Charleston Golden Eagles football

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Charleston Golden Eagles football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2024 Charleston Golden Eagles football team
First season1904;121 years ago (1904)
Athletic directorBren Stevens
Head coach Michael Tesch
1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field
(capacity: 18,500)
Field surfaceArtificial Turf
Location Charleston, West Virginia
NCAA division Division II
Conference Mountain East Conference
Past conferences WVIAC (1925–2012)
All-time record292–266–20 (.522)
Bowl record3–1 (.750)
Playoff appearances3 (2015, 2023, 2024)
Playoff record1–3
Conference titles8 (6 WVIAC, 2 MEC)
Division titles1 (2020)
Rivalries West Virginia State
Consensus All-Americans9
ColorsMaroon and gold [1]
   
MascotGolden Eagle
Marching bandThe Squadron of Gold
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 program competed between 1904 and 1956 when the school was known as Morris Harvey College. The Golden Eagles play home games at University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia.

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History

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs AFCA#
Walter O. Ropp (Independent)(1904–1907)
1904 Walter O. Ropp2-0
1905 Walter O. Ropp0-1
1906 Walter O. Ropp0-1
1907 Walter O. Ropp2-3
No Coach(Independent)(1908–1909)
1908 No Coach3-0
1909 No Coach0-3
Kemper Shelton(Independent)(1910–1913)
1910 Kemper Shelton0-2-1
1911 Kemper Shelton4-3
1912 Kemper Shelton2-2
1913 Kemper Shelton2-2-2
Diener(Independent)(1914)
1914 Diener0-4
No Coach(Independent)(1915)
1915 No Coach0-0*
Diener(Independent)(1916)
1916 Diener0-2
Herman Beckelheimer(Independent)(1917–1918)
1917 Herman Beckelheimer2-4-1
1918 Herman Beckelheimer0-0*
W.W. Lovell(Independent)(1919)
1919 W.W. Lovell1-5
Brownie Fulton(Independent)(1920)
1920 Brownie Fulton5-2
Herman Beckelheimer(Independent)(1921–1923)
1921 Herman Beckelheimer6-3
1922 Herman Beckelheimer4-4-1
1923 Herman Beckelheimer0-8
H.J. Hindman(WVIAC)(1924–1925)
1924 H.J. Hindman0-4
1925 H.J. Hindman1-6
Brownie Fulton(WVIAC)(1926–1928)
1926 Brownie Fulton3-6
1927 Brownie Fulton3-4-1
1928 Brownie Fulton2-91-6
A.E. Rezzonico(WVIAC)(1929)
1929 A.E. Rezzonico0-110-8
Frank Arritt(WVIAC)(1930)
1930 Frank Arritt2-5-21-3-2
Gilbert Welch(WVIAC)(1931)
1931 Gilbert Welch5-54-5
Red Weaver(WVIAC)(1932–1933)
1932 Red Weaver0-90-4
1933 Red Weaver1-80-5
Walter Walker(WVIAC)(1934–1935)
1934 Walter Walker3-5-13-2-1
1935 Walter Walker2-72-4
Homer Martin(WVIAC)(1936)
1936 Homer Martin0-90-7
Thurman Ward(WVIAC)(1937–1941)
1937 Thurman Ward5-43-4
1938 Thurman Ward8-1-17-0-11st
1939 Thurman Ward6-3-1
1940 Thurman Ward5-3-1
1941 Thurman Ward5-3-13-0-12nd
Cebe Ross(WVIAC)(1942)
1942 Cebe Ross6-1-24-01st
Alderson Propps(WVIAC)(1946)
1946 Alderson Propps / Eddie King2-52-37th
Eddie King (WVIAC)(1947–1956)
1947 Eddie King 4-53-37th
1948 Eddie King5-2-23-0-11st
1949 Eddie King7-2-23-13rd
1950 Eddie King10-05-01stW Tangerine Bowl
1951 Eddie King6-3-14-01stW Burley Bowl
1952 Eddie King6-34-02nd
1953 Eddie King6-4-14-01stW Elks Bowl
1954 Eddie King8-24-01stL Cigar Bowl
1955 Eddie King4-52-0NA
1956 Eddie King5-41-0NA
Mike Springston(Independent)(2003–2004)
2003 Mike Springston2-9NA
2004 Mike Springston3-7NA
Tony DeMeo (WVIAC)(2005–2010)
2005 Tony DeMeo 8-36-23rd
2006 Tony DeMeo5-64-3T-2nd
2007 Tony DeMeo8-36-2T-2nd
2008 Tony DeMeo7-45-3T-4th
2009 Tony DeMeo9-26-2T-2nd23
2010 Tony DeMeo6-54-4T-5th
Pat Kirkland (WVIAC)(2011–2012)
2011 Pat Kirkland5-65-3T-4th
2012 Pat Kirkland9-26-2T-2nd25
Pat Kirkland (MEC)(2013–2021)
2013 Pat Kirkland6-56-33rd
2014 Pat Kirkland8-37-3T-3rd
2015 Pat Kirkland10-29-12ndL NCAA Division II First Round 20
2016 Pat Kirkland3-83-7T-6th
2017 Pat Kirkland4-64-6T-4th
2018 Pat Kirkland6-56-44th
2019 Pat Kirkland8-37-32nd
2020 Pat Kirkland3-13-01st (South)
2021 Pat Kirkland8-28-22nd
Quinn Sanders (MEC)(2022–2024)
2022 Quinn Sanders 6-56-4T-4th
2023 Quinn Sanders10-28-11stL NCAA Division II Second Round 19
2024 Quinn Sanders11-19-01stL NCAA Division II First Round 15
Michael Tesch (MEC)(2025–present)
2025 Michael Tesch
Total:
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Championships

Conference

YearConferenceCoachRecordConference Record
1938 WVIAC Thurman Ward 8-0-17-0-1
1942 WVIAC Cebe Ross 6-1-24-0
1948 WVIAC Eddie King 5-2-23-0-1
1950 WVIACEddie King10-05-0
1951 WVIACEddie King6-3-14-0
1953 WVIACEddie King6-4-14-0
1954 WVIACEddie King8-24-0
2023 MEC Quinn Sanders 10-28–1
2024 MECQuinn Sanders11–19-0

Sources: [2]

Division

For the 2020 season, the Mountain East Conference decided to play a division format.

YearDivisionCoachOpponentCG Result
2020 MEC South Pat Kirkland Notre Dame L 34-51

sources: [3]

Top 25 finishes

YearCoachRecordAFCA rank
2009 Tony DeMeo 9-2No. 23
2012 Pat Kirkland 9-2No. 25
2015Pat Kirkland10-2No. 20
2023 Quinn Sanders 10-2No. 19
2024 Quinn Sanders11-1No. 15

Sources: [2]

NCAA Division II playoffs

YearRoundOpponentResult
2015 First Round IUP L, 21-47
2023 First Round
Second Round		 New Haven
Kutztown 		W, 52-44
L, 31-32
2024 First Round Ashland L, 38-40

References

  1. ↑ UC Branding Manual (PDF). Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "UC Football Decade Page" (PDF). s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  3. ↑ https://mountaineast.org/standings.aspx?standings=102.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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