https://www.d3football.com en-us https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/12/gagliardi-finalists-2025 Out of 15 semifinalists, we whittled it down to five on Thursday: three quarterbacks, a wide receiver and a running back. One of these five will win the 2025 Gagliardi Trophy, Division III football's top honor. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/12/gagliardi-finalists-2025 https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/12/gagliardi-semifinalists-announced Dozens of players were nominated but 15 make it to the semifinal stage. Who are they? Check out the players, then cast your fan ballot for the top all-around student-athlete in Division III football. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/12/gagliardi-semifinalists-announced https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2025/jack-curtis-carleton-cancer-message-keep-fighting Carleton quarterback Jack Curtis has been receiving chemo treatment at the famed Mayo Clinic every Monday. It takes him until Friday to recover. And on Saturdays, he throws for 350 yards per game. More on Curtis in a D3football.com feature by Glen Crevier. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2025/jack-curtis-carleton-cancer-message-keep-fighting https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2024/contrib/20241109o9dy1u Sat, 09 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2024/contrib/20241109o9dy1u https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2022/carleton-walking-the-walk Carleton is one of the nation's top-ranked schools -- for academics, at least. In football, it's been a different story, but under Tom Journell the Knights have become more consistently competitive. Joe Sager has more in a D3football.com feature. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2022/carleton-walking-the-walk https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2021/contrib/20211023hqau1m Sat, 23 Oct 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2021/contrib/20211023hqau1m https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2019/contrib/201910208inzwm Sat, 19 Oct 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2019/contrib/201910208inzwm https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2019/contrib/20190914ti1tef Sat, 14 Sep 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2019/contrib/20190914ti1tef https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/2018101445sclj With the injury bug taking numerous bites out of the roster, the Carleton College football team gutted out a 36-34 road win over Augsburg University. Sat, 13 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/2018101445sclj https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20181006tx1tpx Sat, 06 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20181006tx1tpx https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20180915ayxdie NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Carleton College football team committed four turnovers—three of them in St. Olaf territory—and saw a 14-7 lead turn into a 33-21 defeat at the hands of its cross-town rival. Sat, 15 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20180915ayxdie https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/2018090821gt2g In some ways it was a throwback to the power outage during Super Bowl XLVII as a third-quarter sprinkler delay may have benefitted the Carleton College football team in the Knights' 44-23 victory over visiting Lawrence University. Sat, 08 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/2018090821gt2g https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/04/carleton-hires-10-year-head-coach Tom Journell, who has been head coach at Elmhurst and UW-Stevens Point, gets tabbed to take over the Carleton football program. Tue, 24 Apr 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/04/carleton-hires-10-year-head-coach https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/02/carleton-coach-steps-down Bob Pagel spent six years as head coach of the Knights, winning 12 games, half of them in the rugged Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/02/carleton-coach-steps-down https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170909ph40th Sat, 09 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170909ph40th https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161002qfj5qr Down 31-23 with 5:15 left to play in the fourth quarter, the Carleton College football team engineered a triumphant comeback on Saturday afternoon as senior Brandt Davis kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Knights to a 34-31 victory over Hamline University. Sat, 01 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161002qfj5qr https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20150912xrlbrx Sat, 12 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20150912xrlbrx https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20150905tscy6z Sat, 05 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/20150905tscy6z https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/201311169x4vct Sat, 16 Nov 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/201311169x4vct https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20130908ftrs8k Sat, 07 Sep 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20130908ftrs8k https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2012/contrib/20121204s9vlu4 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2012/contrib/20121204s9vlu4 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2011/contrib/carleton-hires-assistant Carleton College head football coach Bob Pagel announced the addition of Dick Tressel to the Knights’ staff for the 2012 season. Tressel, who will serve as offensive coordinator at Carleton, spent 11 years at Ohio State University, including the last eight as the Buckeyes’ running backs coach. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2011/contrib/carleton-hires-assistant https://www.d3football.com/notables/2012/01/carleton-ramler-resigns After five seasons, Kurt Ramler is stepping down as football coach at Carleton. He got the Knights within a minute of the MIAC automatic bid. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2012/01/carleton-ramler-resigns https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2011/contrib/20111023tyat3n Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2011/contrib/20111023tyat3n https://www.d3football.com/notables/2010/09/carleton-underwater As the sun rose over Carleton's campus on Friday, Laird Stadium was dry. But as the hours progressed, the rising water of the Cannon River spun the tables on the 7,500-seat stadium. Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2010/09/carleton-underwater https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/west/2008/david-hosts-goliath-for-all-the-marbles In 1996, senior Kurt Ramler led a high powered St. John's football team as its savvy gun-slinging quarterback, to an MIAC championship. Twelve years later, Ramler welcomes the Johnnies to his new home field at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., where he'll put a school's conference championship dreams on the shoulders of his own senior quarterback, Shane Henfling. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/west/2008/david-hosts-goliath-for-all-the-marbles https://www.d3football.com/notables/2008/for-carleton-walk-is-a-step-forward Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2008/for-carleton-walk-is-a-step-forward https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/west/2008/seniors-help-the-last-become-first What do Buena Vista, Carleton, Loras and Augsburg all have in common? They are all sitting atop their respective conferences after finishing under .500 last season. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/west/2008/seniors-help-the-last-become-first https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2006/recipe-for-a-revival When Kurt Ramler became Carleton head coach in February, he says it wasn't just an attempt to get back to Minnesota, or the MIAC, a conference he dominated as St. John's quarterback in the mid-'90s. It also wasn't just to get out of a losing situation at Heidelberg or take the first head coaching job that came along. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2006/recipe-for-a-revival https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/midwest/2000/bids-on-the-line-in-iiac-clash Every year, you can count on a few things when the gales of November (to steal a phrase from Gordon Lightfoot) approach the Midwest. The temperatures get colder. The fallen leaves crunch under your feet on your way to class. The first snowflakes of the season approach, and you swear that you saw the first Christmas ads on TV before Halloween. Thu, 02 Nov 2000 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/midwest/2000/bids-on-the-line-in-iiac-clash