Monmouth Scots

Schedule

Overall record: 10-1 - Conference: 9-0
* Conference; • D-III opponent

All times Eastern
9/5 vs. Loras • W, 39-20
9/12 at Lawrence * • W, 56-3
9/19 vs. Beloit * • W, 58-0
9/26 at Carroll * • W, 41-3
10/3 vs. Grinnell * • W, 59-0
10/10 vs. St. Norbert * • W, 52-24
10/17 at Ripon * • W, 35-13
10/24 at Lake Forest * • W, 51-14
10/31 vs. Illinois College * • W, 44-17
11/7 at Knox * • W, 42-0
11/21 vs. St. Thomas L, 43-21 RC
Overall record: 10-1 - Conference: 9-0
All times Eastern   (* Conference; • In-region)
9/12 at Lawrence * • W, 56-3
9/19 vs. Beloit * • W, 58-0
9/26 at Carroll * • W, 41-3
10/3 vs. Grinnell * • W, 59-0
10/10 vs. St. Norbert * • W, 52-24
10/17 at Ripon * • W, 35-13
10/24 at Lake Forest * • W, 51-14
10/31 vs. Illinois College * • W, 44-17
11/7 at Knox * • W, 42-0

2009

Schools Conf All
Monmouth 9-0 10-1
St. Norbert 8-1 9-1
Ripon 7-2 7-3
Beloit 5-4 6-4
Carroll 5-4 5-5
Illinois College 5-4 5-5
Grinnell 2-7 2-8
Lake Forest 2-7 2-8
Lawrence 1-8 2-8
Knox 1-8 1-9

Previous seasons

loki/standings
Year Overall Conf
2026 0-0, 0-0 MWC
2025 9-2, 9-0 MWC
2024 8-3, 8-1 MWC
2023 9-2, 8-1 MWC
2022 9-2, 8-1 MWC
2021 8-2, 8-1 MWC
2020 0-0, 0-0 MWC
2019 7-3, 4-0 MWC
2018 8-2, 5-0 MWC
2017 9-2, 5-0 MWC
2016 10-1, 8-0 MWC
2015 8-2, 5-0 MWC
2014 8-2, 4-1 MWC
2013 5-5, 5-4 MWC
2012 5-5, 5-4 MWC
2011 10-2, 9-0 MWC
2010 6-4, 6-3 MWC
2009 0-0, 0-0 MWC
2008 0-0, 0-0 MWC
2007 0-0, 0-0 MWC
2006 7-3, 7-2 MWC
2005 10-1, 9-0 MWC
2004 9-1, 8-1 MWC
2003 8-2, 8-1 MWC
2002 5-5, 5-4 MWC
2001 8-2, 6-2 MWC
2000 3-7, 3-6 MWC
1999 2-8, 2-7 MWC
1998 2-8, 2-6 MWC

Team Info

Monmouth

Scots

Coach: Steve Bell (Bemidji State '91)
Conference: MWC
Enrollment: 723
Location: Monmouth, IL
Colors: Red, White
Stadium: April Zorn Memorial Stadium (2600)
Surface: Turf
Link to official site

News Releases

December 11, 2025 Sewanee hires Monmouth assistant as head coach Joe Freitag, who has been the offensive coordinator at Monmouth for the past 11 seasons, will get the next chance to turn Sewanee around.
November 15, 2025 Monmouth Wins Most Lopsided Turkey Bowl Ever, Finishes 9-0 in MWC The Monmouth College football team won the most lopsided Turkey Bowl in history with a 69-0 triumph over Knox College on Saturday to finish a perfect Midwest Conference season. The Fighting Scots (9-1, 9-0) scored 35 points in the first quarter en route to the most points ever scored by one team in the history of the Turkey Bowl.
November 8, 2025 Scots Secure MWC Title, Playoff Berth with 58-3 Win Over Ripon The Monmouth College football team clinched the Midwest Conference Championship and a return to the NCAA Division III Playoffs with a 58-3 home win over Ripon on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (8-1, 8-0) scored the first 42 points of the game and accounted for over 600 yards of total offense in the win.
July 18, 2022 Another new bowl comes to Wisconsin The midwest is getting a second Division III football bowl game, following on the success of the Culver's Isthmus Bowl in 2021.
September 13, 2018 'You don't get better playing bad people' There are many different ways to build a non-conference schedule, perhaps as many as there are coaches. But Monmouth went out and scheduled tough, and the Scots were not alone. They talk about the lessons and the gains with Adam Turer in Around the Nation.
September 4, 2018 Ten D-III alums start season on NFL rosters Dan Arnold, Matt Gono and Brandon Zylstra are the newest Division III names to make NFL rosters, but Alex Tanney is on a Week 1 roster as well, along with others. Here's the full list.
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