2009 Parents' Photo Gallery (click here)

2010 Individual And Team Photos (click here)

Westminster Picked Fourth In UMAC Football Poll

Fulton, Mo. - Westminster College is picked fourth in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Pre-Season Football Poll, which was voted on by the conference coaches. Westminster received 46 points and grabbed three first-place votes.

Greenville College received five first-place votes and was picked first followed by: 2. Martin Luther College, 3. Northwestern College (Minn.), 4. Westminster College (3), 5. Crown College (1), 6. College of St. Scholastica, 7. Eureka College, T-8. MacMurray College and T-8. University of Minnesota-Morris.

Click here for UMAC football poll and preview

UMAC Football Coaches To Chat Online Wednesday, Sept. 1

The head football coaches in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) will participate in an online chat Wednesday morning, September 1, beginning at 10:30. Following the question and answer period the 2010 UMAC Pre-Season Football Poll will be released.

Westminster College head football coach John Welty will be featured in the first group which begins at 10:30. The Blue Jays went 5-5 overall last year and finished second at 2-1 in the UMAC South Division. But that will be the final time divisional play will be held. Beginning this season, UMAC members will play each other and compete for one title.

UMAC Chat Schedule
10:30 a.m. – John Auer (Crown), Todd Hickmann (Minnesota-Morris), Jake Box (MacMurray), John Welty (Westminster, Mo.)
11:15 a.m. – Kurt Barth (Eureka), Ordell Walker (Greenville), Doug Lange (Martin Luther), Kirk Talley (Northwestern, Minn.)
11:45 a.m. – Release of the preseason poll results
* Greg Carlson from St. Scholastica will not be able to participate

Click here to listen to the live chat

Coach Cannon Collapses At Practice, Now In Intensive Care

Fulton, Mo. - Westminster College assistant football coach Terry Cannon collapsed Sunday morning during practice. Head athletic trainer Josh Thompson performed CPR to stabilize Coach Cannon, who was then airlifted to a Columbia Hospital. Coach Cannon is in intensive care and is not accepting visitors.

Send cards to:
Terry Cannon
University Hospital
One Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65212

Westminster (Mo.) Football Camp Opens Thursday

Fulton, Mo. – One hundred and fifteen players are scheduled to report to campus Thursday when Westminster College football camp opens. After the players sign in and move into their dorms, they will begin a series of team meetings Thursday afternoon followed by orthopedic physicals.

Field work begins on Friday with run testing and weight testing. The first team practice, with helmets only, is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Friday on the practice field.

Westminster is entering its 50th season of intercollegiate football and stands 179-156-17 during those 49 seasons. The program was suspended after the 1931 season and brought back in 1996. The Blue Jays are 75-59 in the 14-year modern era and have won seven titles, including two SLIAC titles, three UMAC South Division titles and two UMAC titles.

For more information on Westminster football, contact Head Coach John Welty or other members of the football coaching staff.

Preliminary Camp Schedule
Thursday, August 12
   9:00 a.m. – New players check in
   10:00 a.m. – Returning players check in
   2:00 p.m. – Squad meeting
Friday, August 13
   8:00 a.m. – Testing begins
   7:30 p.m. – Practice #1, Practice field (Helmets only)
Saturday, August 14
   9:00 a.m. - Equipment hand out begins
   3:00 p.m. – Practice #2, Practice field (Helmets only)
Sunday, August 15
   8:30 a.m. – Practice #3, Practice field (Shells)
   4:00 p.m. – Team and individual photos, Game field
Monday, August 16
   3:00 p.m. - Practice #4, Practice field (Shells)

2010 Westminster College (Mo.) Football Schedule Complete

FULTON, Mo. - The 2010 Westminster College (Mo.) football schedule has been released and is now available.

The Blue Jays, who were 5-5 overall and 2-1 in the UMAC South a year ago, play a ten-game schedule which includes seven Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) contests. Highlighting the non-conference contests are a season-opening home game on September 4 against Rhodes College and a September 25 road game at Washington University in St. Louis.

Westminster is entering its 50th season of intercollegiate football and stands 179-156-17 during those 49 seasons. The program was suspended after the 1931 season and brought back in 1996. The Blue Jays are 75-59 in the 14-year modern era and have won seven titles, including three UMAC South Division titles and two UMAC titles.

Westminster Football Championships
1924: MCAU Champions
1926: MCAU Champions
1931: MCAU Champions
1996: SLIAC Tri-Champions
1999: SLIAC Tri-Champions
2003: UMAC South Division Champions
2003: UMAC Champions
2004: UMAC South Division Champions
2004: UMAC Champions
2005: UMAC South Division Champions
MCAU-Missouri College Athletic Union
SLIAC-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
UMAC-Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

2010 Westminster College (Mo.) Football Schedule
Day, Date, Opponent, Site, Time
Sat., Sept. 4, Rhodes, Home, 1:00
Sat., Sept. 11, * at Minnesota-Morris, Morris, Minn., 12:00
Sat., Sept. 18, Haskell Indian Nations U., Home, 1:00
Sat., Sept. 25, at Washington U., St. Louis, Mo., 7:00
Sat., Oct. 2, Open
Sat., Oct. 9, * Eureka, Home, 1:00
Sat., Oct. 16, * at Martin Luther, New Ulm, Minn., 1:00
Sat., Oct. 23, * Greenville (Homecoming), Home, 1:00
Fri., Oct. 29, * vs. Northwestern, Minn. (Dome Day), Minneapolis, Minn., 1:00
Sat., Nov. 6, * at MacMurray, Jacksonville, Ill., 1:00
Sat., Nov. 13, * St. Scholastica (Senior Day), Home, 1:00
* UMAC Games