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Head Coach: Steve Bell,
8th year
Phone: 309-457-2175
E-mail: sbell@monm.edu
Steve
Bell
brought an impressive resume as an offensive
coordinator to Monmouth College when he took over the reins prior to the
2000 season, and in 2005 the Scots won their first outright conference
title since 1972. In addition to his coaching duties, Bell
serves the college as a physical education instructor. He received his
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Assistant Coaches:
Chad Braun,
8th
Year
Dave Ragone,
8th year
Steve Elliott, 8th year
Derrick Johnston, 5th year |
Lyle Pierce, 4th year
Nate Johnson, 2nd year
Mitch Tanney, 2nd year
Dante Daniels, 1st year |
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The
Fighting Scots 2007 Football Team
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PALKOVIC NAMED
TO AFCA ALL-STAR TEAM |
Monmouth’s Palkovic shines at Aztec Bowl
 December
12, 2007
Calling it one of the top two athletic experiences in his career,
Monmouth College kicker/punter Nate Palkovic (Peoria, Ill./Woodruff) was
a big factor in the U.S.A.’s win over Mexico last weekend at the Aztec
Bowl played in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Kicking into a stiff breeze, Palkovic connected on a 33-yard field
goal with 9:49 left in the first quarter to give the U.S. an early, but
short-lived lead. "I don’t know why, but I wasn’t a bit nervous on that
field goal," claimed Palkovic. "I had been kicking well in practice and
was pretty focused. Kasey Morgan from Wisconsin-Stevens Point was my
holder and did a great job. It felt good to give us the lead."
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MC’s
Palkovic named to Aztec Bowl
November
15, 2007
Monmouth College kicker Nate Palkovic has been
selected to play for the American Football Coaches Association’s
Division III all-star team that will represent the United States against
the Mexican National Team in the 2007 Aztec Bowl on December 8 in
Chihuahua, Mexico.
Palkovic, a senior from Peoria, Ill. (Woodruff), averaged 41.9 yards
per punt and 62.4 yards per kickoff this season for the Scots. He also
converted 9 of 14 field goals, including a long of 46 yards and 35 of 36
extra points.
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MWC PERFORMER
OF THE WEEK |
Tanney earns MWC Performer of the Week honor
November 5, 2007
 Monmouth
College freshman Alex Tanney (Lexington, Ill./Lexington) had a stellar
performance Saturday and was rewarded for his efforts with the Midwest
Conference Offensive Performer of the Week honor.
Tanney spread the ball around, throwing to 10 different receivers and
compiling 309 yards passing as the Fighting Scots downed Knox College
42-14. The quarterback was 24-of-29 with no interceptions as he posted a
pass efficiency rating of 229.16. He also threw for five touchdowns
ranking second on the Monmouth all-time single-game list.
Norman earns MWC Performer of the Week honor
October
29, 2007
 Monmouth
College junior Cole Norman (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods) created three
turnovers Saturday and was rewarded for his efforts with the Midwest
Conference Defensive Performer of the Week honor.
Norman picked off two passes and forced a fumble as Monmouth defeated
Illinois College 26-23 in overtime. The cornerback’s second interception
of the day came at the Monmouth one-yard line and stopped a potential
winning drive by the Blueboys with 39 seconds remaining. He also forced
a fumble that was recovered by the Scots.
Shepherd earns MWC Performer of the Week honor
October 22, 2007
 Monmouth
College freshman Matt Shepherd (Leesburg, Fla./Leesburg) scored two
touchdowns in the Fighting Scots’ 41-19 win Saturday over Lake Forest
College and was rewarded for his efforts with the Midwest Conference
Special Teams Performer of the Week honor.
Shepherd returned the second half kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown
and helped the Scots turn a tight game into a blowout win over the
Foresters.
He also returned three punts and his 190 total kick return yards is
second on Monmouth’s all-time list. The sure-handed freshman also
grabbed two passes for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Palkovic earns second MWC Performer of the Week honor
September 27, 2007
Monmouth
College senior kicker Nate Palkovic (Peoria, Ill./Woodruff) scored all
of the Fighting Scots’ points Saturday and was rewarded for his efforts
with the Midwest Conference Special Teams Performer of the Week honor.
