Mount Union Picked at OAC Football Preview as Preseason Favorite

Mount Union Picked at OAC Football Preview as Preseason Favorite

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Austintown, OH - Mount Union, under the direction of fourth-year Head Coach Vince Kehres, was picked in both the preseason media and coaches’ polls to win the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) football title in 2016. The preseason polls were released today at the OAC Football Media Preview, held at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Mount Union received 30 of 30 first place votes (300 points) in the media poll and nine of 10 first place votes (81 points) in the coaches’ poll. Head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting. 

The Purple Raiders went 15-0 last season, won the OAC championship for a 24th straight season (27th overall) and won their record 12th NCAA Division III National Championship.

"We appreciate the respect that coaches and the media in the OAC have for our program," commented head coach Vince Kehres. "We also know that playing in this conference is a tremendous challenge week in and week out."

Mount Union opens the season on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 12:30 pm at North Carolina Wesleyan in Rocky Mount, N.C.

Coaches Poll

1. Mount Union-81 pts. (9 first-place votes)

2. John Carroll-69 pts.

3. Ohio Northern-67 pts. (1 first-place vote)

4. Baldwin Wallace-56 pts.

5. Heidelberg-52 pts.

6. Otterbein-40 pts.

7. Muskingum-26 pts.

8. Marietta-25 pts.

9. Capital-21 pts.

10. Wilmington-13 pts.

 

Media Poll

1. Mount Union-300 pts. (30 first-place votes)

2. John Carroll-251 pts.

3. Ohio Northern-244 pts.

4. Baldwin Wallace-202 pts. 

5. Heidleberg-188 pts.

6. Otterbein-152 pts.

7. Capital-98

8. Marietta/Muskingum-87

10. Wilmington 41