Football

College calls off 2017 football season following homecoming game cancellation

President Jonathan Veitch emailed the Occidental community at 7:40 p.m. Oct. 17 announcing his decision to cancel the rest of the 2017 football season....

Bounty-Gate scandal harms Goodell’s authority

Author: Jack McHenry (Sports Columnist) The "Bounty-Gate" scandal sent shockwaves through the NFL and one of its most recently successful franchises the New Orleans Saints. The...

Semones takes helm of Tiger football

Author: Juliet Suess Amidst a tumultuous time for Occidental Athletics, Doug Semones comes in as the new head football coach to provide some stability for the...

Tiger football defeats Sagehens, retains ‘The Drum’ for 10th straight year

Author: Ryan Graff In a game where SCIAC touchdowns (10) and rushing yards per game (145.1) leader Kwame Do (sophomore) didn’t find pay dirt for the first time...

City Council approves Farmers Field construction

Author: Alex Nieves Search continues for most viable tenant as AEG eyes 2016 stadium completion The Los Angeles City Council passed a unanimous vote on a...

Tiger Athletics goes all out for homecoming weekend

Author: Ryan Graff|Alex Nieves Homecoming 2013 // !function(a){var b="embedly-platform",c="script";if(!a.getElementById(b)){var d=a.createElement(c);d.id=b,d.src=("https:"===document.location.protocol?"https":"http")+"://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js";var e=document.getElementsByTagName(c);e.parentNode.insertBefore(d,e)}}(document); // From Friday night’s Athletics parade and Hall of Fame induction ceremony to the highly anticipated Tigers football...

Sports in Brief Issue 12

Author: Tim O'Donnell Athletics at Division III colleges like Occidental may not have the luxuries of world-class facilities or ESPN coverage that are available to many...

From the field to the hill, Jack Kemp ’57

Author: Dylan Bordonaro On a typical fall Saturday evening, Occidental students trickle into Jack Kemp Stadium to watch the Tigers take on their SCIAC foes on...

NFL Rule Changes Draw Mixed Emotions From Football Faithful

Author: Jack McHenry The summer of 2011 left many football fans uncertain as a 132-day-long labor dispute dredged into August and threatened to shorten or cancel...

Tigers leap over Sagehens on Homecoming weekend

Author: Alex Nieves The Occidental football team, behind quarterback Tommy Edwards (junior), won a nail-biting game against Pomona-Pitzer in the teams' 114th meeting of their annual rivalry...

Sports in Brief Oct. 30

Author: Ryan Whalen Football (3-3 overall, 2-2 SCIAC) Coming off of a homecoming loss to Chapman, the Occidental football team (3-3 overall, 2-2 SCIAC) redeemed itself against...

Stivers leads tigers to victory in home opener

Author: Gregory Feiner When both of Occidental's starting quarterbacks went down with injuries last Saturday, Tom Stivers got his unlikely chance to lead the Tiger offense...