UOlivet ends season with 63-6 loss at Hope

Box Score
Photo by Jeff Febus.
Photo by Jeff Febus.
November 15, 2025

HOLLAND, Mich. – The University of Olivet football team closed out the 2025 season with a 63-6 loss to Hope College today at Ray & Sue Smith Stadium.

THE BASICS

  • Final Score: Hope 63, Olivet 6
  • Location: Ray & Sue Smith Stadium; Holland, Michigan
  • Records: Olivet 1-9 overall, 1-6 MIAA; Hope 9-1 overall, 6-1 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Flying Dutchmen scored a 28-yard passing touchdown on their first play from scrimmage. Hope added another touchdown on a 50-yard rush in the final minute of the period to take a 14-0 lead. The Flying Dutchmen stretched their lead to 21-0 with a 4-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter.
  • The Comets used a flea flicker – Church Mansica to Caleb Rudd – for a 43-yard touchdown at the 11:11 mark of the second stanza. The PAT kick was blocked to make the score 21-6.
  • Hope answered with an 8-yard touchdown run. The Flying Dutchmen's next possession ended when Aaren McCray intercepted a pass. Hope responded with its own pick. The Flying Dutchmen needed only four plays, capped by a 45-yard touchdown pass, to lead 35-6 at halftime.
  • Hope scored four rushing touchdowns from 13, 14, 16 and 6 yards out in the second half to post the 63-6 win.

FOR THE COMETS