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BELTON- Before Saturday night’s game against Southwestern even got underway, there were loud cheers from the crowd. Pete Fredenburg, the architect of the nationally-dominant UMHB football program, was recognized for his legendary role in the program’s history, with the field named “Fredenburg Field” in his honor.
No. 5 UMHB football returns to action on Saturday night at Crusader Stadium, hosting Southwestern in the ASC opener. Here is your comprehensive source for everything related to this upcoming matchup, presented by The Best of Belton, including a look at both Southwestern and UMHB, the UMHB depth chart, and other notables. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. on Sept. 17.
Above photo by Russell Marwitz/True To The Cru/russellmarwitz.com BELTON- In a rematch of an 18-13 Southwestern victory two weeks ago, Tuesday night’s midweek duel between the Pirates and Crusaders could not have been more different than that high-scoring contest in Georgetown on March 15. The pitching was on point for UMHB, and everything else followed […]
BELTON, Texas- 1:14 in the season opener, Ty Prince hit a fadeaway jumper. Then hundreds of toys showered the court.
GEORGETOWN, Texas- It took just three plays, and UMHB had the lead. A lead they had little trouble defending for the game’s entirety, as the Cru defeated Southwestern 54-3 on Saturday night under the lights of Birkelbach Stadium.
Above photo of Anthony Tovar by CJ Halloran/@cjhall_photography GEORGETOWN, Texas- In a midweek contest controlled by pitching, the UMHB baseball team’s bats made a little noise as well. The Cru defeated Southwestern on Tuesday night by a score of 2-1 to move to 17-14 on the year. The Pirates of Southwestern, playing UMHB for the […]
Above image by CJ Halloran/@cjhall_photography BELTON, Texas- The offense began clicking and never stopped on Tuesday night as the UMHB baseball team rolled over Southwestern 17-7 in a non-conference midweek game. The Crusaders, coming off a weekend series at UT Dallas, which they lost 2-1, needed a momentum boost with Sul Ross State coming to […]
The ‘21 UMHB defense held true to the Cru legacy of being downright nasty. The new scheme seems to have remedied the problem in 2019 of consistently not setting the edge against the run. That has resulted in wreaking even more havoc in the opponent’s backfield. Interior linemen consistently penetrated the line of scrimmage, blew up run plays and forced Southwestern quarterback Landry Gilpin to throw early, scramble or take a sack.
BELTON, Texas- In the spring home opener, the UMHB football team rolled to a 52-7 victory over Southwestern. Check out some great photos from the contest taken by True To The Cru’s lead photographer Luke Zayas.
As fans filed into Crusader stadium on this particular Saturday afternoon in February, the excitement was evident. The UMHB football team had not played a home game in 437 days, and the last time the Cru took the field in Belton, it ended in a 26-7 loss to Wisconsin-Whitewater.