Charleston Golden Eagles football | |||
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First season | 1904 | ||
Athletic director | Bren Stevens | ||
Head coach | Michael Tesch 1st season, 1–1 (.500) | ||
Stadium | University of Charleston Stadium (capacity: 18,500) | ||
Field | Laidley Field | ||
Field surface | Artificial Turf | ||
Location | Charleston, West Virginia | ||
NCAA division | Division II | ||
Conference | Mountain East Conference | ||
Past conferences | Independent West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | ||
All-time record | 299–285–19 (.512) | ||
Bowl record | 3–1 (.750) | ||
Playoff appearances | 3 (2015, 2023, 2024) | ||
Playoff record | 1–3 (.250) | ||
Conference titles | 9 (1938, 1942, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 2023, 2024) | ||
Division titles | 1 (2020) | ||
Rivalries | West Virginia State Concord | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 1 | ||
Colors | Maroon and gold [1] | ||
Website | Charleston Golden Eagles football |
The Charleston Golden Eagles football program represents University of Charleston in college football at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC). [2] The Golden Eagles play home games at University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia.
The University of Charleston, located in Charleston, West Virginia, first fielded a football team in 1904 when the institution was known as Morris Harvey College until the conclusion of the 1956 season.. The program competed intermittently in its early decades and was a member of the WVIAC.
After a 47-year hiatus, the University of Charleston revived its football program in 2003, joining the WVIAC once again. The program re-established itself in NCAA Division II competition and, upon the WVIAC’s dissolution in 2012, became a charter member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC) in 2013.
Under head coach Pat Kirkland, who took over in 2011, the Golden Eagles enjoyed a historic season in 2015, finishing 10–2, claiming a share of the MEC championship, and earning the program’s first berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs. [3]
Year | Conference | Coach | Record | Conference record |
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1938 | WVIAC | Thurman Ward | 8–1–1 | 7–0–1 |
1942 | Cebe Ross | 6–1–2 | 4–0 | |
1948 | Eddie King | 5–2–2 | 3–0–1 | |
1950 | 10–0 | 5–0 | ||
1951 | 6–3–1 | 4–0 | ||
1953 | 6–4–1 | 4–0 | ||
1954 | 8–2 | 4–0 | ||
2023 | MEC | Quinn Sanders | 10–2 | 8–1 |
2024 | 11–1 | 9–0 |
Sources: [2]
For the 2020 season, the Mountain East Conference decided to play a division format.
Year | Division | Coach | Opponent | CG Result |
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2020 | Mountain East Conference - South | Pat Kirkland | Notre Dame (OH) | L 34-51 |
sources: [4]
Name of rivalry | Rival | Games played | First meeting | Last meeting | UC Won | UC Lost | Ties | Streak | Latest win |
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Kanawha Classic [5] | West Virginia State Yellow Jackets | 20 | 2005 | 2024 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 wins | 2024, 52-17 |
Charleston - Concord rivalry [6] | Concord Mountain Lions | 41 | 1922 | 2024 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 wins | 2024, 42-17 |
Totals | 61 | 41 | 18 | 2 |
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Abbreviations:
AFCA – AFCA Division II Coaches’
D2CCA – Division II Conference Commissioners Association
AP – Associated Press
D2F – D2Football.com
DH – Don Hansen Division II All-America Team
WC – Walter Camp Division II All-America Team
Year | Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
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1943 | Verlin Adams | Guard | 31 | 291 | New York Giants |
1951 | Charlie Hubbard | Defensive End | 27 | 326 | New York Giants |
2019 | John Cominsky | Defensive End | 4 | 135 | Atlanta Falcons |
2021 | Mike Strachan | Wide Receiver | 7 | 229 | Indianapolis Colts |
Legend | |
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† Conference champions |
Season | Team | Head coach | Conference | Division | Regular season results | Postseason | Final ranking | |||||||
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Overall | Conference | AFCA Poll | D2Football.com | |||||||||||
Win | Loss | Tie | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | ||||||||
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1904 | 1904 | Walter O. Ropp | Independent | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1905 | 1905 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1906 | 1906 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1907 | 1907 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1908 | 1908 | No Coach | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1909 | 1909 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1910 | 1910 | Kemper Shelton | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1911 | 1911 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1912 | 1912 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1913 | 1913 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1914 | 1914 | Diener | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1915 | 1915 | No Coach | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1916 | 1916 | Diener | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1917 | 1917 | Herman R. Beckelheimer | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1918 | 1918 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1919 | 1919 | W.W. Lovell | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1920 | 1920 | Brownie Fulton | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1921 | 1921 | Herman R. Beckelheimer | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1922 | 1922 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1923 | 1923 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1924 | 1924 | H.J. Hindman | WVIAC | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | ||||||
