Pioneers Fall in Season Finale

It was Senior Day and the Season Finale this past Saturday at Rosenbloom Field and the host Pioneers fell short against the visitors from Carroll University, 31-21. 

Despite gaining more total yardage (403-282) and winning the turnover battle (3-1), Grinnell wasn't able to over come the field position battle and fell behind early before the late rally fell short.

Offensively, Robert Seer '12 and Logan Granera '12, one last time, paced the Scarlet & Black with a combined 256 yards receiving and 1 TD among their 14 catches. 

Defensively, the Pioneers were about as balanced as possible.  Drew Blumberg '13 led the unit with 11 tackles, but 10 players had at least 5 tackles AND at least .5 TFL.  The Pioneers also had 2 INT (Andrew Clark '14 and Max Keller '14).

Drew Blumberg (#44) '13 and Max Keller (#20) '14 combine for a tackle

Players of the week:

Offense: Logan Granera '12
Defense: Matt John '12 and Ryan Creps '12
Practice: Harpreet Singh-Mann '12

The Pioneers finish the 2011 campaign at 5-5 (4-5 in MWC) good for 6th in the league.  The last two seasons have been the most successful back-to-back years since the 1999-2000 seasons that combined for 12 victories.

We bid farewell to Jimmy Borrasso, Ryan Creps, Kelsey Davis, Logan Granera, Chris Jarmon, Matt John, Stephen Hudak, Robert Seer, Harpreet Singh-Mann, and Brian Westerlind!  Thank you for all that you have done for Grinnell College Football.  You will be missed!

Pioneers Fall in Season Finale

The 2010 Pioneer Seniors finished their careers on Saturday afternoon

The Grinnell College football team lost its 2010 season finale Saturday, falling 40-7 at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis.

The first quarter was scoreless before the hosts tallied 27 points in the second period and 13 more in the third for a 40-0 lead.

Grinnell scored its lone touchdown at the 4:08 mark of the game when Jason Peters ’14 ran the ball in from a yard out. Logan Granera ’13 kicked the point after. The two-play drive was set up when Jeremy Wiles ’14  recovered a fumble at the Carroll 34-yard line, and Mike McCabe ’13 then completed a 33-yard pass to Robert Seer ’12.

Wiles had 15 total tackles for Grinnell, which finished 5-4 in the Midwest Conference and 6-4 in all games. Carroll is 6-3 in the MWC and 7-3 overall.

Marquis Bradley ’11 added seven tackles and Marc Heronemus ’11 and Kelsey Davis ’14 six each. McCabe completed 12 passes for 142 yards and Peters had six catches for 56 yards.

Another Heartbreaker!

For the third consecutive week, the Grinnell College Pioneers lost a tough game, this time on the road versus Carroll University by a final of 28-21.

After spotting the home team a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, we fought back with 21 straight points to take the lead midway through the third quarter only to have the first win of the year taken from our hands.

We feel like each game so far has been a terrible repeat of the one before. We lost a close game to a tough team that outplayed us enough to win. We have to find a way to get that first win and let it be a contagious feeling!

This Saturday we are back at home against Lawrence University! Go Pioneers!

Pioneers Travel to Carroll!

We leave today for our first road game of the 2009 season at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin. After last Saturday's heartbreaking loss to St. Norbert, the team is anxious and excited to get back on the field and get that elusive first win.

Carroll figures to be a formative opponent and a hungry one as well. They have lost their first two games of '09 as well and tomorrow will be their home opener. We are convinced we will see their best football and in order to come out on top we will have to match their level of play!

Check us out on MWC-TV, the game broadcasts are free of charge!

Pioneers Fall to St. Norbert

In what can only be described as a defensive struggle, Grinnell lost a tough one on Saturday to perennial conference powerhouse, St. Norbert, 14-11. After an early 3-0 lead, the Pioneers surrendered two touchdowns, one in each of the second and third quarters, before a GC fourth quarter score and two-point conversion brought the hosts within 3.

We are extremely proud of our guys for their effort. We gave ourselves a chance to win the game and that is what we ask for each week. The defense played fantastic, only once in the last 3 seasons has SNC scored less than 14 points.

We are already preparing for our first road game of the 2009 season against the Carroll Pioneers on Saturday. Should be a great day to be a (Grinnell) Pioneer!