Huntingdon Hawks football

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Huntingdon Hawks football
First season2003
Athletic directorEric Levanda
Head coach Mike Turk
21st season, 140–61 (.697)
StadiumCharles Lee Field at Samford Stadium
(capacity: 2,500)
Field surfaceArtificial Turf
Location Montgomery, Alabama
Conference USA South Athletic Conference
Past conferences NCAA Division III independent (2003–2007, 2009–2012)
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2008)
All-time record139–67 (.675)
Playoff appearances7 (2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Playoff record2–7
Conference titles4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Rivalries Maryville
Birmingham–Southern (Wesley Cup)
LaGrange
Faulkner (Bible Bowl)
Consensus All-Americans3
ColorsScarlet and Grey
   
MascotHawks
Website huntingdonhawks.com

The Huntingdon Hawks football team represents Huntingdon College in the sport of American football. The team plays at Charles Lee Field at Samford Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama. The Huntingdon Hawks compete in Division III of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). [1] They compete in the USA South Athletic Conference and have won three conference championships in 2015, 2016, and 2017. [2] [3] The Hawks are currently coached by Mike Turk, who has served as the team's head football coach since 2004. [4]

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Conference affiliations

Head coaching history

Huntingdon has only had two head coaches in their brief 21-year history. The Hawks first head football coach was Duane Trogdon, who served as in the position for Huntingdon's first season in 2003 leading the team to their only winless season to date with a record of 0–7. [6] In 2004 Huntingdon College hired then-Troy assistant coach and former Troy quarterback Mike Turk as their new head football coach. Turk has served as head coach for 20 years leading the Hawks to a record of 139–60 as of the 2023 season. [7]

Yearly records

SeasonHead coachOverall recordConf. recordConf. standingConferencePlayoffs
2003Duane Trogdon0–7D-III independent
2004 Mike Turk 4–5D-III independent
2005Mike Turk7–2D-III independent
2006Mike Turk6–4D-III independent
2007Mike Turk5–5D-III independent
2008Mike Turk8–26–12nd SLIAC
2009Mike Turk8–3D-III independent NCAA Division III First Round
2010Mike Turk6–4D-III independent
2011Mike Turk7–3D-III independent
2012Mike Turk6–3D-III independent
2013Mike Turk7–35–2T–3rd USA South
2014Mike Turk7–36–2T–2ndUSA South
2015Mike Turk10–27–01stUSA South NCAA Division III First Round
2016Mike Turk9–26–1T–1stUSA South NCAA Division III First Round
2017Mike Turk9–27–01stUSA South NCAA Division III First Round
2018Mike Turk4–54–3T–3rdUSA South
2019Mike Turk8–46–11stUSA South NCAA Division III Second Round
2020Mike Turk3–12–1-USA South
2021Mike Turk8–38–01stUSA South NCAA Division III First Round
2022Mike Turk9–27–01stUSA South NCAA Division III First Round
2023Mike Turk8–26–12ndUSA South

[8]

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division III

The Hawks have appeared in the Division III playoffs six times, with an overall record of 2–6.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2009 First Round Mississippi College L, 35–56
2015 First Round
Second Round		 Hendrix
Mary Hardin-Baylor 		W, 38–27
L, 23–43
2016 First Round Wheaton (IL) L, 10–45
2017 First Round Berry L, 20–34
2019 First Round
Second Round		Berry
Mary Hardin-Baylor		W, 27–24
L, 6–42
2021 First Round Birmingham–Southern L, 14–24
2022 First Round Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 0–54

Rivalries

Birmingham–Southern Panthers

The Wesley Cup is the annually game between the Huntingdon Hawks and the Birmingham–Southern Panthers. Starting in the 2009 season these two teams have played every year for the "Wesley Cup" trophy typically in the month of September. The game is named after John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist church, both, schools are private United Methodist Colleges. Birmingham-Southern leads the series 5–4. [9]

Faulkner Eagles

The Bible Bowl was a game played between Huntingdon and Faulkner. Both colleges are private Christian colleges located in Montgomery, Alabama. The series was played from 2007 through 2011 with Huntingdon winning all five meetings between the two schools to date. The series ended with the 2011 game being the last between the two schools for now. With Huntingdon looking to play more Division III opponents to better position themselves for playoffs. Along with the Faulkner playing football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) a completely separate organization of college athletics than the NCAA. With their conference the Mid-South Conference requiring them to schedule 10 of their potential 10–11 games as conference opponents. Thus reducing the opportunity for the two schools scheduling each other. [10]

Maryville Scots

The Maryville Scots of Maryville, Tennessee and the Huntingdon Hawks have been annual foes since their first meeting in the 2004 season and have only missed one season playing each other, 2006. Huntingdon leads the all-time series versus Maryville 11–3 and won 10 straight from 2008 to 2017.

LaGrange Panthers

Huntingdon and LaGrange have been a fixture on each other's schedules since the 2006 season. Both Schools are private United Methodist colleges. Since 2006, the two schools have met a total of 13 times with Huntingdon dominating the series 10–3 and winning the most recent matchup 42–14 on November 11, 2018. [11] [12]

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