Category Archives: IUP Football
IUP HAS CLEAR PATH TO PSAC WEST TITLE HEADING INTO SATURDAY'S GAME AT CLARION
The math is simple for IUP heading into Saturday's regular-season finale at Clarion: win, and the Crimson Hawks are PSAC West champions. Lose, and they're not. IUP (6-2 overall, 4-1 PSAC West) can cli...
Nov 06, 2025
IUP NOTEBOOK: HAWKS WINNING IN UNCONVENTIONAL WAYS
Conventional football logic suggests that to be successful, both in a game and in a season, you must be able to run the football effectively, avoid committing too many penalties, and win the turnover ...
Nov 05, 2025
IUP ON BRINK OF WEST TITLE AFTER BEATING GANNON, 26-6
IUP didn't play its cleanest game of the season Saturday afternoon at George P. Miller Stadium. But at this point in the schedule, style points don't matter - wins do. The Crimson Hawks got one, defea...
Nov 01, 2025
CRIMSON HAWKS' ROAD TO DIVISION TITLE LEADS TO GANNON
Paul Tortorella likens a football season to a marathon. He believes you have to establish a steady pace and maintain it, leaving enough in the tank to kick it into high gear when you need it at the en...
Oct 31, 2025
IUP NOTEBOOK: HAWKS KEEP FOCUS AHEAD, NOT ON REGIONAL RANKINGS
IUP's postseason hopes remain on solid ground, but head football coach Paul Tortorella insists the focus is squarely on the next opponent-not the NCAA Division II regional rankings. With the NCAA Divi...
Oct 28, 2025
CRIMSON HAWKS ANSWER THE BELL IN COAL BOWL, BEAT VULCANS
All week long, the members of the IUP football team must have wondered if they were on a boxing team. Head coach Paul Tortorella kept saying things like, "answer the bell," and "get up off the ...
Oct 25, 2025
HAWKS LOOK TO REBOUND IN ANNUAL COAL BOWL
Paul Tortorella has been coaching at IUP since 1995. This season, his 31st on the coaching staff, he's witnessing things that he has never seen before. His team is in first place, which is not all tha...
Oct 24, 2025
TORTORELLA: BAD LUCK TO BLAME FOR ROUGHING PENALTY
At first glance, it seemed like Bo Waddell had made a costly error during IUP's game against Slippery Rock on Saturday. Since then, the senior defensive back from Pittsburgh has become the face of how...
Oct 22, 2025
PENALTIES, MISTAKES COST CRIMSON HAWKS IN LOSS TO ROCK
SLIPPERY ROCK -- Losing is bad enough, but losing in a rivalry game is even worse. And losing a rivalry game you feel like you should have won? Well, that's probably the worst loss of all. That's wher...
Oct 18, 2025
FOR CRIMSON HAWKS, THE NEXT GAME IS HERE, AND IT'S SLIPPERY ROCK
When IUP travels to Slippery Rock on Saturday, the Crimson Hawks will have a lot to play for-- in addition to a win. They'll be able to get revenge for the last two meetings with Slippery Rock, a blow...
Oct 16, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates 2026
The Pirates have made a lot of moves. How many regular season games do you think they’ll win in 2026?
Voting Ends: Mar 26, 2026 | 12:00 PM
