Football Ranks 19th in D3football.com Preseason Top 25

The Hope College football team will kick off the 2026 season among the nation’s elite. The Flying Dutchmen ranked 19th in the D3football.com Top 25, the highest among four MIAA teams that received votes in the preseason poll. The D3football.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, sports information directors, and media members from across the country and is published weekly. Points are awarded on a 25-24-23-22-etc. basis. Hope totaled 173 points. Led by Head Coach Peter Stuursma, the Flying Dutchmen open the 2026 season on Saturday, Sept. 5, at 1 p.m. at Denison University in…