Aurora University football will open the 2022 season on the road this Saturday, September 3, at 12:00 p.m. (cst) / 1:00 p.m. (est) with a road trip to Hope College. The Spartans will take on the Flying Dutchmen in Holland, Michigan.
All-Time Series -
- This is the sixth meeting between Aurora University and Hope College on the football field.
- Last meeting between the two teams came in 2019 with AU falling 34-32
- The Spartans are 0-4-1 all-time against the Flying Dutchmen.
Watch the game action -
- The game can be seen live using
live stats or
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About the Aurora University Spartans –
- The Spartans received votes in the D3football.com preseason poll.
- The Spartans enter the 2022 season picked to win the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference according to the preseason poll.
- 2022 marks the 89th season of AU Spartan football.
- AU has won the last three Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference titles.
- The Spartans have appeared in the last two NCAA playoffs that have been played.
- AU is 20-5 in the last three seasons with Head Coach
Don Beebe.
- The Spartans have won 22 straight NACC contests
Spartans to Watch -
- Senior offensive lineman
Chris Toth was named a preseason all-American by D3football.com and Lindy's and was selected to College Football America Yearbook's Preseason Starting Lineup.
About the Hope College Flying Dutchmen –
- With 464.4 yards per game, Hope ranked 16th in NCAA Division III in total offense during the 2021 season.
- The Flying Dutchmen rushed for more than 300 yards three times last season and at least 250 yards in six games.
- By allowing only 14.4 points per game, Hope finished 20th in Division III in scoring defense last season.
- The Flying Dutchmen won MIAA titles in consecutive seasons for the fifth time in 2021, joining previous Hope teams in 1978 and 1979, 1981 and 1982, 1986 and 1987, and 2006 and 2007.
Up Next for the Spartans -
- The Spartans will return home for the 2022 home opener on Saturday, September 10. Kickoff against Franklin College is scheduled for 1:00 p.m at Spartan Athletic Park Montgomery, Illinois.
