Sports · Upper Peninsula
Negaunee hosts Houghton Friday, a week after losing a shootout to unbeaten Menominee
NEGAUNEE, Mich. — Negaunee returns home Friday night to face Houghton in a West-PAC Copper game, looking to even its league record after a 38-28 loss to unbeaten Menominee. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Negaunee High School, 500 W. Arch St., according to the Miners’ athletics calendar.
The Miners are 4-3 overall and 2-3 in the Copper, MaxPreps shows. Their games have mostly been close. They opened by beating Marquette 30-28, lost 21-18 at Calumet and 14-9 at Kingsford, and won 14-8 at Westwood on Oct. 2. Their lopsided wins came against Gladstone, 42-6, and Hancock, 40-0.
Houghton is 2-5 and 1-5 in the league. The Gremlins beat Gladstone 12-7 at home last week for their first Copper win, after beating L’Anse 54-8 in a nonleague game in September.
The two teams have played five of the same opponents, and Negaunee fared better against each one. The Miners beat Westwood and routed Gladstone. Houghton lost to Westwood 38-26 and beat Gladstone by five. Kingsford beat Houghton 34-6, and Menominee won 45-16. Calumet beat Houghton twice, 14-7 and 34-13.
Negaunee has allowed 115 points in seven games, Houghton 180.
Next week: Negaunee plays at Iron Mountain on Thursday, Oct. 22. Houghton finishes its Copper schedule at Hancock on Friday, Oct. 23.
Sources:
MaxPreps, “Negaunee Miners football schedule, 2026,” accessed Oct. 15, 2026, https://www.maxpreps.com/mi/negaunee/negaunee-miners/football/schedule/
MaxPreps, “Houghton Gremlins football schedule, 2026,” accessed Oct. 15, 2026, https://www.maxpreps.com/mi/houghton/houghton-gremlins/football/schedule/
Negaunee Miners Athletics, “Football (V): Houghton High School – Negaunee High School,” Oct. 16, 2026, https://minersathletics.com/Event/726a4056-4afb-4170-9b6f-37af1f891443
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