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Wartburg Football Earns NCAA Playoff At-Large Bid, will travel to Hope College

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The NCAA Division III Football Committee announced the field of 32 teams for the 2019 NCAA Division III Football Championship Sunday, Nov. 17, with Wartburg football earning one of five at-large bids. The No. 19/22-ranked Knights are slated to travel to Holland, Mich., to face Hope College on Saturday, Nov. 23 in the opening round. 

The committee selected teams based on conference results and competition within an institution's respective evaluation region. Twenty-seven conferences received automatic-qualifying berths. The remaining five berths were awarded to teams from automatic qualifying conferences that did not win an automatic berth. The first round of the championship will be played November 23 at the host institution's campus or at an alternate site approved by the football committee. The Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the national championship game, will be played Friday, December 20, at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah, Texas. 

NCAA FIRST ROUND
WARTBURG COLLEGE (9-1, 7-1 A-R-C) AT HOPE COLLEGE (9-1, 7-0 MIAA)
Date: Nov. 23, 2019
Time: 12 p.m. (ET) 
Site: Holland, Mich. // Ray & Sue Smith Stadium

Hope College competes in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and won the league title with a 7-0 MIAA record. The Flying Dutchmen went 9-1 overall and are making their first NCAA postseason appearance since 2006.

TICKETS
  • General Admission: $8 Students w/ ID, and Youth: $5
  • Tickets can be ordered in advance with a credit card by calling the Hope College Ticket Office at 616.395.7890 or PURCHASING ONLINE 
  •  A will call booth will be set up at Ray & Sue Smith Stadium. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday morning, Nov. 19 at 10 am.
  • For any ticketing needs, please contact our ticket office at 616.395.7890 or tickets@hope.edu.
FIELD INFORMATION
Ray & Sue Smith stadium is located at 313 Fairbanks Avenue. The stadium can accommodate 5,300 fans and a Pro Turf play surface was installed in 2012.
**Sunflower seeds and gum are not allowed on the turf field.

FAN ARRIVAL
  • Parking for fans is available in our main lot or on the local streets. The stadium lot is small and fills up quickly on game day. There is additional parking on the surrounding streets or at 222 Fairbanks Ave. (DeVos Fieldhouse) with a shuttle service to the stadium.
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