2008 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

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2008 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion
OAC champion
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.comNo. 1
Record15–0 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jason Candle (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Vince Kehres (4th season)
Home stadiumMount Union Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009 →
2008 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Mount Union $^  9 –0   15 –0  
No. 19 Otterbein ^  8 –1   9 –2  
Baldwin–Wallace  5 –4   5 –5  
Ohio Northern  5 –4   5 –5  
Capital  4 –5   5 –5  
John Carroll  4 –5   5 –5  
Wilmington (OH)  4 –5   4 –6  
Heidelberg  3 –6   4 –6  
Muskingum  2 –7   3 –7  
Marietta  1 –8   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

The 2008 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division III football season. In their 23rd year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 15–0 record, won the OAC championship, advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs, and defeated Wisconsin–Whitewater, 31–26, in the national championship game. [1]

During the course of the season, senior tailback Nate Kmic became the all-time rushing leader in college football history. [2] He concluded his collegiate career with 8,074 rushing yards and 130 touchdowns.

The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 St. John Fisher *
W 33–34,872 [3]
September 20 Ohio Northern
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 44–77,232 [4]
September 27at Muskingum
W 51–132,350 [5]
October 4at Baldwin–Wallace
W 48–37,107 [6]
October 11 Capital
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 49–74,231 [7]
October 18 Heidelberg
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 49–04,022 [8]
October 25at Wilmington (OH)
W 55–01,896 [9]
November 1 John Carroll
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 41–75,372 [10]
November 8at Otterbein
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Westerville, OH
W 49–204,514 [11]
November 15at Marietta
  • Don Drumm Stadium
  • Marietta, OH
W 49–0577 [12]
November 22 Randolph-Macon *
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round)
W 56–01,469 [13]
November 29 Hobart *
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III second round)
W 42–72,592 [14]
December 6 Cortland State *
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)
W 41–141,869 [15]
December 13 Wheaton (IL) *
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III semifinal)
W 45–242,472 [2]
December 20vs. Wisconsin–Whitewater *
W 31–265,344 [16] [17]
  • *Non-conference game

[18]

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