MacMurray should reload with returning talent to help lead solid offensive and defensive efforts for the favorite Highlanders that ranked third in points per game (32.3) and second in passing offense 242.2 last year. Both teams finished 7-2 after suffering losses to eventual champion Eureka College. This year, the Highlanders are a slight favorite but should be tested again in the final weekend as they will host the Saints to wrap up the year with potential for the conference title to be on the line. Scholastica 34-26 on the road in the final weekend of UMAC play.

Last season, MacMurray finished second after defeating St. The Saints tallied 55 points with two first-place nods, while the University of Northwestern was only three points back from the Saints with 52 points and two first place votes. Scholastica but just a margin of two points. MacMurray earned four first place votes for a total of 57 points to top the poll and edge out the College of St. PAUL, Minn.-Following a close finish for the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) football championship last season, 2018 shows similar promise with three teams separated by just five points for the top spot in the UMAC Football Preseason Coaches’ Poll announced Tuesday.

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