Lake Forest Foresters football

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Lake Forest Foresters football
First season1882
Athletic directorJackie Slaats
Head coachJim Catanzaro
14th season, 53–47 (.530)
FieldFarwell Field
Field surfaceTurf
Location Lake Forest, Illinois
NCAA division Division III
Conference Midwest Conference
Conference titles6
ColorsRed, black, and gold [1]
     
Website GoForesters.com

The Lake Forest Foresters football team, representing Lake Forest College, is an NCAA Division III college football team and member of the Midwest Conference. [2] Lake Forest played its first intercollegiate games in 1882, with a pair of games against Northwestern University. [3] [4]

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Playoff appearances

NCAA Division III

The Foresters have appeared in the Division III playoffs three times, with an overall record of 0–3.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2002 First Round Wartburg L, 0–45
2021 First Round Saint John's (MN) L, 14–41
2022 First Round North Central (IL) L, 0–50

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References

  1. "College Style Guide" . Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  2. "Lake Forest football schedule and results".
  3. "Year-by-Year Results". Lake Forest College Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  4. "1882 Schedule/Results". Lake Forest College Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-09.