Elmhurst football headlines
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Heffernan returns to Elmhurst
February 15, 2025Mike Heffernan, who led St. Scholastica to its best-ever record in MIAC play last season, will return to Elmhurst to take over as head coach at his alma mater. -
Murray returns to old job
January 14, 2025Mike Murray, who was defensive coordinator at Illinois Wesleyan before taking the head coaching job at Elmhurst, is returning to IWU.
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Murray returns to CCIW
December 28, 2022Mike Murray, an Illinois Wesleyan graduate, an assistant at North Central and Illinois Wesleyan and D-III head coach from 1997-2002 at Dubuque and Benedictine, will try to turn the Elmhurst Bluejays around.
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McDonald out at Elmhurst
November 22, 2022The Monday after the 2022 Division III football regular season ended, Elmhurst announced that Jeff McDonald had resigned after four years as head coach and a 2-28 record.
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Elmhurst Drops Season-Opener to Aurora
September 14, 2019The Elmhurst football team forced three turnovers, but came up short in a 48-21 season-opening loss to Aurora University at Langhorst Field.
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Elmhurst names McDonald head football coach
February 20, 2019Elmhurst College has named Jeff McDonald as its new head football coach. McDonald, who has spent the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Illinois Wesleyan, becomes the 20th head coach in Elmhurst history.
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Elmhurst Can't Hold Off Millikin
October 20, 2018The Elmhurst football team led for much of the contest, but the Bluejays came up short in the end, falling to Millikin University 14-13 in front of a homecoming crowd at Langhorst Field.
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Elmhurst Drops Heartbreaker to Carroll in Controversial Finish
September 22, 2018The Elmhurst football team suffered a heartbreaking 16-14 loss to Carroll University after the Pioneers scored on a late touchdown surrounded by controversy.
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Elmhurst Stumbles In Second Half, Falls to IWU
October 28, 2017The Elmhurst football team led 12th-ranked Illinois Wesleyan at the half, but the Titans outscored the Bluejays 34-0 in the second half while handing the Bluejays a 47-15 defeat.
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Missed Chances Hurt Elmhurst in Loss to Augustana
September 30, 2017The Elmhurst football team came up just short in a 24-19 loss to Augustana College in front of a homecoming crowd at Langhorst Field.
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Elmhurst Falls To Fourth-Ranked Wheaton
September 23, 2017The Elmhurst football team slipped to 1-1 in the CCIW following a 40-15 loss to fourth-ranked Wheaton College.
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Elmhurst's Rally Comes Up Short to Olivet
September 09, 2017The Elmhurst football team's rally came up just short in a 26-20 loss to Olivet College at Langhorst Field.
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Elmhurst Stumbles Against Loras in Season Opener
September 02, 2017ELMHURST, Ill. – The Elmhurst football team dropped its 2017 season-opener, falling to Loras College 41-9 at Langhorst Field.
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Elmhurst Rolls Over Millikin 56-14 on Senior Day
November 05, 2016The Elmhurst football team scored the seventh-highest point total in school history en route to a 56-14 win over Millikin University.
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Elmhurst Comes UP Short Against Carthage
October 15, 2016The Elmhurst football team’s quest for its third consecutive CCIW victory came up short in a 38-27 loss to Carthage College.
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Elmhurst Sets Offensive Record in 45-34 Win over Carroll
October 08, 2016The Elmhurst football team rolled up a school-record 607 yards of total offense en route to a 45-34 win over Carroll University in front of a homecoming crowd at Langhorst Field.
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Elmhurst Blows Out North Park 42-10
September 17, 2016The Elmhurst football team opened the CCIW portion of its schedule by blowing out North Park University 42-10 in the Bluejays' home-opener at Langhorst Field.
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Elmhurst Erases Halftime Deficit; Rallies Past Millikin For 15-14 Win
November 07, 2015The Elmhurst football team rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to score a 15-14 victory over Millikin University on the Bluejays' final home game of the 2015 season.
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Elmhurst Can't Hold Off 19th-ranked IWU
October 24, 2015The Elmhurst football team entered the fourth quarter tied with 19th-ranked Illinois Wesleyan before a fourth quarter surge lifted the Titans to a 49-28 victory.
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Elmhurst Upended By Carthage 31-17
October 10, 2015The Elmhurst football team slipped to 3-2 on the season after coming up short in a 31-17 homecoming loss to Carthage College.
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Williams & Big Plays Help Bluejays Topple Loras 31-17
September 05, 2015Josh Williams rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns while helping the Elmhurst football team surge past Loras College for a 31-17 season-opening victory at Langhorst Field.
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Elmhurst Rallies Past Augustana in Fourth Quarter
October 04, 2014The Elmhurst football team outscored Augustana 14-0 in the fourth quarter en route to a 17-10 come-from-behind win over the Vikings.
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Elmhurst Drops Home-Opener to Chicago
September 20, 2014The Elmhurst football team dropped its home-opener of the 2014 season, falling to the University of Chicago 29-17.
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Roundup: Rose-Hulman, IC make history in 3OT
September 13, 2014Rose-Hulman outlasted Illinois College 74-68 in a game that tied the D-III mark for most points in a game. Meanwhile, Southwestern picked up the first win since the revival of the program while Cortland State must be kicking itself after its second consecutive late-game miscue and an Elmhurst running back named Williams had a 300-yard game.
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Elmhurst names Planz head coach
March 14, 2014Elmhurst has named Ron Planz, most recently an assistant coach at Minnesota State-Mankato, as its new head football coach.
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Adam steps down as Elmhurst coach
February 13, 2014Elmhurst head football coach Joe Adam has announced his resignation to accept an assistant coaching job at Syracuse.
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Elmhurst Powers Past North Park in Second Half
November 02, 2013After a sluggish opening half on offense, the Elmhurst football team exploded for 28 points in the second half en route to a 28-14 win at North Park.
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Elmhurst Upends Millikin 29-7
October 26, 2013The Elmhurst football team scored its first CCIW victory of the season by upending Millikin University 20-7 at Langhorst Field.
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Elmhurst Falls Short in CCIW Battle With North Central
October 05, 2013The Elmhurst football team gave everything fourth-ranked North Central College could handle before falling 31-14 to the Cardinals.
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No. 22 Elmhurst rolls past Loras with strong second half
September 05, 2013The Elmhurst football team scored 28 points and totaled 322 yards in the second half en route to a 35-9 win over Loras.
