For the last two seasons, the Hamline Pipers have had to endure watching the Macalester Fighting Scots take home the coveted Bucket in this rivalry contest. But not on Saturday night, as Connor Leavens threw for four touchdowns in helping to lead the Pipers to a 31-27 victory. Hamline dominated the time of possession and […]
Terrell Jones (22) sure knows how to make a great first impression. The freshman back had a 42 yard kickoff return — the longest HU play of the night — in a 51-7 season-opening setback to Buena Vista Thursday night at Klas Field. Jones also rushed for 11 yards on a pair of carries. Manny […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to Season 3 of Taylor Made – A program where you can get Taylor Made answers from Hamline University Head Football Coach Chip Taylor. Answers about such things as the Pipers football program, football or sports in general, or about life issues that you wish the coach to share his insights about. In our first episode the Coach shares his thoughts about the Pipers football program through the first two weeks of the season, he discusses his thoughts on player safety, and we learn a secret talent about Coach Taylor. So let’s get right to Taylor Made.
A week after suffering a very tough loss to St. Thomas, the Hamline University Pipers headed to Moorhead, MN to take on the Concordia College Cobbers. This was a nightmare of a game, as the Pipers offense was smothered by the Concordia defense all game long, producing just 37 total yards of offense, suffering four […]
Thursday night, the Hamline University Fighting Pipers traveled to Storm Lake, Iowa to open up the 2018 season. The Pipers were hoping that the Buena Vista Beavers would be the first casualty on their way to a six-plus win season, but quarterback Cole Miller had other ideas, throwing for 382 yards and five touchdowns to […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to Season 2 of Taylor Made – A program where you can get Taylor Made answers from Hamline University Head Football Coach Chip Taylor. Answers about such things as the Pipers football program, football or sports in general, or about life issues that you wish the coach to share his […]
Levi Duininck is not a name you often hear about during a Bethel Royals football game and, truth be told, his name was only called five times on Saturday, but he made the most of those opportunities, scoring three touchdowns as the Royals downed the Fighting Pipers 54-14 to close out the season 5-5. Bethel […]
After a couple of tough loses on the road, the Hamline University Pipers returned home to take on the Carleton College Knights on Saturday. The Pipers have traditionally been a lot tougher to play at night, and that proved to be the case in this contest as well, as they pulled off the 30-19 victory. […]
It didn’t seem so long ago when Gustavus Adolphus had the Gusties Gunslinger, Mitch Hendrix, leading the team as the most prolific offense in MIAC history. Saturday afternoon it looked like the Gustavus airshow was back in town, thanks to Michael Veldman who threw for 392-yards and 4-touchdowns in the 51-7 victory over the Hamline […]
Junior quarterback Justice Spriggs has helped to turn the Hamline University Pipers football team into an up-and-coming program in the MIAC, embracing all the challenges and opportunities that have come along the way. Introducing Justice Spriggs A cliché that you will likely come across somewhere in your life is that someone has a “chip on […]
Entering the 2017 season, the Hamline Pipers had some concerns about their defense, as they were fielding a much younger, inexperienced team than years past. This left a lot of question marks, which were answered right away on Saturday afternoon as the group held the Crown College Storm to just 166 total yards of offense […]
Hello everyone and welcome to Taylor Made – A program where you can get Taylor Made answers from Hamline University Head Football Coach Chip Taylor. Answers about such things as the Pipers football program, football or sports in general, or about life issues that you wish the coach to share his insights about. In our […]
The 2016 Crown College Storm football season kicked off on September 5, as the Storm travelled to the cities to take on Hamline University. This would be a new beginning for Crown College as offensive coordinator Matt Bremer took over the reins of the offense with an entirely different approach. Also, starting quarterback Brandon McCormick […]
It has been a very interesting season for the Bethel Royals in 2016. The campaign kicked off with a 70-57 offensive showcase and ended with a 17-14 defensive struggle, won when Blake Hottle kicked a 31-yard field goal with 42-seconds left in the game to down Hamline University. Cale Ferrin led the Royals defense with […]
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) has long been dominated by four schools: St. Thomas, St. John’s, Bethel, and Concordia. It has been a stranglehold that has seen some other teams make waves for stretches of time but, inevitably, the four powerhouses soon resume their place as the standard bearers of the conference. However, an […]
The Carleton Knights were having a tough go of it so far this season. They entered their contest against the Hamline Pipers 0-3, and flooding wiped out the use of their own field, sending them across town to play at Northfield High School. They then spent the afternoon chasing the Pipers in a game that […]
Leading 31-21 heading into the fourth quarter, the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties had to be feeling pretty good about their chances of pulling out their fourth win of the season. However, Hamline quarterback Justice Spriggs was having none of it, throwing three fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the Hamline Pipers to the 42-40 victory. The Gusties would […]
When your university’s name is Hamline and that school mascot is the Pipers, it is clear that there are going to be some tedious references to the mythical story that are going to be told over and over again. It may even be to the point where many are some are just numb to the […]
The Crown College Storm entered the 2016 season with big hopes, and Hamline University was to be the first gauge of where this team is at. Following this contest, the Storm will be reassessing where they are at after Justice Spriggs threw for 333-yards and 3-TDs to lead the Pipers to the 29-9 victory. Hamline […]
Looking to rebound after last week’s tough loss at Concordia, the Bethel Royals scored 34-points in the first half and went on to win 41-7 over the Hamline Pipers. The victory was spurred by an outstanding effort by the Bethel defense, who allowed 280 total yards of offense, while sacking the Hamline quarterback twice and […]
It was punch-counter-punch, ebb and flow, action and reaction Saturday night in St. Paul as the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties took big leads only to see the Hamline Pipers rally to get right back into the game. The last of those rallies almost tied the score, but a gutsy call on third and 9 clinched it, […]
Since a 40-14 week 2 win over Knox College, the Carlton Knights have found themselves on the losing end of games the last seven contests. No more. The Knights jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter against Hamline University, and then held on for a 13-6 win in snowy conditions in St. […]
The Hamline Pipers created a huge turnover late in the fourth quarter as the Augsburg Auggies were close to grabbing the lead, then got a big special team’s block in overtime to take home the 28-27 win. The win moved the Pipers to 4-5 and they can reach .500 with a win over Carleton (1-8) […]
The Concordia Cobbers run a triple-option offense that is geared to give their running backs and quarterback great opportunities to run. This has made their group of running backs, Alex McLean, Zach Southwick and Rick Hutchinson, and QB, Griffin Neal, one of the toughest combinations in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) to stop. There […]
Make no mistake – St. Thomas Tommies Coach Glenn Caruso has built one of the most dominant teams in all of Division-III football. Don’t believe it? Just ask the Hamline University Pipers. The Pipers left the first quarter of Saturday’s game trailing by seven, only to watch 27 unanswered points get put up against them. […]
When a team has Three Kings running their backfield, it is easy to see how those running backs would be the keys to victory on most Saturdays. This week’s game against Hamline was no exception as the Royals running attack put up 331 yards on the ground on their way to a 38-14 victory, and […]
