headlines-featured https://gounionbulldogs.com en-us 2026 Union Football Schedule Announced https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2026-27/releases/20260522elu9i3 Union Commonwealth University football has announced its 2026 schedule. The Bulldogs are set to play six home games next fall. Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2026-27/releases/20260522elu9i3 Five Union football players named to 2026 All-Commonwealth Team https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2026-27/releases/20260504fjjb5e The Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame recently announced the 2026 Collegiate All-Commonwealth Team, which is presented by Community Trust Bank. Mon, 04 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2026-27/releases/20260504fjjb5e Bulldogs Launch Team Shop Following 2025-26 Season https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20260415ht94kx Following the 2025 football season, the Union Commonwealth University football team has opened its official team shop as part of a limited-time fundraising effort. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20260415ht94kx Union Football Announces Spring Game to be Held on April 18 https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20260325l6okin Union Commonwealth University football will hold its Spring Game, sponsored by Access Health, on April 18 at 1 p.m. at Williamson Stadium. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20260325l6okin Six Union Football Players Named to CSC Academic All-District Team https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20260113kw23f4 Recently, College Sports Communicators (CSC) released its 2025 Academic All-District Football Teams. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20260113kw23f4 Six UCU Football Players Receive All-AAC Honors https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251125hthvex The Appalachian Athletic Conference announced its 2025 Football All-AAC Teams and Awards on Tuesday, with six Union Commonwealth University players earning All-AAC honors. Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251125hthvex Union’s Late Comeback Falls Short Against Bluefield to End the Season https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251115w0dgg1 Union Commonwealth University’s football team (3-6, 2-4 AAC) fell to Bluefield University (4-6, 3-3 AAC) on Saturday night at Mitchell Stadium, 33-28. Sat, 15 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251115w0dgg1 Union Football Falls on the Road to Pikeville https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251101r9sznn Union Commonwealth University’s football team (3-5, 2-3 AAC) fell to Pikeville (3-5, 3-1 AAC) on Saturday night at the Hambley Athletic Complex 49-14. Sat, 01 Nov 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251101r9sznn Hawthorne Named AAC Defensive Player of the Week for Second Time This Season https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251027nrwo8i Redshirt senior Samuel Hawthorne was named the Appalachian Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday following his standout performance against Kentucky Christian on Saturday. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251027nrwo8i Gager Named AAC Special Teams Player of the Week https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251027nv3937 Freshman Jayce Gager was named the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday afternoon following his standout performance against Kentucky Christian on Saturday. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251027nv3937 Late Touchdown Propels Union Football Past Kentucky Christian https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251025u9qhw9 Union Commonwealth University’s football team (3-4, 2-2 AAC) defeated Kentucky Christian (3-4, 1-3 AAC) 32-28 Saturday night at Williamson Stadium. Sat, 25 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251025u9qhw9 Access Health Players of the Game: Cooper Wick https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251025udpch9 The Union Commonwealth University football team, in partnership with Access Health, named redshirt junior quarterback Cooper Wick as the Player of the Game Saturday night against Kentucky Christian. Sat, 25 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251025udpch9 Union Football Shuts Out Rio Grande to End Three-Game Skid https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251018xy63lg Union Commonwealth University’s football team (2-4, 1-2 AAC) defeated Rio Grande (0-6, 0-3 AAC) Saturday night at Alumni Stadium, 28-0. Sat, 18 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251018xy63lg Access Health Players of the Game: Samuel Hawthorne https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251011q2wxq4 The Union Commonwealth University football team, in partnership with Access Health, named redshirt senior Samuel Hawthorne as the Player of the Game against Point. Sat, 11 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251011q2wxq4 Union Football’s Comeback Falls Short in Loss to Point https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251011v4bbb3 Union Commonwealth University’s football team (1-4, 0-2 AAC) fell to Point (2-4, 2-0 AAC) 26-18 Saturday afternoon at Williamson Stadium. Sat, 11 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251011v4bbb3 Grabowski Breaks a Conference Record and Ties Another https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251006m2w4mh Redshirt junior Bryson Grabowski broke one Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) record and tied another Saturday against Reinhardt. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251006m2w4mh Union Football Falls to Reinhardt in AAC Opener https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251004qpuvpy The Union Commonwealth University football team (1-3, 0-1 AAC) dropped its Appalachian Athletic Conference opener Saturday, falling 40-16 to Reinhardt (2-3, 1-0 AAC). Sat, 04 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20251004qpuvpy Straughter Breaks Three Conference Records, Ties Program Mark https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250929khc04t Redshirt junior Selatian Straughter broke three Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) records and tied a program record during Union’s loss to Faulkner on Saturday. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250929khc04t Hawthorne Named AAC Defensive Player of the Week https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250929kier1f Redshirt senior Samuel Hawthorne was named the Appalachian Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday following his standout performance against Faulkner on Saturday. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250929kier1f Straughter Named AAC Special Teams Player of the Week https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250929kj8hdr Redshirt junior Selatian Straughter was named the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday afternoon following his standout performance against Faulkner on Saturday. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250929kj8hdr Access Health Players of the Game: Selation Straughter https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250927suhc9u The Union Commonwealth University football team, in partnership with Access Health, named redshirt junior Selatian Straughter as the Player of the Game against Faulkner. Sat, 27 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250927suhc9u Straughter Breaks AAC Punt Return Record in Union’s Loss to Faulkner https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250927t6dkhe Union Commonwealth University’s football team (1-2) fell to Faulkner (3-1) on Saturday afternoon at Williamson Stadium, 41-15. Sat, 27 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250927t6dkhe Bryant Gets First Win as Head Coach as Union Football Defeats Thomas https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250906pzd2nk The Union Commonwealth University football team (1-1) defeated Thomas University (0-2) 24-0 Saturday afternoon at Williamson Stadium, giving head coach Boston Bryant his first win as the Bulldogs’ head coach. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250906pzd2nk Access Health Players of the Game: Tajii Jackson and Kamron Smith https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250906q3cr1s The Union Commonwealth University football team, in partnership with Access Health, named senior running back Tajii Jackson and senior defensive lineman Kamron Smith as the Players of the Game following Saturday’s game against Thomas. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250906q3cr1s Access Health Player of the Game: Tajii Jackson https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250828zrfa34 The Union Commonwealth University football team, in partnership with Access Health, named senior running back Tajii Jackson as the Player of the Game following Thursday’s home opener against Cumberlands (Ky.). Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250828zrfa34 Union Football Drops Season Opener to Cumberlands (Ky.) https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250828zs6xe6 The Union Commonwealth University football team (0-1) fell to the University of the Cumberlands (1-0) on Thursday night, 45-11. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250828zs6xe6 2025 Union Football Season Preview https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250826etgvpn Last season, the Union Commonwealth University football team (3-7, 2-4 AAC) finished in fifth place in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC). Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250826etgvpn Union Football Announces Schedule Changes  https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250819e7re2e The Union Commonwealth University football team has announced schedule changes to two football games for the upcoming season. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250819e7re2e Union Football Slotted at No. 5 in AAC Preseason Poll https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250812hyu48x The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) released its 2025 Football Preseason Coaches’ Poll, with Union Commonwealth University earning a fifth-place ranking out of seven teams, totaling 21 points. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250812hyu48x Ben Watson returns to Union football coaching staff https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250603pi1mvw The Union Commonwealth University football program has added Ben Watson as an assistant coach. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://gounionbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250603pi1mvw