2019 Defiance Football News
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College head football coach Manny Matsakis has announced that Matt Wehrhahn has joined his staff as linebackers coach for the Yellow Jackets. Wehrhahn was hired as an assistant coach in December 2019 and recently started his new position at DC.
FINDLAY, Ohio – A small contingent of the Defiance College track and field team made their way to the University of Findlay on Saturday as part of the Findlay Open.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College head football coach Manny Matsakis has announced that Jovon Johnson has been elevated to defensive coordinator for the Yellow Jackets. Johnson came to Defiance prior to the 2019 season as the defensive backs coach before taking on more responsibilities with the defense toward the end of the year.
CARMEL, Ind. – The Defiance College football team placed five members on the Heartland Collegiate Athletic All-Conference team announced Wednesday morning by the league office. Junior Steven Lucas (Warren, Mich./Center Line) and freshman Damon Thomas (Imperial Beach, Calif./Mar Vista) headlined the nominees for DC as they collected second team honors.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – With the coveted hammer trophy on the line, the Defiance College football team ground their way to the first win of the season on Saturday afternoon. The annual matchup with the Bluffton Beavers saw defense and special teams make their presence known as Defiance toppled the local rival 10-7.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - A defensive day at Justin F. Coressel Stadium saw the Defiance College football team fall to the Manchester Spartans for the second time in 2019 with a 19-0 defeat.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – On the road in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play, the Defiance College football team lost, 53-6, to the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin’ Engineers at Cook Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
FRANKLIN, Ind. – In the rain on Saturday afternoon after an open week, the Defiance College football team fell, 28-0, to the host Franklin College Grizzlies in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup at Faught Stadium.
A buzzing Defiance College campus saw DC football welcome Hanover College to Justin F. Coressel Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The game served as a culmination of 2019 Homecoming on Defiance’s campus. The defending HCAC Champion Panthers topped the Yellow Jackets 42-0 in front of the large contingent of Purple and Gold faithful.
CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Defiance College football team continued Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action with a trip to Mount St. Joseph on Saturday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets were defeated by the Lions 59-6.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Episode 14 of the Swarm and Shoot Football Show takes listeners on a journey through a recap of week four which saw the Yellow Jackets post a season-high 29 points at Anderson.
ANDERSON, Ind. - The Defiance College football team made the southern journey to Anderson University to begin Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday afternoon. Despite scoring a season high 29 points, the Yellow Jackets fell to the Ravens 56-29.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Episode 13 of the Swarm and Shoot Football Show, released Thursday evening, offers an inside look into Defiance College football as they recap last week's action and prepare for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference season.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College football team welcomed a familiar foe in Manchester University to town in their first "home" game of the 2019 season. Under the lights of Fred Brown stadium at Defiance High School the Yellow Jackets battled the Spartans to a 52-21 defeat.
HOLLAND, Mich. - Defiance College football continued their stretch of trips north on Saturday as they took on a talented Hope College side. One touchdown on the day for the Yellow Jackets saw DC fall to the Flying Dutchmen 80-6.
ALBION, Mich. - Under the lights of Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium on the campus of Albion College, the Defiance College football team kicked-off the 2019 season on Saturday evening. The youthful Yellow Jackets fell to the Britons by a final score of 56-6.
