2018 Football News

Kelley joins Storm football coaching staff
Kelley joins Storm football coaching staff

March 04, 2019

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.

Simpson places 60 on American Rivers All-Academic Team
Simpson places 60 on American Rivers All-Academic Team

January 22, 2019

Sixty student-athletes competing in fall sports earned a spot on the 2018-19 American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team.

Michael Connor
Connor a finalist for 2018 Cliff Harris Award

December 19, 2018

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.

Four named to D3football.com All-Region Team
Four named to D3football.com All-Region Team

December 18, 2018

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.

Nathan Hawkins earned 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America Second Team honors.
Hawkins named Academic All-American

December 12, 2018

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).

Michael Connor
Connor earns AFCA All-America honors

December 10, 2018

Simpson linebacker Michael Connor has been named to the 2018 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America Second Team, as announced by the AFCA.

From left: Nathan Hawkins, Ryan Lehr, Trey Chumbley, Galen Gist
Four football players named academic all-district

December 07, 2018

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).

Head coach Matt Jeter (left) earned American Rivers Coach of the Year honors and linebacker Michael Connor was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2018 season.
Connor, Jeter headline football all-conference selections

November 26, 2018

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.

Football Preview: Buena Vista
Football Preview: Buena Vista

November 10, 2018

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.

Cam Bunting
Storm dominate Buena Vista in season finale

November 10, 2018

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.

Brendan Holmes (4)
Dubuque ground game shines as Spartans top Storm

November 03, 2018

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.

Football Preview: Dubuque
Football Preview: Dubuque

November 02, 2018

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.

Football debuts at No. 9 in West Region
Football debuts at No. 9 in West Region

October 31, 2018

The Simpson football team is No. 9 in the first NCAA West Region Rankings of the 2018 season.

Bunting runs for three TDs, Storm spoil homecoming at Luther
Bunting runs for three TDs, Storm spoil homecoming at Luther

October 27, 2018

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.

Brendan Holmes
Football Preview: Luther

October 26, 2018

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.

Cam Bunting
Bunting named A-R-C Player of the Week

October 25, 2018

Simpson running back Cam Bunting earned American Rivers Conference co-Offensive Player of the Week honors for the period ending Sunday, Oct. 21.