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Canisius University is a private Jesuit university in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 1870 by Jesuits from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. Canisius offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and minors, and around 34 master's and certificate programs.
The Canisius University Golden Griffins are composed of 16 teams representing Canisius University in intercollegiate athletics. These teams include men's and women's basketball, cross country, track, lacrosse, soccer, and swimming and diving. Men's sports include baseball, ice hockey, and golf. Women's sports include volleyball, soccer, and softball. The Golden Griffins compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) for most sports, excluding men's ice hockey which competes in Atlantic Hockey.
The Rev. James M. Demske Sports Complex is a baseball, soccer, lacrosse, and softball venue in Buffalo, New York, United States. It is home to the Canisius Golden Griffins baseball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's lacrosse, and softball teams of the NCAA Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Built in 1989, the venue has a capacity of 1,200 spectators. The building is named for Rev. James Demske, who served as the President of Canisius College from 1966 until 1993. It is located behind the Koessler Athletic Center on Canisius' campus. To save space and money in the college's urban setting, the 14-acre (5.7 ha) facility is home to six Canisius athletic programs.
The 2002 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Ed Argast, the Golden Griffins compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the MAAC. The team's offense scored 113 points while the defense allowed 329 points. The Canisius football program was discontinued at the conclusion of the 2002 season.
The 2001 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College represented Canisius College as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Ed Argast, the Golden Griffins compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place at the bottom of the MAAC standings. The Canisius offense scored 175 points while the defense allowed 404 points.
The 2000 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ed Argast, the Golden Griffins compiled an overall record of 0–10 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the MAAC. The Canisius offense scored 100 points while the defense allowed 373 points.
The 1999 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Chuck Williams in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Golden Griffins compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the MAAC. The Canisius offense scored 133 points while the defense allowed 431 points.
The Canisius Golden Griffins softball team represents Canisius University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Golden Griffins are currently led by head coach Kim Griffin. The team plays its home games at the Demske Sports Complex located on the college's campus.
The 1997 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Chuck Williams, the Golden Griffins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the MAAC. The Canisius offense scored 131 points while the defense allowed 205 points.
The 1996 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Chuck Williams, the Golden Griffins compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the MAAC. The Canisius offense scored 158 points while the defense allowed 108 points.
The 1995 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Chuck Williams, the Golden Griffins compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MAAC. The Canisius offense scored 130 points while the defense allowed 176 points.
The 1993 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Barry Mynter, the Golden Griffins compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the MAAC. The Canisius offense scored 186 points while the defense allowed 165 points.
Mike McRae is a Canadian college baseball coach who is the associate head coach and pitching coach for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. He was previously the head baseball coach at the College of William & Mary from 2022 to 2024. He was formerly an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University and head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins. McRae was Canisius's head coach from the start of the 2005 season to the end of the 2017 season. Under McRae in 2013, Canisius advanced to its first NCAA tournament. Before becoming the head coach at Canisius, he was the head coach at Niagara from 2002–2004, and an assistant at several NCAA Division I programs from 1996–2001.
The 2017–18 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by second-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 15–3 in MAAC play to finish in a share for the MAAC regular season title with Rider. It was their first conference regular season title since 1994. As the No. 2 seed at the MAAC tournament, they were upset by in the quarterfinals by No. 7 seed Quinnipiac. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Jacksonville State.
Jermaine Crumpton is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Canisius College and was named the 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year.
The 2018–19 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon and played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 15–17 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play, to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 7 seed Manhattan in the quarterfinals before falling to No. 6 seed Monmouth 59–73 in the semifinals.
Michael R. Rappl is an American former basketball and softball coach. From 1980 until 2014, Rappl was the head softball coach at Canisius College. While at Canisius, Rappl helped build the program from a club team into a perennial NCAA tournament team and is considered a legendary figure in Canisius athletics history.
The 1994 St. John's Red Storm football team was an American football team that represented St. John's University as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 17th year under head coach Bob Ricca, the team compiled an overall record of 10–1, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as MAAC co-champion.
The 1993 Marist Red Foxes football team was an American football team that represented Marist College as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Parady, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as MAAC co-champion.
The 1993 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the MAAC.
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