2013 UW-Platteville Football News
180 UW-Platteville Student-Athletes Named to the Gabe Miller Academic Honor Roll
For the 14th consecutive year, the UW-Platteville student-athletes had a higher grade point average than the student body as a whole. The Pioneer student-athletes compiled a 2.955 grade-point average for the 2013-14 academic year, above the general student body overall grade-point average of 2.89.
July 08, 2014
Pioneers announce the George Chryst Football Complex
The UW-Platteville Athletic Department announced an estimated $4 million renovation project to Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium during Friday’s Celebration of George Chryst.
June 13, 2014
Former Coach Bo Ryan talks about George Chryst
Join us and celebrate the legacy of the late head football coach George Chryst on Friday, June 13. We’ll gather with his wife Patty, family, friends, and former team members to pay tribute to Coach Chryst’s remarkable career and the impact he had on all the individual lives he touched.
June 02, 2014
George Chryst Celebration Sneak Peek Video
Join us and celebrate the legacy of the late head football coach George Chryst on Friday, June 13. We’ll gather with his wife Patty, family, friends, and former team members to pay tribute to Coach Chryst’s remarkable career and the impact he had on all the individual lives he touched.
May 30, 2014
Family, friends and alumni to celebrate memories of George Chryst
There was nothing that the late George Chryst thought impossible, whether it were to build up a championship football program at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, bring the Chicago Bears to Southwest Wisconsin for training camp or convince University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant Coach Bo Ryan to become the Pioneers’ head basketball coach.
May 15, 2014
Kelly to play in the American Football Association of Finland
Former Pioneer John Kelly as agreed to play for Vantaa TAFT of the American Football Association of Finland.
April 23, 2014
Sign up for the 16th annual Football Golf Outing
The Pioneer football team hosts its 16th annual golf outing on May 3 at the Platteville Country Club.
March 27, 2014
Emendorfer and Daeuber honored by WFCA
Head Coach Mike Emendorfer was named WIAC Coach of the Year, and Assistant Head Coach/Special Team Coordinator/ Defensive Backs Coach Ulz Daeuber was named WIAC Assistant Coach of the Year by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA).
January 28, 2014
Kelly named Team MVP at Postseason Banquet
The UW-Platteville football team celebrated a great 2013 season on Sunday at the Pioneers annual postseason banquet, where senior John Kelly was named team MVP.
January 21, 2014
Austin and Kelly earn All-American honors by D3football.com
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Rob Austin and John Kelly were named 2013 third team All-American by D3football.com.
December 20, 2013
Litchfield to play in D3 Senior Classic
UW-Platteville's Zach Litchfield accepted an invitation to the D3 Senior Classic, which will be played on Friday in Salem, Va.
December 12, 2013
Six Pioneers earn all-region honors by D3football.com
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville garnered six D3football.com 2013 All-West Region selections.
December 10, 2013
No. 4 North Central ends Pioneer Football's playoff run
The UW-Platteville football team’s great 2013 season came to an end on Saturday as the seventh-ranked Pioneers fell to fourth-ranked North Central, 52-24, in the second round of the NCAA Division III Football Championship at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium.
November 30, 2013
Pioneer Football all set for second round of playoffs
The seventh-ranked UW-Platteville football team travels to fourth-ranked North Central (Ill.) for the second round of the NCAA Division III Football Championship on Saturday at Benedetti-Wehfli Stadium.
November 27, 2013
Pioneers will host pregame tailgate on Saturday
November 26, 2013
Pioneer Football earns first playoff win
The UW-Platteville football team showed no signs of post-season nerves, as the host Pioneers beat Concordia (Wis.) 54-20 in the first NCAA Division III playoff game in school history Saturday.
November 23, 2013