1925 | 1925 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | DNQ | — | — | — | |||||
1926 | 1926 | Brownie Fulton | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | DNQ | — | — | — | ||||
1927 | 1927 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | DNQ | — | — | — | ||||
1928 | 1928 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 11th | — | — | — | |||||
1929 | 1929 | A.E. Rezzonico | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 14th | — | — | — | ||||
1930 | 1930 | Frank Arritt | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8th | — | — | — | ||
1931 | 1931 | Gibby Welch | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||
1932 | 1932 | Red Weaver | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 7th | |||||||
1933 | 1933 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7th | ||||||||
1934 | 1934 | Walter Walker | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | |||||
1935 | 1935 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4th | ||||||||
1936 | 1936 | Homer C. Martin | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 9th | |||||||
1937 | 1937 | Thurman Ward | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4th | |||||||
1938 | 1938† | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1st | ||||||
1939 | 1939 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4th | ||||||
1940 | 1940 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3rd | ||||||
1941 | 1941 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2nd | ||||||
1942 | 1942† | Cebe Ross | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1st | ||||||
1943 | No team — World War II | |||||||||||||
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1946 | 1946 | Alderson Propps / Eddie King | WVIAC | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7th | |||||
1947 | 1947 | Eddie King | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7th | |||||||
1948 | 1948† | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1st | ||||||
1949 | 1949 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | |||||||
1950 | 1950† | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1st | 1951 Tangerine Bowl: (W) Emory and Henry, 12-0 | |||||||
1951 | 1951† | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 1951 Burley Bowl: (W) Lebanon Valley, 27-20 | ||||||
1952 | 1952 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | ||||||||
1953 | 1953† | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 1954 Elks Bowl: (W) East Carolina, 12-0 | ||||||
1954 | 1954† | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 1954 Cigar Bowl: (L) Tampa, 0-21 | |||||||
1955 | 1955 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | DNQ | ||||||||
1956 | 1956 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | DNQ | ||||||||
2003 | 2003 | Mike Springston | Independent | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | ||||
2004 | 2004 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2005 | 2005 | Tony DeMeo | WVIAC | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3rd | — | — | — | |||
2006 | 2006 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | T–2nd | — | — | — | |||||
2007 | 2007 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | T–2nd | — | — | — | |||||
2008 | 2008 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | T–4th | — | — | — | |||||
2009 | 2009 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | T–2nd | — | 23 | — | |||||
2010 | 2010 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | T–5th | — | — | — | |||||
2011 | 2011 | Pat Kirkland | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | T–4th | — | — | — | ||||
2012 | 2012 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | T–2nd | — | 25 | — | |||||
2013 | 2013 | MEC | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||
2014 | 2014 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | T–3rd | — | — | — | |||||
2015 | 2015 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2nd | NCAA Division II Playoffs – First Round (L) | 20 | — | |||||
2016 | 2016 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | T–6th | — | — | — | |||||
2017 | 2017 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | T–4th | — | — | — | |||||
2018 | 2018 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4th | — | — | — | |||||
2019 | 2019 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2nd | — | — | — | |||||
2020 | 2020 ‡ | South | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1st(South) | — | — | — | ||||
2021 | 2021 | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||||
2022 | 2022 | Quinn Sanders | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | T–4th | — | — | — | ||||
2023 | 2023 † | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1st | NCAA Division II Playoffs – Second Round (L) | 19 | 18 | |||||
2024 | 2024 † | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Playoffs – First Round (L) | 15 | 18 | |||||
Totals (1904–2024) | All-time: 298–284–19 (.512) | Conference: 118–55 (.682) | — | Postseason: 4–4 (.500) | — | — |
Year | Overall record | Conference record | Head coach | Notes |
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1950 | 9–0 | 5–0 | Eddie King | Won the 1951 Tangerine Bowl; finished season 10–0 including postseason |
2024 | 11–0 | 9–0 | Quinn Sanders | Undefeated in the regular season; lost in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Division II football playoffs |
Year | Head coach | Record | AFCA | D2Football |
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2009 | Tony DeMeo | 9–2 | No. 23 | — |
2012 | Pat Kirkland | 9–2 | No. 25 | — |
2015 | Pat Kirkland | 10–2 | No. 20 | — |
2023 | Quinn Sanders | 10–2 | No. 19 | No. 18 |
2024 | Quinn Sanders | 11–1 | No. 15 | No. 18 |
Sources: [2]
Charleston is a founding member of the Mountain East Conference, joining at the league’s inception in the 2013–14 academic year.
