Albion Britons football, 2020–present

2020–present Albion Britons football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Head coach
Home stadiumRay & Sue Smith Stadium

The Albion Britons football program, 2020–present represented Albion College from 2020 to the present in NCAA Division II college football as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). The team was led by head coaches Dustin Beurer (2019–2022) and Travis Rundle (2023–present).

2020

The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

2021 Albion Britons football
MIAA co-champion
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–2 (5–1 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSprankle-Sprandel Stadium
2021 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Albion +^   5 – 1     9 – 2  
Hope +   5 – 1     8 – 2  
Trine   4 – 2     6 – 4  
Olivet   3 – 3     7 – 3  
Adrian   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Alma   1 – 5     5 – 5  
Kalamazoo   0 – 6     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2021 Albion Britons football team represented the Albion College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. Under head coach Dustin Beurer, the Britons compiled a 9–1 record in the regular season (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the MIAA championship, and lost to Wisconsin–La Crosse in the first round of the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs.[1]

In December 2021, coach Beurer was selected by the American Football Coaches Association as the Regional Coach of the Year for Region 4. Two Alma players, wide receiver Justin Thomas and defensive end Mitch Arendsen, were selected as the MIAA Offensive and Defensive Most Valuable Players.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Mount St. Joseph*
W 36–20578[3]
September 11at Defiance*
W 51–0250[4][5]
September 18Hanover*
W 24–14[6]
September 25Wisconsin–Eau Claire*
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 23–20446[7]
October 9at Adrian
L 7–211,840[8][9]
October 16at Kalamazoo
  • Angell Field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 49–0[10]
October 23Olivet
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 38–173,817[11]
October 30Trine
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 31–242,683[12]
November 6at Hope
  • Ray and Sue Smith Stadium
  • Holland, MI
W 41–382,930[13]
November 13Alma
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 34–83,408
November 20Wisconsin–La Crosse*
L 23–58975[14][15]
  • *Non-conference game

[16]

2022

2022 Albion Britons football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
AFCANo. 24
Record9–1 (5–1 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSprankle-Sprandel Stadium
2022 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Alma $^   6 – 0     11 – 1  
Albion   5 – 1     9 – 1  
Trine   3 – 3     7 – 3  
Hope   3 – 3     6 – 4  
Adrian   3 – 3     6 – 4  
Olivet   1 – 5     5 – 5  
Kalamazoo   0 – 6     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2022 Albion Britons football team represented the Albion College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 2022 NCAA Division III football season. Under head coach Dustin Beurer, the Britons compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the MIAA, and were ranked No. 24 nationally at the end of the regular season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Carthage*
W 52–0
September 10Bluffton*
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 51–2570
September 17at Rose-Hulman*
W 49–171,000
September 24at Wisconsin-Eau Claire*
W 28–203,800
October 1at Kalamazoo
W 48–6837[17]
October 8Hope
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 30–104,561[18][19]
October 22at Trine
W 20–194,265
October 29Adrian
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 37–92,310[20]
November 5Olivet
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 35–241,780[21]
November 12at Alma
L 31–344,405[22]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[23]

2023

2023 Albion Britons football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (3–3 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSprankle-Sprandel Stadium
2023 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Alma $^   6 – 0     12 – 1  
Hope   5 – 1     8 – 2  
Trine   4 – 2     6 – 4  
Albion   3 – 3     7 – 3  
Olivet   2 – 4     4 – 6  
Kalamazoo   1 – 5     5 – 5  
Adrian   0 – 6     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com

The 2023 Albion Britons football team represented Albion College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division III football season. In their first season under head coach Travis Rundle, the Britons compiled a 7–3 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and finished third in the MIAA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Carthage*
W 41–201,050
September 9at Bluffton*
W 42–20600
September 16Rose-Hulman*
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 48–192,874
September 23Wisconsin-Stevens Point*
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 30–72,019
September 30Kalamazoo
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 44–174,069
October 7at Hope
L 6–141,606
October 21Trine
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
L 28–351,087
October 28at Adrian
W 34–21342
November 4at Olivet
W 35–71,250
November 11Alma
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
L 14–501,450[24]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[25]

2024

2024 Albion Britons football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (5–2 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSprankle-Sprandel Stadium
2024 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Hope $^   7 – 0     11 – 1  
Alma   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Albion   5 – 2     7 – 3  
Trine   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Adrian   3 – 4     6 – 4  
Olivet   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Kalamazoo   1 – 6     4 – 6  
Calvin   0 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com

The 2024 Albion Britons football team represented Albion College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 2024 NCAA Division III football season. In their second season under head coach Travis Rundle, the Britons compiled a 7–3 record (5–2 in conference games) and finished in third place in the MIAA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Wisconsin-Stevens Point*
W 31–231,405
September 14Bluffton*
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 56–211,478
September 21at Mount St. Joseph*
L 14–49900
September 28at Trine
W 42–145,063
October 5Adrian
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 38–271,920
October 19at Alma
L 30–401,847
October 26Kalamazoo
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 28–231,029
November 2at Hope
L 14–412,442
November 9Olivet
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
W 49–141,765
November 16at Calvin
W 41–212,424
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

2025

2025 Albion Britons football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–7 (1–6 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSprankle-Sprandel Stadium
2025 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Alma $^   7 – 0     8 – 3  
No. 19 Hope ^   6 – 1     9 – 2  
Adrian   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Calvin   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Trine   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Kalamazoo   1 – 6     4 – 6  
Albion   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Olivet   1 – 6     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com

The 2025 Albion Britons football team represents Albion College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 2025 NCAA Division III football season. In their third season under head coach Travis Rundle, the Britons have compiled a 3–7 record (1–6 in conference games).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Wisconsin-Stevens Point*Stevens Point, WIL 21–28 OT1,405
September 13at Bluffton*Bluffton, OHW 45–39 2OT400
September 20Rose-Hulman*
W 25–171,110
September 27Trine
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
L 35–381,513
October 4at Adrian
L 7–281,345[26]
October 18Alma
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI (rivalry)
L 27–484,256[27][28][29]
October 25at Kalamazoo
L 26–30800
November 1 No. 16 Hope
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
L 0–621,232[30]
November 8at OlivetOlivet, MIW 58–42905
November 15Calvin
  • Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
  • Albion, MI
L 24–531,032

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