One of the most incredible streaks in any sport at any level is no more.
Sunday in Alliance, Div. III power Mount Union and John Carroll clashed in a battle for Ohio Athletic Conference supremacy. When the dust settled, John Carroll had come away with a stunning 31-28 win and officially slayed Goliath. And what a Goliath it has been.
The loss ended Mt. Union’s regular season winning streak at 112 straight games. The Purple Raiders had not lost a regular season game since Oct. 22, 2005, to Northern Ohio.
In fact, Mount Union had won an astounding 222 of 223 regular season games dating back to the 1994 season. They had a 54-game winning streak (including playoffs) during that time that set the all-level NCAA record, and broke their own mark a few years later with a streak of 55 in a row. The Purple Raiders have won 11 national championships in that span, including the 2015 title pictured above.
John Carroll (9-1 on the season, 16th-ranked), on the other hand, won its first league championship since 1994 and its first win over the iconic power since 1989.
“This is something that you dream about,” said Blue Streaks head coach Tom Arth told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “This is a win for John Carroll University and everyone that supports us.”