Ready for kickoff? It's spring football season in Bluffton
Bluffton Beavers season begins on Saturday, March 6, on the road at Manchester.As of March 2, game attendance will be limited to student, faculty and staff members.
In a first for the sport, Bluffton University will play intercollegiate football this spring. Here's the Heartland coaches poll. At the bottom of this story is the Beaver schdule.
In the Spring 2021 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Football preseason poll, Hanover College was slated to repeat as league champions in a vote of conference coaches.
The Panthers picked up a commanding 62 votes to take the first-place slot. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology finished in second with 54 votes, while Mount St. Joseph University was just behind in third with 50 votes. Franklin College rounded out the top half of the poll, picking up 40 votes.
Listed is the Spring 2021 HCAC Football Preseason Poll and the Spring 2021 HCAC Athletes to Watch.
Bluffton spring schedule - starting time 1:30 p.m. except for Hanover at 2 p.m.
March 6 - at Manchester
March 13 - Anderson
March 20 - at Hanover
March 27 - Franklin
April 2 - at Mt. St. Joseph
April 10 - Defiance
April 17 - Rose-Hulman
Stories Posted This Week
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Saturday, March 29, 2025
- Bluffton Public Library’s April 2025 programs and services
- Joseph “Joe” Ropp Davies worked for University of Findlay
- Hillville Road bridge maintenance on April 1
- Lift access added to Bluffton Senior Center back entrance
- Register for fear of falling workshop
- Florence to explain advanced sports stats at student forum
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- On March 28 Harnish to present "The Mennonite and the Quantum Physicist"
- Village of Bluffton meeting dates announced
- Bluffton Schools petition for Vine St. closure to create athletic practice field
- Elfrieda Ramseyer memorial service on March 29
- Gabriel named as BACC and BCE Assistant Director
- Signs of spring at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve