Draft:2024 Bethel Royals football team

2024 Bethel Royals football
2024 Bethel Royals football
MIAC Skyline Division champion
MIAC Championship Game, L 41–33 vs. Saint John's (MN)
NCAA Division III Second Round, Lake Forest
Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.com	No. 21
Record	9–2 (6–1 MIAC)
Head coach	Mike McElroy (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Colin Duling (1st season)
Home stadium	Royal Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L	W		L
Northwoods Division
No. 3 Saint John's (MN) xy$^	4	–	0	8	–	0	11	–	0
St. Olaf	2	–	2	5	–	3	7	–	3
Carleton	2	–	2	4	–	4	5	–	5
Gustavus Adolphus	2	–	2	4	–	4	5	–	5
St. Scholastica	0	–	4	3	–	5	4	–	6
Skyline Division
No. 21 Bethel (MN) xy^	4	–	0	6	–	2	10	–	2
Concordia–Moorhead	3	–	1	6	–	2	7	–	3
Augsburg	2	–	2	3	–	5	4	–	6
Hamline	1	–	3	1	–	7	3	–	7
Macalester	0	–	4	0	–	8	0	–	10
Championship: Saint John's (MN) 41, Bethel (MN) 33
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant As of December 1, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com

The 2024 Bethel Royals football team represented Bethel University as a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division III football season. The Royals, led by 1st-year head coach Mike McElroy, played their home games at Royal Stadium in Arden Hills, Minnesota.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern (MN)*		Reynolds Field St. Paul, MN		W 49–3	2,439	^[1]^[2]
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Wisconsin–Eau Claire*	No. 24	Royal Stadium Arden Hills, MN		W 51–30	3,924
September 28	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Saint John's (MN)	No. 24	Royal Field Arden Hills, MN		L 20–45	6,982
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Gustavus Adolphus		Hollingsworth Field St. Peter, MN		W 43–0	762
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Macalester		Royal Stadium Arden Hills, MN		W 59–0	4,824
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Augsburg		Royal Stadium Arden Hills, MN		W 73–8	2,923
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Hamline		Klas Field Saint Paul, MN		W 70–0	512
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Carleton		Royal Stadium Arden Hills, MN		W 56–7	2,525
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Concordia–Moorhead	No. 25	Jake Christiansen Stadium Moorhead, MN		W 49–16	1,786
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Saint John's (MN)	No. 24	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (MIAC Championship)		L 33–41	8,639
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Coe*	No. 21	Royal Stadium Arden Hills, MN (NCAA Division III First Round)	ESPN+	W 31–26
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Lake Forest*	No. 21	Royal Stadium Arden Hills, MN (NCAA Division III Second Round)	ESPN+	W
*Non-conference game Rankings from D3 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ Poppen, Jess (September 15, 2024). "Bethel Bests Northwestern in Reynolds Field Sell-Out". Northwestern University. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
^ Penner, Aiden; Wrzesien, CJ (September 16, 2024). "In moonlight (and new uniforms) Royals football gets first win of 2024". The Clarion. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". Bethel University. Retrieved November 21, 2024.