FB: Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

[GU1999]

Big upset for GU.
GU - 45
Adrain - 35

[GU1999]

GU - 45 (511 total yards)
Adrain - 35 (260 total yards

[GU1999]

From the better late than never category:

Week 1 Team of the Week

Special Teams:

RET Quintral Clay, Fr., Greenville
On the first play of his college career Clay returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown. He had two Kick Returns on the day returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown and returning his second kickoff out past the 40-yard line.

Quintral has played in 3 of GUs 4 games.  He has returned 5 kicks for a stunning average of 51.6 yards a return.  He has 2 TDs - one from 95 and one from 100.  He did not play week 4 in the win over Adrain. 

[Masfootball41]

Week 5 Picks
Westminster @ Crown
University of Minnesota Morris @ Greenville
This is a huge game for both teams, I personally think that this is the two top teams in the UMAC.
Northwestern @ Martin Luther

[GU1999]

Week 5 Picks
Westminster @ Crown
University of Minnesota Morris @ Greenville
This is a huge game for both teams, I personally think that this is the two top teams in the UMAC.
[I totally agree.  Seems a kin to having a conference championship game in week 1 of the UMAC schedule.]

Northwestern @ Martin Luther

[Masfootball41]

Week 5 Picks
Westminster @ Crown
University of Minnesota Morris @ Greenville
This is a huge game for both teams, I personally think that this is the two top teams in the UMAC.
[I totally agree.  Seems a kin to having a conference championship game in week 1 of the UMAC schedule.]

Northwestern @ Martin Luther

I think that this game will absolutely be a shoot out. I think if Morris can shut down the run and force the QB to throw then it will be a very very good game. If they cannot shut down the run, I fear that the game will get out of hand fast.

[GU1999]

https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/d/m/2qbsvadoogw56g/fbrecordbook.pdf

Hot off the presses.  GU has put together a football record book.  And, as of last week, Paul Garret is now the all-time career rushing leader.

[GU1999]

The UMM defeat of GU was a painful game to watch.  So many penalties and sloppy and careless plays, really for both teams.  A pretty ugly one in Greenville.  But congratulations to UMM, they have to be the front runners for the conference title now. 

On a positive note, GU alum, Nicholas Morrow is really making noise in the NFL.  After 4 games Pro Football Focus has him graded as the second best LB in the NFL behind only Roquan Smith.  This week alone he had 11 tackles (10 solos) 3 sacks and a forced fumble. Way to represent GU and d3 Nick!!!

[AO]

The UMM defeat of GU was a painful game to watch.  So many penalties and sloppy and careless plays, really for both teams.  A pretty ugly one in Greenville.  But congratulations to UMM, they have to be the front runners for the conference title now. 

On a positive note, GU alum, Nicholas Morrow is really making noise in the NFL.  After 4 games Pro Football Focus has him graded as the second best LB in the NFL behind only Roquan Smith.  This week alone he had 11 tackles (10 solos) 3 sacks and a forced fumble. Way to represent GU and d3 Nick!!!

Love following Nicholas, but did it have to be the Eagles? 

[jstoll19]

Watching this UNW vs Greenville game is a disgrace to the UMAC. This officiating crew is awful. They never know where to spot the ball. The Umpire stands over the ball until everyone is lined up and has misspotted the ball multiple times. They have to talk for about 5 minutes before calling a penalty every time. Also the announcer sounds like he didn't even look at the rosters going into this game. He's mispronouncing names and calling players the wrong names consistently. All this makes this game nearly impossible to watch.

[DuffMan]

Not like there are any Cougar fans here, but congrats to UMM!  My sister is an alum (I almost said she's a cougar ), so I texted her about their win.  She couldn't believe it. 

[Captain_Joe08]

UM-Morris gets sent to UW-La Crosse for the opening round. Gonna be a tough climb for the Cougs to bring the UMAC their first playoff win. Always hope the UMAC can finally break through but they are in the same position that the NACC has been in for years. Having to prove their mettle against programs geared for a deep run.

[DuffMan]

Definitely a tough draw, but that's how it shakes out--probably going to get ugly in LAX.

[Masfootball41]

Not like there are any Cougar fans here, but congrats to UMM!  My sister is an alum (I almost said she's a cougar ), so I texted her about their win.  She couldn't believe it.

Former Cougar football player here. The Cougs had 310 rushing yards on the day between their two great backs. ( Boss was all region last year) First conference win since 2006 and first playoff birth since the 1980's. The Cougars have battled their way from the basement of the UMAC to the very top. Coach Hoffman is building something special in Morris, MN.

[repete]

Pretty wild ride over the decades for Morris. I saw them tie SJU in 1976 ... the first NCAA title year. Years later, when I lived Duluth, they were D2 briefly and played one of the Malosky UMD powerhouses.

One odd note: there was a Grant kid on both opposing teams, Mike at SJU, and the late Bruce, a very good UMD QB.

The Morris coach in the early '80s was Jim Lind, who started at Bethel as a player, joined the Navy and finished at Bemidji State. He also was briefly DC at SJU and ended up in the NFL.