Story by Chad Mullens, Writer
• September 13, 2015
The No. 15 Baker University football team has put the Heart of America Athletic Conference on notice after a second straight blowout victory, this one a 48-13 win over the No. 19 William Penn University Statesmen Sept. 12 in the home opener at Liston Stadium.
The No. 15 Baker football team improved to 2-0 on the season after avenging last year’s loss to Culver-Stockton College, beating the other Wildcats of the Heart of America Athletic Conference 58-0.
The No. 15 Baker Wildcat football team knocked off the No. 6 Grand View Vikings on Saturday, Aug. 29, in Des Moines, Iowa. The Wildcats won their fifth straight season opener.
Story by Jim Joyner, Sports Editor
• August 10, 2015
Conference football coaches have picked Baker to finish third in the South Division. Poll results were announced at the Heart of America Athletic Conference’s football media day. Newcomer Grand View University was picked to finish first in the North, and MidAmerica Nazarene was picked to finish first in the South. Baker opens the season at No. 6 Grand View in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 29.
The Heart of America Athletic Conference signed a television deal with Niles Media, Mediacom, and ESPN3 that will broadcast 13 games throughout the 2015 football season. Baker will have two of its games put out on the network in each state that the conference has teams represented, with the exception of Nebraska.
Head football coach Mike Grossner was recently named as a recipient of the Kansas City Sports Commission’s Community Champion award. Grossner will receive this award on April 15 in Kansas City.
The Baker University football season officially ended when the Wildcats finished the final NAIA poll outside the top 16. The Wildcats lost 27-24 to Missouri Valley College on Nov. 16, losing three out of their last four games after starting the season 7-0.
The Baker University football team went back to its winning ways Nov. 8, defeating the Central Methodist University Eagles 28-14 following two consecutive losses.
The seventh ranked Baker University football team suffered its second straight setback on Nov. 1, losing to the Culver-Stockton College Wildcats 38-24.
Missed opportunities and unfortunate injuries spelled doom for the Baker University football team at the Olathe District Activity Center Oct. 25, as the Wildcats suffered their first loss at the hands of the MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers.
