baldini]

The 2020 Football Conference schedule is up on their website.

https://www.naccsports.org/sports/fball/2020-21/schedule

[Captain_Joe08]

WLC will be looking for a new head coach as Dennis Miller is retiring.

https://www.wlcsports.com/sports/fball/2019-20/releases/20191205d6fvzu

[Captain_Joe08]

WLC will be looking for a new head coach as Dennis Miller is retiring.

https://www.wlcsports.com/sports/fball/2019-20/releases/20191205d6fvzu

Eric Treske will take the reigns as head coach at WLC. He spent the last few years as offensive coordinator at Lakeland.

[Baldini]

2020 NACC-MIAA Challenge Series games to be played on Sept. 19th.

Albion @ Aurora
Adrian @ Benedictine
Olivet @ Eureka
Hope @ Concordia-Chicago
Kalamazoo @ Concordia-Wisconsin
Finlandia @ Lakeland
Alma @ Wisconsin Lutheran
Trine @ Rockford

Additional NACC non-conferences games. (Subject to change)

Aurora - @ St. John's and UW-River Falls
Benedictine - Rose-Hulman and St. Thomas (Minn.)
Eureka - @ MacMurray
Lakeland - @ Lawrence
Concordia-Wisconsin - @ Martin Luther and @ Beloit
Concordia-Chicago - Beloit and @ Chicago
Wisconsin Lutheran - @ Lake Forest and Martin Luther

[Captain_Joe08]

2020 NACC-MIAA Challenge Series games to be played on Sept. 19th.

Albion @ Aurora
Adrian @ Benedictine
Olivet @ Eureka
Hope @ Concordia-Chicago
Kalamazoo @ Concordia-Wisconsin
Finlandia @ Lakeland
Alma @ Wisconsin Lutheran
Trine @ Rockford

Additional NACC non-conferences games. (Subject to change)

Aurora - @ St. John's and UW-River Falls
Benedictine - Rose-Hulman and St. Thomas (Minn.)
Eureka - @ MacMurray
Lakeland - @ Lawrence
Concordia-Wisconsin - @ Martin Luther and @ Beloit
Concordia-Chicago - Beloit and @ Chicago
Wisconsin Lutheran - Martin Luther

St. Norbert: vs Loras, at UW-Stout

[Baldini]

Does St. Norbert make the switch to the NACC in 2020?

[Pat Coleman]

That's in 2021.

[Captain_Joe08]

Aurora finishes #24 in the final Top 25 poll. I do believe that this was the first time that an NACC team has finished the season ranked in the top 25 in football.

[Ryan Stoppable]

Aurora finishes #24 in the final Top 25 poll. I do believe that this was the first time that an NACC team has finished the season ranked in the top 25 in football.

For that matter, is this the first time a NACC team has ever been ranked for football in the D3FB poll? I don't believe Concordia Chicago was when they went 10-1, and I can't think of anyone else who would have been in the same area code as the top 25.

[Baldini]

Aurora finishes #24 in the final Top 25 poll. I do believe that this was the first time that an NACC team has finished the season ranked in the top 25 in football.

For that matter, is this the first time a NACC team has ever been ranked for football in the D3FB poll? I don't believe Concordia Chicago was when they went 10-1, and I can't think of anyone else who would have been in the same area code as the top 25.

Concordia-Chicago was the 26th highest receiver of points in the 2012 final poll. Rowan who ended up at the 25th spot had a total of 65 points to 50 for Concordia-Chicago. 'Missed it by that much'. 

[SpartanHouse]

Aurora finishes #24 in the final Top 25 poll. I do believe that this was the first time that an NACC team has finished the season ranked in the top 25 in football.

I think they deserved much higher ranking after their performance on the road at SJU.