2024 Berry Vikings football team

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2024 Berry Vikings football
SAA co-champion
Conference Southern Athletic Association
Record8–2 (6–1 SAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoel Elliott (3rd season)
Home stadiumValhalla Stadium
Seasons
 2023
2025 
2024 Southern Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Berry +^  6 1   8 2  
Centre +^  6 1   8 2  
Trinity (TX) +^  6 1   8 2  
Millsaps  3 4   5 5  
Hendrix  2 5   4 6  
Southwestern (TX)  2 5   4 6  
Rhodes  2 5   3 7  
Sewanee  1 6   2 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 20, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com

The 2024 Berry Vikings football team represented Berry College as a member of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) during the 2024 NCAA Division III football season. The Spartans, led by 12th-year head coach Tony Kunczewski, played their home games at Valhalla Stadium in Mount Berry, Georgia.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 p.m.at Huntingdon *No. 25
W 43–72,000 [1] [2]
September 141:00 p.m.No. 25 DePauw *No. 22
L 0–332,325 [3]
September 211:00 p.m.at No. 10 Randolph–Macon *W 28–242,117 [4]
October 56:00 p.m. Southwestern (TX) *
  • Valhalla Stadium
  • Mount Berry, GA
W 44–73,000 [5]
October 121:00 p.m.at Hendrix
W 42–132,000 [6]
October 192:00 p.m. Sewanee No. 25
  • Valhalla Stadium
  • Mount Berry, GA
W 53–10501 [7]
October 261:00 p.m.at Trinity (TX)
L 35–382,024 [8] [9]
November 21:00 p.m. Centre
  • Valhalla Stadium
  • Mount Berry, GA
W 28–212,069 [10]
November 91:00 p.m. Millsaps
  • Valhalla Stadium
  • Mount Berry, GA
W 45–72,450 [11]
November 161:00 p.m.at Rhodes
W 48–14 [12] [13] [14]
November 2312:00 p.m. Maryville (TN) *
ESPN+ [15] [16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from D3 Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

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