Coast Guard Bears football
| Coast Guard Bears football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1922 |
| Athletic director | Dan Rose |
| Head coach | C. C. Grant 5th season, 12–23 (.343) |
| Stadium | Cadet Memorial Field (capacity: 4,500) |
| Year built | 1932 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | New London, Connecticut |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | NEWMAC |
| Past conferences | Independent FFC Liberty League NEFC |
| All-time record | 348–474–19 (.425) |
| Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) |
| Playoff appearances | 2 |
| Playoff record | 0–2 |
| Conference titles | 2 |
| Division titles | 2 |
| Rivalries | Merchant Marine (Secretaries Cup) |
| Colors | Blue and orange[1] |
| Mascot | Bears |
| Website | uscgasports.com |
The Coast Guard Bears football team represents the United States Coast Guard Academy in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bears are members of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC), fielding its team in the NEWMAC since 2017. The Bears play their home games at Cadet Memorial Field in New London, Connecticut.[2]
The team's head coach is C. C. Grant, who took over the position for the 2020 season.
Conference affiliations
[edit]- Independent (1922–1923, 1926–1991)
- Freedom Football Conference (1992–2003)
- Liberty League (2004–2005)
- New England Football Conference (2006–2016)
- New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (2017–present)
List of head coaches
[edit]Key
[edit]| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
[edit]| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. V. Marron | 1922–1923 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | W. R. Richards | 1926–1929 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0.315 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Johnny Merriman | 1930–1945 | 121 | 46 | 66 | 9 | 0.417 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Nelson Nitchman | 1946–1958 | 93 | 45 | 43 | 5 | 0.511 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Otto Graham | 1959–1965; 1974–1975 | 77 | 44 | 32 | 1 | 0.578 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| 6 | Frank Kapral | 1966–1967 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Tad Schroeder | 1968–1973 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 0.483 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Bill Hickey | 1976–1979 | 38 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0.276 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Larry Rutledge | 1980–1982 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0.367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Bob Campiglia | 1983–1985 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0.524 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Thomas H. Bell | 1986–1992 | 62 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 0.565 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.143 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Bill Schmitz | 1993–1996 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0.513 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 13 | Chuck Mills | 1997 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.818 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 14 | Bob Estock | 1998 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.111 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Bill George[6] | 1999–2019 | 201 | 75 | 126 | 0 | 0.373 | 54 | 89 | 0 | 0.378 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16 | C. C. Grant[7][8] | 2020–present | 31 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0.323 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0.190 | – | – | – | – | – |
Year-by-year results
[edit]| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach |
Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Coast Guard Bears | ||||||||||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | R. V. Marron | NCAA | — | Independent | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1923 | 1923 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| No team from 1924 to 1925 | ||||||||||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | W. R. Richards | NCAA | — | Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | Johnny Merriman | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1942 | 1942 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1943 | 1943 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1944 | 1944 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1945 | 1945 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | Nelson Nitchman | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1947 | 1947 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1949 | 1949 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1951 | 1951 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1952 | 1952 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1955 | 1955 | College Division | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1956 | 1956 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1957 | 1957 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | Otto Graham | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 8 | 1 | 0 | L Tangerine Bowl | — | ||||||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1966 | 1966 | Frank Kapral | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1968 | 1968 | Tad Schroeder | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1971 | 1971 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1974 | 1974 | Otto Graham | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Bill Hickey | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1980 | 1980 | Larry Rutledge | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1983 | 1983 | Bob Campiglia | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | Thomas H. Bell | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1992 | 1992 | FFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1993 | 1993 | Bill Schmitz | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | Chuck Mills | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | |||
| 1998 | 1998 | Bob Estock | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1999 | 1999 | Bill George | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2000 | 2000 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | Liberty League | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2005 | 2005 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | NEFC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 7 | 0 | 0 | L ECAC North Atlantic Bowl | — | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–5th (Bogan) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–7th (Bogan) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th (Bogan) | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd (Bogan) | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | NEWMAC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | C. C. Grant | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | — | — | ||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T-4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[3]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[4]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bears Unveil New Logos and Uniforms". Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "Facilities".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ TOBEY, PETE (July 26, 2020). "Glens Falls native Bill George looks back at 21 seasons with Coast Guard football". The Post Star. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "C.C. Grant Named Head Football Coach". March 23, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Fulkerson, Vickie. "C.C. Grant set to take over as Coast Guard football coach". www.theday.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.