Anna Maria Amcats football

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Anna Maria Amcats football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2025 Anna Maria Amcats football team
Annamaria athletics wmark.png
First season 2009; 16 years ago
Athletic directorJoseph Brady
Head coach Tanner Kingsley
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumCaparso Field
(capacity: 1,000)
Year built2009, renovated; 2019
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Paxton, Massachusetts
NCAA division Division III
Conference MASCAC
Past conferences ECFC (2009–2024)
All-time record33–114 (.224)
Bowl record0–1 (.000)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record Div. III: 0–1
ECFC: 0–1
Conference titles2 (2021, 2023)
ColorsCardinal and white [1]
   
Mascot Wildcat
Website goamcats.com

The Anna Maria Amcats football team represents Anna Maria College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. [2] [3] The Amcats are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), fielding its team in the MASCAC since 2025. The Amcats play their home games at Caparso Field in Paxton, Massachusetts. [4]

Contents

Their head coach is Tanner Kingsley, who took over the position for the 2025 season. [5]

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference championships

Anna Maria claims 2 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2023.

YearConferenceOverall RecordConference RecordCoach
2021† Eastern Collegiate Football Conference 7–35–1 Dan Mulrooney
2023†5–53–1 Steve Croce

† Co-champions

Postseason games

NCAA Division III playoff games

Anna Maria has appeared in the Division III playoffs one time, with an overall record of 0–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2021 First Round Delaware Valley L, 10–62

Bowl games

Anna Maria has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.

SeasonCoachBowlOpponentResult
2023 Steve Croce New England Bowl Salve Regina L 34–37

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
†Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTDCCCNCAwards
1 Marc Klaiman [11] 2009–20112922700.06521200.1430000000
2 Vince Sinagra [12] 2012–20165064400.12043100.1140000000
3 Dan Mulrooney [13] 2017–202137112900.27591500.3750100100
4 Steve Croce [14] [15] 2022–202428141400.5008500.6150000000
5 Tanner Kingsley [5] 2025–present0000–000–0000000

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Anna Maria Amcats
2009 2009 Marc Klaiman NCAA Division III ECFC 090N/A000——
2010 2010 01008th070——
2011 2011 2806th250——
2012 2012 Vince Sinagra 280T–7th160——
2013 2013 2807th160——
2014 2014 01008th070——
2015 2015 1907th160——
2016 2016 190T–7th160——
2017 2017 Dan Mulrooney 190T–7th160——
2018 2018 190T–5th150——
2019 2019 280T–3rd230——
Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 2021 Dan Mulrooney NCAA Division III ECFC 730T–1st510L Division III First Round [16] —
2022 2022 Steve Croce 540T–3rd330——
2023 2023 550T–1st310L New England Bowl —
2024 2024 450T–1st210L ECFC Championship—
2025 2025 Tanner Kingsley MASCAC ——

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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. [8]
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [9]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Great Northeast Athletic Conference (1995-1996 through present)" . Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ Hardy-Lavoie, Meaghan (November 15, 2021). "AMCAT Football Makes History". Anna Maria College. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ Pennington, Bill (December 27, 2019). "Adding Football Saved One College. Dumping It Boosted Another". The New York Times .
  4. ↑ Haley, Tom (November 12, 2022). "Anna Maria overcomes 17-0 deficit to top CU". Rutland Herald. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Anna Maria College Names Tanner Kingsley As Next Head Football Coach". Anna Maria College. October 17, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Football Picked To Finish First In ECFC". August 23, 2022.
  7. ↑ Anna Maria College Accepts Invitation to Join MASCAC, October 4, 2023
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "AmCats are on the prowl in first football season". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Anna Maria coach to step down". October 26, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Former Anna Maria football coach Dan Mulrooney 'thrilled' for next challenge at Lock Haven". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Croce looks to continue Anna Maria football's successful run". Citizen's News. July 29, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  15. ↑ Hardy-Lavoie, Meaghan (January 31, 2022). "Steve Croce Named AMCAT Head Football Coach". Anna Maria College. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  16. ↑ "'We have a really special place here,' ECFC champions Anna Maria geared up for NCAA Division 3 playoffs". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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