Contact: Chassidy Holloway, Associate Executive Director, holloway@midwestconference.org
BELOIT, Wisconsin – For the first time in program history, the Blueboys of Illinois College are Midwest Conference (MWC) football champions.
On Saturday, Illinois College defeated Beloit College 56-7 to finish the regular season with an 8-1 league record (9-1 overall). The Blueboys claimed the championship title over Monmouth College after winning the head-to-head tiebreaker.
With the title secured, the Blueboys also punched their ticket to the NCAA Division III Football Championship, another program first. Illinois College will find out its first-round destination on Sunday, November 12, at 4:00 p.m. when the
NCAA Selection Show airs.