Spartans Football Receives Votes in 2016 D3football.com Pre-season Poll
Jul 19, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Dubuque Spartan football team received 13 votes in the 2016 D3football.com pre-season national poll for NCAA Division III. Defending national champion Mount Union received 18 of 25 first-place votes and will start the 2016 season at No. 1 in the D3football.com Top 25. Linfield received three No. 1 votes, while three went to UW-Whitewater and the final one to St. Thomas.
The Spartans open their 2016 campaign at home against Bethel University as UD returns 31 letterwinners and eight starters from an unblemished Iowa Conference season, a perfect 7-0 in 2015.
“Really excited about 2016 season as we return quality starters from last season. Our biggest concern is lack of proven depth after graduating 27 seniors. Incoming freshmen and sophomores will have to contribute for us to be successful," commented Head Coach Stan Zweifel.
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Sept. 3 |
vs. Bethel Univ. |
Dubuque, IA |
1:00 p.m. |
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Sept. 10 |
at Pacific Univ. |
Forest Grove, OR |
6:00 p.m. (PST) |
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Sept. 17 |
vs. Simpson College |
Dubuque, IA |
1:00 p.m. |
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Sept. 24 |
at Luther College |
Decorah, IA |
1:00 p.m. |
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Oct. 1 |
at Central College |
Pella, IA |
1:00 p.m. |
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Oct. 8 |
vs. Nebraska Wesleyan Univ. |
Dubuque, IA |
1:00 p.m. |
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Oct. 15 |
vs. Coe College (Homecoming) |
Dubuque, IA |
2:00 p.m. |
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Oct. 22 |
at Buena Vista Univ. |
Storm Lake, IA |
1:00 p.m. |
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Oct. 29 |
vs. Wartburg College |
Dubuque, IA |
1:00 p.m. |
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Nov. 5 |
at Loras College |
Dubuque, IA |
1:00 p.m. |
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Nov. 12 |
Bye – Off Week |
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Nov. 19 |
NCAA Division III Championships |
TBA |
TBA |
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This is the 14th season of the D3football.com Top 25. Find the full list: http://www.d3football.com/top25/previous Permanent link to this poll: http://www.d3football.com/top25/2016/preseason
Others receiving votes: Wartburg 48; Washington and Jefferson 44; Hobart 41; Franklin 33; Stevenson 30; St. John Fisher 29; Hendrix 29; East Texas Baptist 28; St. Lawrence 28; Guilford 25; DePauw 22; Wittenberg 21; Case Western Reserve 18; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 15; Rose-Hulman 14; Dubuque 13; RPI 13; St. Norbert 10; Concordia-Moorhead 10; Westminster (Pa.) 8; Muhlenberg 6; Berry 5; Kean 5; Amherst 4; Carnegie Mellon 3; Moravian 3; Albion 3; Alfred 2; Framingham State 2; Bethel 1; Hampden-Sydney 1; Rowan 1. The D3football.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. |
