A Division III football program has decided to put an end to the 2019 season due to numerous injuries.

This week, Grinnell College, a Division III school located in Iowa, has ended the 2019 season for the health and well-being of its players. The team had just 28 players available and healthy on the 39-man roster. The team was just three games into the season.

Grinnell College issued a statement on the situation:

Grinnell College has made the decision to withdraw the football team from competitive play for the rest of the season to protect the health and safety of its student-athletes. Team members have received numerous injuries this season, leaving 28 players on the 39-member roster healthy and qualified for play.

This decision is in line with the Athletic Department’s mission, which states that student-athletes benefit from an integrated, co-curricular experience that upholds the academic mission of the College as the department provides individualized and group instruction in a safe environment, celebrates academic excellence, and emphasizes experiential learning. The current state of the football team precludes the College from providing a safe environment.

The College is unwilling to compromise the health and safety of its players, including the 11 players, who over the course of the first seven weeks of practice and play, will miss some or all of the season

In the competitive schedule, the team has compiled a 0-3 record. The seven remaining season games will be forfeited during the suspension, beginning with the Oct. 5 game against St. Norbert College.

The Pioneers were 0-3 on the season and were outscored 114-3. They will forfeit the remaining seven games and will finish the year 0-10.