https://www.d3football.com en-us https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2025/misericordia-not-satisfied-at-4-1 The job is hardly finished at Misericordia, with the team off to a 4-1 start and with a chance to finish with a winning record for just the second time in program history. Under new coach Steve Cushing, who played on that only winning team, the team is making progress. Brian Lester has more. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2025/misericordia-not-satisfied-at-4-1 https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/02/cortland-assistant-takes-misericordia-job Steve Cushing, a former Misericordia football player and the defensive coordinator for the national champion Red Dragons, gets to return home as head coach at his alma mater. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/02/cortland-assistant-takes-misericordia-job https://www.d3football.com/notables/2021/09/eastern-adding-football Division III football took a big hit over the past 18 months, dropping to 239 programs, but No. 240 is on the way, and hails from the Middle Atlantic Conference. Wed, 15 Sep 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2021/09/eastern-adding-football https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/09/week4-roundup WPI, Carnegie Mellon, Mass-Dartmouth and others all improved to 4-0, while Trinity (Texas) bounced back from a pair of losses to Top 10 teams and Misericordia won in quadruple overtime in Saturday's Division III football action. Sat, 28 Sep 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/09/week4-roundup https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/10/week8-roundup Wartburg brought an end to Central's unbeaten run and threw the ARC title chase into a four-way tie, while Misericordia scored twice in the final 61 seconds to win and Grinnell's Ryan Slager set the record for career tackles in D-III history in Week 8 action. Meanwhile, Eureka and Kalamazoo continued their undefeated ways. Sat, 20 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/10/week8-roundup https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/10/week7-roundup Earlham tied the Division III record with its 50th consecutive loss. Salisbury held off Montclair State in a battle of unranked-but-undefeated NJAC teams while Central won a nailbiter over Simpson in the ARC. Centre, too, stayed in its SAA title hunt. Sat, 13 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/10/week7-roundup https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2018/misericordia-win-streak Misericordia had never won more than one game in a season. In the program's seventh year, the Cougars finally strung together their first winning streak. What changes did Mark Ross make in the offseason and how have they led to unprecedented success? Sun, 23 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2018/misericordia-win-streak https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/week3-monday-podcast Some ranting, some raving, some rallying and some rating in the latest podcast. We tackle great defensive performances as well as the great offense and special teams plays, plus Pat and Keith look at which conferences were winners and losers in non-conference play. It's all good on Monday's podcast. Mon, 17 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/week3-monday-podcast https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/week3-roundup Misericordia had won just five games coming into this afternoon, but got to celebrate a huge victory vs. Widener. Meanwhile, Muhlenberg negated a huge Susquehanna rally and one team was the goat for the fifth year in a row. More in the Week 3 roundup. Sat, 15 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/week3-roundup https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20180915681dve Sam Gillison made a diving catch in the back of the end zone for a two-point conversion with :04 to play as the Misericordia University football team defeated Widener, 36-35, Saturday afternoon at Mangelsdorf Field. Sat, 15 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20180915681dve https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/07/mershman-leaves-defiance Aaron Mershman, who took over the head coaching position at Defiance in July of 2017, left it for an assistant coaching job in July 2018. He will be the offensive line coach at Misericordia. Sun, 08 Jul 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/07/mershman-leaves-defiance https://www.d3football.com/notables/2016/10/alvernia-adding-football Alvernia University, a Division III school in Reading, Pa., has announced it is joining the ranks of Division III football-sponsoring programs starting in the fall of 2018. Barring other changes, that would bring the number of schools sponsoring Division III football that year to 251. Wed, 05 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2016/10/alvernia-adding-football https://www.d3football.com/notables/2010/11/ross-hired-as-first-miseri-coach One of Division III's newest football programs has tabbed Ithaca's defensive coordinator as its first head coach. Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2010/11/ross-hired-as-first-miseri-coach