Steven M. Herppich
Football
12/2/2024 11:42:00 AM
Alan Babbitt
Tickets will go on sale at North Central on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 10:30 a.m. Central
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Tickets for the Hope College football team’s NCAA Division III Playoffs third-round game will go on sale when gates open on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 10:30 a.m. Central at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.
Kickoff is at noon Central on Saturday. There is no presale.
Tickets cost $10 for regular admission and $5 for senior citizens, military and students.
North Central’s Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium seats 6,000.
Both teams are 11-0 on the season. Hope is ranked 14th by the American Football Coaches Association and 16th by D3football.com. North Central is No. 1 in both polls.
Hope is coming off a 49-21 victory against Aurora University (Illinois) on Saturday at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium. It was the Flying Dutchmen’s first postseason victory.
North Central defeated No. 21 Whitworth University, Washington (No. 21 AFCA/No. 22 D3football), 42-17, on Saturday in the second round. The Cardinals were national runner-up in 2023 and national champions in both 2022 and 2019.
The Hope-North Central game will be the first between the two programs.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and broadcast on 92.7 The Van.