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Grinnell falls just short in season finale

November 15, 2025
Grinnell football team shatters several school records in drubbing of Lawrence

November 08, 2025
Another new bowl comes to Wisconsin

July 18, 2022
The midwest is getting a second Division III football bowl game, following on the success of the Culver's Isthmus Bowl in 2021.
Grinnell set to make its return

September 02, 2021
In a normal year, the average Division III program opens camp with about 110 players. For Grinnell, however, the numbers of late were one-third of that, and the program had to cancel its final seven games in 2019. More than 700 days later, the Pioneers are back, and looking a little better. Brian Lester has more.
Barnes selected to lead Grinnell football program

December 27, 2019
The Pioneers plan to field a football team in 2020, and will do so under a veteran of many coaching stops.
Grinnell suspending remainder of 2019 season

October 01, 2019
Grinnell, which started the season with a roster numbering in the 30's, did not make it out of September and will call off the rest of its 2019 Division III football season.
Returning starters will spark Grinnell football team in 2019

September 01, 2019
Grinnell snaps 24-game losing streak to MWC teams with win over Beloit

November 10, 2018
Wartburg knocks down Central; Slager sets tackle mark

October 20, 2018
Wartburg brought an end to Central's unbeaten run and threw the ARC title chase into a four-way tie, while Misericordia scored twice in the final 61 seconds to win and Grinnell's Ryan Slager set the record for career tackles in D-III history in Week 8 action. Meanwhile, Eureka and Kalamazoo continued their undefeated ways.
Grinnell's Ryan Slager shatter NCAA D-III record for career tackles

October 20, 2018
Ryan Slager breaks Grinnell career tackle record in game against Beloit

November 11, 2017
Grinnell's super stopper

November 08, 2016
The Pioneers are searching for their first win of the season, but have the nation's leading tackler. Sophomore Ryan Slager's numbers are not just the product of a struggling defense, and the Pioneers have two more years to build around him. More in Around the Midwest.
The wait is over for UChicago

May 11, 2016
Nearly a year ago, sources told D3football.com that the University of Chicago was headed to the Midwest Conference. This was finally announced.
Pioneer football team looking for successful campaign

September 09, 2014
Macalester football to join MWC

April 24, 2013
The addition will give the Midwest Conference 12 teams and a title game starting in 2014. It also means that Macalester will not bring football back to the MIAC in the near future.
Pioneer football team set for 2012 campaign

August 30, 2012
Pedersen named Pioneers' head football coach

December 09, 2010
After being named Midwest Conference Football Coach of the Year this past season while serving in an interim role, Jeff Pedersen has been named head coach at Grinnell.
Grinnell in St. Norbert's way

October 21, 1999
This year, thanks to the new automatic qualifier rule, a Midwest Conference team is guaranteed a berth in the national playoffs for the first time since 1993. And that team could be St. Norbert. But Grinnell is standing in the way.