Anna Maria Amcats football

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Anna Maria Amcats football
First season2009;15 years ago (2009)
Athletic directorJoseph Brady
Head coach Steve Croce
3rd season, 12–11 (.522)
StadiumCaparso Field
(capacity: 1,000)
Year built2019
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Paxton, Massachusetts
NCAA division Division III
Conference ECFC
Past conferences Independent (2009)
All-time record29109 (.210)
Bowl record01 (.000)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record0–1
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 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC), fielding its team in the ECFC since 2010. [4] The Amcats play their home games at Caparso Field in Paxton, Massachusetts. [5]

Contents

Their head coach is Steve Croce, who took over the position for the 2022 season. [6]

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] 2022–present1910900.5266400.6000000000

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 Independent 090
2010 2010 ECFC 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 [15]
2022 2022 Steve Croce 540T–3rd330
2023 2023 550T-1st310

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]

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