Opponent | First Meeting | Wins | Losses | Ties | Total Meetings | Ref |
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Concord Mountain Lions | 1922 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 41 | [34] |
‡ Davis & Elkins Senators | 1921 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | |
Fairmont State Falcons | 1928 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 25 | [35] |
Frostburg State Bobcats | 2019 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | [36] |
Glenville State Pioneers | 1920 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 40 | |
West Virginia State Yellow Jackets | 2005 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | [37] |
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats | 1910 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
West Liberty Hilltoppers | 1927 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 34 | [38] |
Wheeling Cardinals | 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | [39] |
Total | 135 | 72 | 8 | 215 |
‡ – School is currently a member of the Mountain East Conference but no longer sponsors a football program.
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Charleston has played a number of games against programs that currently compete in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The following table lists the Golden Eagles' all-time record against these opponents.
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Year | Opponent | Result | Opponent's Head Coach | Golden Eagles Head Coach |
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1912 | Notre Dame | 0–39 | John L. Marks | Kemper Shelton |
1913 | Virginia Tech | 0–14 | Kemper Shelton | |
1913 | Marshall | 6–0 | Kemper Shelton | |
1913 | VMI | 0–0 | Kemper Shelton | |
1913 | West Virginia | 0–0 | Kemper Shelton | |
1914 | Marshall | 6–32 | Diener | |
1917 | Marshall | 7–7 | Herman R. Beckelheimer | |
1919 | Marshall | 0–79 | W. W. Lovell | |
1920 | Marshall | 47–0 | Brownie Fulton | |
1921 | Ohio | 0–40 | Herman R. Beckelheimer | |
1921 | Xavier | 7–21 | Herman R. Beckelheimer | |
1921 | Virginia Tech | 7–54 | Herman R. Beckelheimer | |
1922 | Xavier | 6–44 | Herman R. Beckelheimer | |
1922 | VMI | 0–62 | Herman R. Beckelheimer | |
1923 | Louisville | 0–27 | Herman R. Beckelheimer | |
1923 | Marshall | 6–7 | Herman R. Beckelheimer | |
1925 | Morehead State | 12–6 | H. J. Hindman | |
1925 | Marshall | 2–52 | H. J. Hindman | |
1926 | Morehead State | 6–12 | Brownie Fulton | |
1927 | Xavier | 6–39 | Brownie Fulton | |
1927 | Morehead State | 31–0 | Brownie Fulton | |
1928 | Eastern Kentucky | 18–0 | Brownie Fulton | |
1928 | Marshall | 0–48 | Brownie Fulton | |
1928 | Morehead State | 0–13 | Brownie Fulton | |
1929 | Morehead State | 0–20 | A. E. Rezzonico | |
1929 | Marshall | 6–56 | A. E. Rezzonico | |
1930 | Morehead State | 8–6 | Frank Arritt | |
1930 | Marshall | 0–7 | Frank Arritt | |
1931 | Marshall | 6–20 | Gibby Welch | |
1932 | Dayton | 0–18 | Red Weaver | |
1932 | Marshall | 0–13 | Red Weaver | |
1932 | Saint Francis | 0–25 | Red Weaver | |
1933 | Ohio | 0–62 | Red Weaver | |
1934 | Dayton | 14–31 | Walter Walker | |
1934 | Marshall | 0–29 | Walter Walker | |
1935 | Marshall | 0–18 | Walter Walker | |
1936 | Marshall | 0–59 | Homer C. Martin | |
1938 | Ohio | 6–0 | Thurman Ward | |
1939 | Youngstown State | 7–0 | Thurman Ward | |
1939 | Marshall | 0–26 | Thurman Ward | |
1939 | Ohio | 13–14 | Thurman Ward | |
1940 | Marshall | 7–33 | Thurman Ward | |
1940 | Saint Francis | 7–13 | Thurman Ward | |
1941 | Youngstown State | 7–12 | Thurman Ward | |
1941 | Tennessee Tech | 6–25 | Thurman Ward | |
1942 | Eastern Kentucky | 7–0 | Cebe Ross | |
1942 | Marshall | 6–0 | Cebe Ross | |
1942 | Morehead State | 0–0 | Cebe Ross | |
1942 | Tennessee Tech | 0–0 | Cebe Ross | |
1946 | Youngstown State | 14–28 | Eddie King | |
1946 | Marshall | 0–34 | Eddie King | |
1946 | Morehead State | 6–39 | Alderson Propps | |
