Guilford Quakers football | |
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First season | 1893; 131 years ago |
Athletic director | Bill Foti |
Head coach | Brad Davis 5th season, 8–28 (.222) |
Stadium | Armfield Athletic Center (capacity: 2,200 +) |
Field surface | Artificial turf |
Location | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Conference | Old Dominion Athletic Conference |
Past conferences | North State Conference, Conference Carolinas |
All-time record | 341–641–26 (.351) |
Colors | Crimson and gray |
Fight song | On Brave Ol’ Guilford Team |
The Guilford Quakers football team represents Guilford College in the sport of college football. The NCAA Division III team first competed in 1893. [1] [2]
Head coach Bear Bryant won his first career game against the Quakers as a coach with Maryland in 1945.
On September 13, 2018, Guilford faced the Davidson Wildcats, a Division I FCS team. The game was initially set for Saturday, September 15, but was rescheduled due to Hurricane Florence. The final score was 91-61, with several records shattered, such as the record for total offensive yards, which reached 964 — surpassing Weber State's 27-year-old record of 876 yards. [3]
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