The Hillsdale football team stays above .500 after splitting a pair of lopsided games over the past two weeks. The Chargers followed a 41-0 homecoming loss to the Tiffin Dragons with a 41-7 away game victory, trouncing the Northwood Timberwolves and leaving them 4-3 overall, and third in the G-MAC. During the Chargers’ victory, senior...
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Chargers fall to Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers in first conference loss
The Hillsdale Chargers football team fell to the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 27-31 in a tough road battle for its first in-conference loss of the season. Hillsdale now falls to 3-2 overall, and sits at third place in the G-MAC standings, behind the Tiffin Dragons and Ashland Eagles, who are 3-0 and 2-0 respectively. The Chargers...
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Charger Football: a family business
When I entered the sports complex and asked where to find coach Otterbein’s office, the receptionist asked, “which one?” Though many just know the head coach, Keith Otterbein ’79, there are two more Otterbeins on the coaching staff for Charger football – Keith’s two sons, Steve ’07 and Brad ’11. In his undergraduate days, Keith...
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Chargers bounce back with win in Missouri
Sophomore wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa and the Hillsdale football team’s defense stepped up late to put the Chargers back in the win column with a tough, 17-10 out-of-conference win in Missouri against the Missouri S&T Miners. Hillsdale improved to 3-1 overall as TeSlaa posted eight catches for 177 yards and both of the team’s touchdowns,...
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Football loses halftime lead, drops home game
After taking a 13-point lead into halftime, the Hillsdale Chargers football team gave up 21 unanswered points to the Truman State Bulldogs, dropping its first out-of-conference game of the season. The Chargers were unable to recapture momentum after a difficult start to the second half, and now fall to 2-1 overall, though they remain undefeated...