2011 Football News

  • Blugold Football Beats Limerick 58-2 in Celtic Classic V in Ireland
    June 10, 2012
    LIMERICK, Ireland (Blugolds.com) - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds kicked off their Global Football summer visit to Ireland with a convincing 58-2 win over the University of Limerick Vikings.
  • Blugold Football Headed to Ireland with Global Football
    June 01, 2012
    GRANBURY, Texas (Blugolds.com) - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is the latest school from the United States to head overseas on an American football and cultural sightseeing adventure with Global Football and will visit Ireland from June 9 to 16.
  • Six Blugold Football Players Earn NFF Honor Society Recognition
    May 03, 2012
    DALLAS, Texas (Blugolds.com) – Six UW-Eau Claire football players have been named to the National Football Foundation’s (NFF) 2012 Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF recently announced.
  • Football Announces 2011 Team Award Winners
    April 04, 2012
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire football team has announced the team award winners from the 2011 season.
  • Blugolds Participate in Special Olympics' Polar Plunge
    March 25, 2012
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - A number of UW-Eau Claire student-athletes and coaches competed in the 2012 Eau Claire Polar Plunge, organized by Special Olympics Wisconsin, on February 26 at Half Moon Beach in Carson Park.
  • Blugold Football to Play at Home Six Times in 2012
    January 25, 2012
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire football team will play six home games and four on the road in 2012 as next season’s complete schedule was announced today.
  • Six Former Blugolds Named to WIAC Football All-Time Team
    December 21, 2011
    MADISON, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) announced today the Football All-Time Team that will be recognized in conjunction with the conference’s upcoming Centennial Celebration. All-Time Teams are being selected in those men’s and women’s sports that have been classified as “championship” sports at some point during the conference’s 100-year history. Additional teams will be released on a weekly basis throughout much of the 2011-12 academic year.
  • Football Honored with Nine All-Conference Selections
    November 16, 2011
    MADISON, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Led by two first team selections, nine members of the UW-Eau Claire football team earned all-conference recognition, the WIAC announced today.
  • Coltan Ellis Receives D3football.com Weekly Honor
    November 15, 2011
    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Blugolds.com) – UW-Eau Claire football player Coltan Ellis (So.-Rice Lake, Wis.) has been named to the week 11 D3football.com Team of the Week presented by Scoutware.
  • Abe Ward Earns CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors
    November 13, 2011
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – UW-Eau Claire football player Abe Ward (Sr.-Faribault, Minn.) has been named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District Six first team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
  • Football Ends Season on Positive Note at River Falls
    November 12, 2011
    RIVER FALLS, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire football team finished the 2011 season on a high note, defeating UW-River Falls 27-21 at Ramer Field today.
  • Football Preview: UW-Eau Claire at UW-River Falls
    November 09, 2011
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The Blugolds and Falcons will meet for the 92nd time in history, and the second time this season, Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Ramer Field for the final game of the season.
  • Austin Goetsch Named to D3football.com Team of the Week
    November 08, 2011
    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Blugolds.com) – UW-Eau Claire football player Austin Goetsch (Jr.-Waunakee, Wis.) has been named to the week 10 D3football.com Team of the Week presented by Scoutware.
  • Football Drops Home Finale to Top-Ranked Warhawks
    November 05, 2011
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Despite keeping the score close early against No. 1-ranked UW-Whitewater, the UW-Eau Claire football team was unable to keep up and fell 37-22 at Carson Park.
  • Football Preview: UW-Eau Claire vs. UW-Whitewater
    November 02, 2011
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The Blugolds and No. 1-ranked Warhawks are meeting for the 63rd time in history Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. at Carson Park in Eau Claire.
  • Football Jumps out to Early Lead but Can't Hold on at Platteville
    October 29, 2011
    PLATTEVILLE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire football team got out to a 14-0 lead but couldn’t hang on and ended up falling 31-21 to UW-Platteville at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium today.
  • Football Preview: UW-Eau Claire at UW-Platteville
    October 26, 2011
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The Blugolds and Pioneers are meeting for the 50th time in history Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium in Platteville.
  • Football Loses Heartbreaker to UW-Stevens Point at Home
    October 22, 2011
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire football team never trailed until the final seconds in a 28-24 loss to UW-Stevens Point at Carson Park today.
  • Football Preview: UW-Eau Claire vs. UW-Stevens Point
    October 19, 2011
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The Blugolds and Pointers are meeting for the 79th time in history Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Carson Park in Eau Claire.
  • David Goodman Named to D3football.com Team of the Week
    October 18, 2011
    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Blugolds.com) – UW-Eau Claire football player David Goodman (Sr.-Neenah, Wis.) has been named to the week seven D3football.com Team of the Week presented by Scoutware.
  • Three Blugolds Earn Weekly WIAC Accolades
    October 18, 2011
    MADISON, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Three UW-Eau Claire student-athletes have been named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Athletes of the Week, WIAC Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Matt Stanek announced today.
  • Football Gets Back on Track with 31-21 Win over UW-La Crosse
    October 15, 2011
    LA CROSSE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire football team got back on track with a 31-21 victory over UW-La Crosse at Veterans Memorial Field today.
  • Free Admission for Veterans for Oct. 22 Football Game vs. Stevens Point
    October 12, 2011
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - On October 22, veterans and their immediate family will be admitted free to the UW-Eau Claire vs. UW-Stevens Point football game at Carson Park, which is set for a 1 p.m. kickoff. Veterans are encouraged to wear their uniform.
  • Football Preview: UW-Eau Claire at UW-La Crosse
    October 11, 2011
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The Blugolds and Eagles are meeting for the 79th time in history Saturday. Kickoff is set for 11:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex for La Crosse's Homecoming.
  • Football Loses to UW-Oshkosh on Homecoming
    October 08, 2011
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - Despite leading UW-Oshkosh 13-0 at one point early in the game, the UW-Eau Claire football team gave up 16 unanswered points in the second half to fall to the Titans 23-16 at Carson Park today.
  • Football Preview: UW-Eau Claire vs. UW-Oshkosh
    October 05, 2011
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The Blugolds and Titans are meeting for the 63rd time in history Saturday. The game is the Eau Claire's Homecoming game. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at Carson Park in Eau Claire.
  • Three Blugolds Earn WIAC Athlete of the Week Honors
    October 04, 2011
    MADISON, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Three UW-Eau Claire Blugolds have been named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Athletes of the Week, WIAC Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Matt Stanek announced today.
  • Football Tops UW-Stout 24-10 in Menomonie
    October 01, 2011
    MENOMONIE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – With two second half touchdowns, the UW-Eau Claire football team was able to get by UW-Stout to win 24-10 at Don & Nona Williams Stadium in both teams’ conference opener today.
  • David Goodman Named William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
    September 29, 2011
    DALLAS, Texas (Blugolds.com) - Selected as the best and brightest from the college gridiron, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced 127 semifinalists for the 2011 William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best scholar-athlete in the nation, and the candidates for the 2011 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments.
  • Football Preview: UW-Eau Claire at UW-Stout
    September 28, 2011
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - The Blugolds and Blue Devils are meeting for the 89th time in history Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Don & Nona Williams Stadium. The Blue Devils will be celebrating their 100th year of football and it is also Homecoming. The winning team will claim the "War on I-94" trophy. The game is also the WIAC opener for both teams.
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