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Berry Vikings football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2024 Berry Vikings football team
First season2013;12 years ago (2013)
Athletic directorAngel Mason
Head coach Tony Kunczewski
13th season, 82–37 (.689)
StadiumValhalla Stadium
(capacity: 2,500)
FieldDickey Field
Year built2015
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Mount Berry, Georgia
NCAA division Division III
Conference SAA
All-time record74–34 (.685)
Playoff appearances3
Playoff record2–3
Conference titles5
ColorsNavy and silver [1]
   
Mascot Vikings
Website berryvikings.com

The Berry Vikings football team represents Berry College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Vikings are members of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA), fielding its team in the SAA since 2013. The Vikings play their home games at the Valhalla Stadium in Mount Berry, Georgia. [2]

Contents

Their head coach is Tony Kunczewski, who took over the position for the 2013 season. [3]

Conference affiliations

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 Tony Kunczewski [8] 2013–present98743400.685562300.7092305 SAA Coach of the Year (2016–2018, 2020) [9]

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth

[10]

SeasonYearHead
Coach		AssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Berry Vikings
2013 2013 Tony Kunczewski NCAA Division III SAA 0907th060——
2014 2014 280T–6th150——
2015 2015 730T–2nd620——
2016 2016 910T–1st710 SAA co-champions [11] —
2017 2017 11101st800L NCAA Division III Second Round [12] 15 [13]
2018 2018 1020T–1st720L NCAA Division III Second Round [14] 17 [15]
2019 2019 920T–1st710L NCAA Division III First Round [16] —
2020–21 2020–21 4001st400 SAA champion [9] —
2021 2021 6404th430——
2022 2022 730T–2nd520——
2023 2023 9102nd710——
2024 2024 830T–1st610L NCAA Division III First Round [17] —

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. [5]
  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. [6]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [7]

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