Palkovic put the Scots ahead with a 36-yard field goal just before
halftime and booted the game-winner with 4:28 to go in the game.
Monmouth’s all-time leading scorer also averaged more than 35 yards per
kick on six punts.
This was Palkovic’s second Performer of the Week honor this season.
Palkovic sets record, named MWC Performer of the
Week
September 3, 2007
Monmouth
College senior kick Nate Palkovic (Peoria, Ill./Woodruff) set one school
record and tied another against Wartburg Saturday and was rewarded for
his efforts with the Midwest Conference Special Teams Performer of the
Week honor.
Palkovic shattered the Monmouth punting record, totaling 536 yards on
12 attempts for a 44.7 average. His 12 punts tied the school record. He
also kicked off twice averaging 64.5 yards, and made his lone PAT
attempt.
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FIGHTING SCOTS
TEAM INFORMATION |
LITTLE FIVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
MIDWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
- 1931, 1932, 1934, 1971, 1972, 1976,
2005
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Olson to be inducted into Upper Iowa Hall of Fame
Release Date:
July 30, 2007
MONMOUTH, Ill. –
Retired Monmouth College coach Mike Olson will be inducted into the
Upper Iowa University Athletic Hall of Fame later this year.
Olson, who coached no less than seven sports at Monmouth, will be
inducted into the Fayette, Iowa, school’s Hall of Fame for his
accomplishments while serving as the Peacocks’ wrestling coach from
1966-71.
During his tenure at Upper Iowa, Olson’s teams posted a 69-6-1
dual meet record and produced 15 All-Americans and five national
champions. His 39-year coaching record in wrestling stands at an
amazing 428-95-1 in dual meets.
The veteran coach will be inducted into the Peacocks’ Hall of
Fame during ceremonies the weekend of Oct. 12-13 in Fayette. Olson
is already a member of the Jamestown College Hall of Fame and the
NAIA Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame.
Olson coached at Monmouth College from 1990 until his retirement
following the 2005 football season. His 1997 team posted the only
Midwest Conference wrestling title in school history.
Monmouth
College's first official football game was played in 1888 against Knox College. Monmouth was
crowned "college champions of Illinois" in 1905 and repeated in 1906 when the team recorded
its first perfect season at 8-0.
Hall of Famer Francis "Jug" Earp, who would go on to play 11
seasons of professional football with the Green Bay Packers, dominated the Fighting Scot
offensive line in the early 1920s and the Warren Taylor-Keith Molesworth passing combination
of the mid-'20s was one of the finest the college has ever produced. Molesworth would later
play eight NFL seasons with the Chicago Bears.
Robert
"Bobby" Woll, one of the best all-around athletes ever to wear a Monmouth jersey and the only
person to have his football number (29) retired at the college, was the star during the
1931-33 seasons.
In 1981 the new football field was dedicated and named Bobby Woll Athletic
Field in honor of Woll's years of competition and coaching service at Monmouth. Following his
death in August of 1999, the football field was rededicated Bobby Woll Memorial Field.
The 1952 and 1953 squads featured the
rushing prowess of All-American tailback Ray Brooks.
The late '60s through the mid '70s saw
some of the most prolific
teams in school history featuring two of the best running backs to ever play at Monmouth in
Charlie Corle (1967-69) and Ron Baker (1972-75), who ended his career as the team's all-time
leading rusher with 3,642 yards.
The 1972 squad posted the best record of any Monmouth team to
that season,
winning the MCAC championship with a perfect 9-0 record.
Following a heartbreaking 3-0 road loss to
Coe in the infamous 1986 "Mud Bowl", the Scots won a school-record 26 consecutive regular
season games between 1986 and 1989.
The Scots advanced to the MCAC league championship game in
1987 and enjoyed a three-year run as South Division champions. Mark Reed, who quarterbacked
the 1987 divisional champion team, established an NCAA Division III national record that year
with 17 rushing touchdowns. Monmouth's first overtime game was ironically against archrival
Knox. The Scots won a thrilling 13-7 victory over their rivals in a 1991 snowstorm.
In 2005 the Scots
finished the regular season with a 10-0 mark and in doing so
captured their first conference title since 1976 and advanced to the
NCAA Playoffs for the first time in school history.
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