1947 | Marshall | 6–40 | Eddie King | |
1948 | Bowling Green | 6–48 | Eddie King | |
1949 | Bowling Green | 21–0 | Eddie King | |
1949 | Appalachian State | 21–12 | Eddie King | |
1950 | Kent State | 7–0 | Eddie King | |
1951 | Ohio | 0–26 | Carroll Widdoes | Eddie King |
1951 | Kent State | 14–14 | Eddie King | |
1951 | Marshall | 0–19 | Eddie King | |
1952 | Ohio | 6–20 | Carroll Widdoes | Eddie King |
1952 | Marshall | 14–13 | Eddie King | |
1952 | Appalachian State | 34–13 | Eddie King | |
1953 | Appalachian State | 6–26 | Eddie King | |
1953 | Ohio | 7–38 | Carroll Widdoes | Eddie King |
1953 | Marshall | 14–14 | Eddie King | |
1953 | East Carolina (1954 Elks Bowl) | 12–0 | Eddie King | |
1954 | Marshall | 14–25 | Eddie King | |
1954 | Morehead State | 45–7 | Eddie King | |
1955 | Marshall | 7–46 | Eddie King | |
1955 | Morehead State | 40–7 | Eddie King | |
1955 | Middle Tennessee State | 7–14 | Eddie King | |
1955 | Youngstown State | 14–12 | Eddie King | |
1955 | Eastern Kentucky | 6–20 | Eddie King | |
1956 | Marshall | 13–25 | Eddie King | |
1956 | Youngstown State | 6–0 | Eddie King | |
1956 | Eastern Kentucky | 7–13 | Eddie King | |
1956 | Middle Tennessee State | 6–0 | Eddie King | |
1956 | East Carolina | 28–0 | Eddie King | |
2003 | Morehead State | 10–48 | Matt Ballard | Mike Springston |
2003 | Coastal Carolina | 0–47 | David Bennett | Mike Springston |
2004 | Charleston Southern | 21–38 | Jay Mills | Mike Springston |
2004 | Austin Peay | 20–28 | Carroll McCray | Mike Springston |
2004 | Coastal Carolina | 13–48 | David Bennett | Mike Springston |
2004 | Morehead State | 3–49 | Matt Ballard | Mike Springston |
2005 | Austin Peay | 27–19 | Carroll McCray | Tony DeMeo |
2006 | Austin Peay | 10–49 | Carroll McCray | Tony DeMeo |
2013 | Southern Illinois | 10–31 | Dale Lennon | Pat Kirkland |
2019 | Valparaiso | 19–13 | Landon Fox | Pat Kirkland |
The following table lists the University of Charleston's all-time football record against other colleges and universities located in West Virginia.
Opponent | First meeting | Wins | Losses | Ties | Total meetings | Current conference | Notes |
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Alderson Broaddus | 2015 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Discontinued its football program when the university closed after the 2022 season | |
Bethany | 1912 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | |
Concord | 1922 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 41 | Mountain East Conference | [41] |
Davis & Elkins | 1921 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | Mountain East Conference | |
Fairmont State | 1928 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 25 | Mountain East Conference | [42] |
Glenville State | 1920 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 40 | Mountain East Conference | |
Marshall | 1906 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 26 | Sun Belt Conference | |
Potomac State | 1937 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Discontinued its football program | |
Salem | 1923 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | Discontinued its football program after the 1988 season | [43] |
Shepherd | 1949 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16 | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | [44] |
West Liberty | 1927 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 34 | Mountain East Conference | [45] |
West Virginia State | 2005 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | Mountain East Conference | [46] |
West Virginia | 1913 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Big 12 Conference | |
West Virginia Tech | 1921 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 27 | Discontinued its football program after the 2011 season | [47] |
West Virginia Wesleyan | 1910 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 30 | Mountain East Conference | |
Total | 168 | 127 | 11 | 306 |