https://www.simpsonathletics.com en-us https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190304mfb8pg Simpson head football coach Matt Jeter is pleased to announce the hire of Dan Kelley to the coaching staff for the upcoming 2019 football season. Mon, 04 Mar 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20190304mfb8pg https://www.simpsonathletics.com/general/2018-19/releases/20190122k65l9h Sixty student-athletes competing in fall sports earned a spot on the 2018-19 American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team. Tue, 22 Jan 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/general/2018-19/releases/20190122k65l9h https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181219o09eb8 Simpson linebacker Michael Connor is among the finalists for the sixth annual Cliff Harris Award, as announced by the Little Rock Touchdown Club and Wright Lindsey Jennings. Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181219o09eb8 https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181218r8u45v The Simpson football team placed four players on the D3football.com 2018 All-West Region Team. Cam Bunting and Michael Connor earned second team honors while Brendan Holmes and Nathan Hawkins landed on the third team. Tue, 18 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181218r8u45v https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181212pzpn42 Simpson senior Nathan Hawkins has been named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Second Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Wed, 12 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181212pzpn42 https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181210qf2v3a Simpson linebacker Michael Connor has been named to the 2018 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America Second Team, as announced by the AFCA. Mon, 10 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181210qf2v3a https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181207olbk5b Simpson football players Trey Chumbley, Galen Gist, Nathan Hawkins and Ryan Lehr recently earned 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District 8® First Team honors, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Fri, 07 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181207olbk5b https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181126ieb9mb Linebacker Michael Connor took home MVP honors, Matt Jeter was named Coach of the Year and Simpson placed 12 players on the American Rivers All-Conference Football Team, as voted on by the league’s nine head coaches. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181126ieb9mb https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201811101083kp The Simpson football team hits the road for the final game of the 2018 season Saturday, Nov. 10 when the Storm travel to Storm Lake to take on the Buena Vista Beavers at J. Leslie Rollins Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Sat, 10 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201811101083kp https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201811111j9ce5 Cam Bunting ran for 254 yards, Tanner Krueger threw five touchdown passes and the Simpson football team closed the 2018 season in impressive fashion, routing Buena Vista 56-7 at a cold J. Leslie Rollins Stadium. Sat, 10 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201811111j9ce5 https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181103y719a5 Cam Bunting ran for 89 hard-earned yards and Brendan Holmes had two interceptions, but the combination of Maurece Herrion and Dwayne Allen, Jr. led Dubuque to a 17-6 win over the Simpson football team Saturday at a rain-soaked Buxton Stadium. Sat, 03 Nov 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181103y719a5 https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201811025zeohk Two of the three teams involved in the tie for first in the American Rivers Conference meet Saturday, Nov. 3 when the Simpson football team hosts the Dubuque Spartans at Buxton Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Fri, 02 Nov 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201811025zeohk https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181031z6q974 The Simpson football team is No. 9 in the first NCAA West Region Rankings of the 2018 season. Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181031z6q974 https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181027r35u3x Cam Bunting ran for 153 yards and three touchdowns, Michael Connor led a stout defensive effort that held the league's best rushing attack in-check, and the Simpson football team beat Luther 27-17, spoiling homecoming at Carlson Stadium on Saturday. Sat, 27 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181027r35u3x https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181026tzr1ll The Simpson football team looks to stay in the hunt for an American Rivers Conference championship when it travels to Decorah, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 27 to face the Luther Norse. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Carlson Stadium. Fri, 26 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181026tzr1ll https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201810253astna Simpson running back Cam Bunting earned American Rivers Conference co-Offensive Player of the Week honors for the period ending Sunday, Oct. 21. Thu, 25 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201810253astna https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181020t6fz4h Cam Bunting ran for a career-high 222 yards to lead a dominant rushing attack, and the Simpson football team stayed in the race for an American Rivers Conference title with a 38-33 win over Loras on a blustery Saturday afternoon at Buxton Stadium. Sat, 20 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181020t6fz4h https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181013x850xv Blaine Hawkins threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Ross Norem with 21 seconds left in the game and No. 20 Central held off the Simpson football team 17-16 in a battle for first place in the American Rivers Conference. Sat, 13 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181013x850xv https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181012rysbob The Simpson football team renews its oldest conference rivalry Saturday, Oct. 13 when the Storm travel to face the Central Dutch with sole possession of first place in the American Rivers Conference on the line. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium. Fri, 12 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181012rysbob https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181006tw9yw3 Cam Bunting ran for two touchdowns, Joey Gale made three field goals and the Simpson football team scored 26-unanswered points in the second half to beat Coe 29-7 on Homecoming Saturday at Buxton Stadium. Sat, 06 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181006tw9yw3 https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201810059jm99g The Simpson football team looks to remain atop the American Rivers Conference standings when it hosts the Coe Kohawks on Saturday, Oct. 6 for the annual homecoming game. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Buxton Stadium. Fri, 05 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201810059jm99g https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201810034j1wks Simpson football players Ryan Lehr and Tanner Krueger have been named American Rivers Conference Players of the Week for the period ending Sunday, Sept. 30, the league office announced Monday. Lehr is the Defensive Player and Male Athlete of the Week while Krueger is the Offensive Player of the Week. Wed, 03 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201810034j1wks https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201809293awkzg The Simpson football team hits the road for the first time in American Rivers Conference play when the Storm travel to Waverly to take on defending conference champion Wartburg on Saturday, Sept. 29. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Walston-Hoover Stadium. Sat, 29 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201809293awkzg https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201809301pslmt Wide receiver Austin Hronich found quarterback Tanner Kreuger for the game-winning two-point conversion in overtime as Simpson beat Wartburg 37-36 in an instant classic. Sat, 29 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201809301pslmt https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20180919nhwmag Simpson football players Nathan Hawkins and Michael Connor have been named American Rivers Conference Players of the Week for the period ending Sunday, Sept. 16, the league office announced Tuesday. Hawkins is the Special Teams Player of the Week and Connor is the Defensive Player of the Week. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20180919nhwmag https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20180915sbltxz Cam Bunting ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns, and Simpson's bend-but-don't-break defense kept Nebraska Wesleyan off the scoreboard for the better part of three quarters in a 27-21 win Saturday. Sat, 15 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20180915sbltxz https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/videos/20180917-aiy91ky8 Highlights of the Storm's 27-21 win over Nebraska Wesleyan on Sept. 15. Sat, 15 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/videos/20180917-aiy91ky8 https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201809098q4k4l Joe McNally caught two touchdown passes, Cam Bunting ran for 176 yards and the Simpson football team beat Chicago 21-0 behind a stellar defensive effort on Saturday at Amos Alonzo Stagg Field. Sat, 08 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201809098q4k4l https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201809081dw815 The Simpson football team hits the road for the first time in 2018 when the Storm travel to Chicago to face the University of Chicago Maroons on Saturday, Sept. 8. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Amos Alonzo Stagg Field. Fri, 07 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/201809081dw815 https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20180901sihsrq The Simpson football team outgained Bethel by 30 yards and converted more first downs but ill-timed turnovers and penalties came back to haunt the Storm in a 41-29 loss to Bethel in the season-opener Saturday at Buxton Stadium. Sat, 01 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20180901sihsrq