Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | New Haven |
Conference | NE-10 |
Record | 72–32 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S. | February 23, 1972
Alma mater | Boston University (1994) |
Playing career | |
1990–1993 | Boston University |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1994–1996 | New Haven (WR) |
1997–1998 | Fairfield (OC/QB) |
1999–2001 | New Haven (OC) |
2002 | Brown (QB) |
2003 | Ursinus (OC) |
2004–2005 | Holy Cross (co-OC/WR) |
2006–2007 | Holy Cross (OC/WR) |
2008–2010 | Rhode Island (OC/QB) |
2011–2013 | Elon (OC/RB/WR) |
2014–present | New Haven |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 72–32 |
Tournaments | 2–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 NE-10 (2019, 2021–2023) | |
Christopher Pincince (born February 23, 1972) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for the University of New Haven, a position he has held since 2014. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He also coached for Fairfield, Brown, Ursinus, Holy Cross, [7] Rhode Island, [8] and Elon. [9] [10] He played college football for Boston University as a quarterback. [11]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
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New Haven Chargers (Northeast-10 Conference)(2014–present) | |||||||||
2014 | New Haven | 6–5 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2015 | New Haven | 7–4 | 7–2 | 2nd | |||||
2016 | New Haven | 7–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2017 | New Haven | 6–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
2018 | New Haven | 9–3 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 23 | |||
2019 | New Haven | 7–3 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
2021 | New Haven | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 14 | |||
2022 | New Haven | 8–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
2023 | New Haven | 8–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
2024 | New Haven | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||||||
New Haven: | 72–32 | 61–17 | |||||||
Total: | 72–32 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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