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Recent News Updates

February 11, 2008
Football: Jason Wright to be honored at Scholar Athlete Banquet
Denison University senior Jason Wright will be honored at the 47th annual National Football Foundation and college Hall of Fame scholar Athlete Awards Banquet at the Buckeye Hall of Fame Cafe in Columbus, Ohio on Feb. 11, 2008.

November 27, 2007
Football: Four Big Red players earn All-NCAC Honors
Four Big Red football players were named to the All-NCAC team for the 2007 season.  Junior running back Jon Berg (Washington, Pa./Trinity) led the foursome, earning second-team honors after rushing for 721 yards and seve ...more

November 12, 2007
Football: Lambert Named NCAC Defensive Player of the Week
Denison freshman defensive back Tyler Lambert (Ranger, GA/Gordon Center) was named NCAC Defensive Athlete of the Week. Lambert was a key to the Big Red's 20-7 victory over Earlham as he intercepted three passes in a single ...more

November 10, 2007
Football: Big Red ends season with 20-7 win over Earlham
Freshman Tyler Lambert (Ranger, Ga./Gordon Central) notched his second, three-interception game of the season and the Big Red offense rushed for 254 yards as Denison topped Earlham College, 20-7 on Senior Day from Deeds Field-P ...more

November 3, 2007
Football: #10 Wabash Blanks Big Red
Matt Hudson threw for 303 yards and four touchdown passes as the 10th ranked Wabash College Little Giants parlayed a 21-0 first quarter lead into a 42-0 victory over the Denison Big Red in Crawfordsville, Ind. on Saturday afterno ...more

October 31, 2007
Football: Big Red Offensive Line named to D3football.com Team of the Week
After helping the Denison rushing attack pile up 418 yards off 56 carries and leading three runners to 100-yard rushing days, the Big Red offensive line was named to the D3football.com national Team of the Week for their play in ...more

October 29, 2007
Football: Barnes Earns Second NCAC Offensive Player of the Week Honor
Junior quarterback Mike Barnes (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) was named the North Coast Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season after leading Denison to a 51-41 victory over Kenyon Coll ...more

October 27, 2007
Football: Denison wins annual shootout with Kenyon
Mike Barnes (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) rushed for 190 yard and passed for 123 while accounting for five touchdowns as he led Denison past Kenyon College 51-41 on Saturday afternoon in Gambier. Entering Saturday's conte ...more

October 20, 2007
Football: Denison pleases Homecoming crowd in 42-13 win over Hiram

The Big Red went off for 28 points in the second quarter, battling back from a 7-0 first quarter deficit, to top Hiram College ...more

October 13, 2007
Football: Big Opening Quarter Leads OWU Past Big Red

For the second consecutive week a slow start in the opening quarter would seal the Big Red’s fate on the gridiron.

Ohio Wesleyan jumped out to a 20-0 first quart ...more

October 9, 2007
Denison-Ohio Wesleyan Football to air on Columbus Sports Network

This Saturday's North Coast Athletic Conference football game between Denison University and ...more

October 6, 2007
Football: Big Red Comeback Attempt Falls Just Shy

The Big Red came storming back from a 24-point halftime deficit but a Chase Palmer interception with 39 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter foiled Denison's comeback hopes ...more

September 29, 2007
Football: Gators Shut Out Big Red, 14-0
The Big Red offense couldn't find their groove Saturday against the NCAC's second ranked defense, as Allegheny downed Denison 14-0. Much of the first half was a defensive struggle between the two sides. Allegheny quarterback ...more

Sept. 24, 2007
Football: Barnes Named NCAC Offensive Player of the Week
Junior Mike Barnes (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) was named the North Coast Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week after guiding the Big Red to a 42-0 victory over Gallaudet on Saturday. Barnes, a two-year starte ...more

Sept. 22, 2007
Football: Denison Pitches Shutout Versus Gallaudet

With a great deal of uncertainty surrounding this week's football match-up with Gallaudet, the Denison Big Red answered each and every question the best way they knew how…by moving the chains....more

Sept. 8, 2007
Football: Spartans Handle Rain and Big Red
Case Western Reserve took a 21-0 lead in the the first first quarter and battled through heavy rains and a lengthy lightning delay en route to a 45-6 victory over the Denison Big Red at Case Field on Saturday night. The Spart ...more

Sept. 1, 2007
Football: Randolph-Macon tops Big Red in Program's 1000th Game
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GRANVILLE- Brandon Branner threw three touchdown passes and Zak Thornton rushed 32 times for 162 yards ...more

August 27, 2007
Football Set to Play 1000th Game

Last week, Major league Baseball's Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 30-3. The last time a major league baseball team had scored 30 runs in a single contest was 1897 when the Chicago ...more

June 15, 2007
Denison Places 29th in Division III Directors' Cup Standings
The final standings in the annual U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup are in and Denison University has turned in their fourth consecutive top-30 showing in the yearly list that highlights the top collegiate athletics programs in t ...more

August 03, 2007
2007 Denison Football Preview
Head Coach Nick Fletcher will be entering his eighth season when preseason camp kicks off in August. Since arriving at Denison the coach first bolstered the Big Red's depth and more wins followed. Then emphasis went to the offe ...more