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Husson Eagles football
First season1932
Athletic directorJohn Sutyak
Head coach Nat Clark
5th season, 23–17 (.575)
StadiumWinkin Sports Complex
(capacity: 3,000)
Year built2001
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Bangor, Maine
NCAA division Division III
Conference CCC
Past conferences ECFC
Independent
All-time record102–95 (.518)
Bowl record0–3 (.000)
Playoff appearances4
Playoff record1–4
Conference titles5
Rivalries New England (ME) [1]
ColorsGreen and Vegas gold [2]
   
Mascot Eagles
Website hussoneagles.com

The Husson Eagles football team represents Husson University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Eagles are members of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), fielding its team in the CCC since 2019. The Eagles play their home games at the Winkin Sports Complex in Bangor, Maine. [3]

Contents

Their head coach is Nat Clark, who took over the position for the 2019 season. [4]

History

Husson originally established their football team in 1932, but would not field a team until 1936. The team played until 1944 before being discontinued due to World War II. [5]

In 2002, Husson announced they would revive the football team and would begin play in 2003. The team's inaugural coach was chosen to be Gabby Price who previously coached Bangor High School.

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
†Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLO%CWCLC%PWPLDCCCNCAwards
1 Gabby Price [11] [12] 2003–2008; 2013–201811772450.6153740.902135
2 Niles Nelson [13] [14] 2009–2010195140.263490.308
3 Sean Murphy [15] 2011–2012202180.1001130.071
4 Nat Clark [16] 2019–present4023170.5161590.632

Year-by-year results

National ChampionsConference ChampionsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead
Coach		AssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossFinishWinLoss
Husson Eagles [17]
2003 2003 Gabby Price NCAA Division III Independent 07–––——
2004 2004 27–––——
2005 2005 44–––——
2006 2006 64–––——
2007 2007 63–––——
2008 2008 73–––L ECAC Northeast Bowl —
2009 2009 Niles Nelson ECFC 45T–4th33——
2010 2010 197th16——
2011 2011 Sean Murphy 0108th07——
2012 2012 28T–7th16——
2013 2013 Gabby Price 55T–4th43——
2014 2014 821st70L NCAA Division III First Round [18] —
2015 2015 73T–1st61L ECAC Chapman Bowl [19] —
2016 2016 921st70L NCAA Division III First Round [20] —
2017 2017 1021st70L NCAA Division III Second Round [21] 25 [22]
2018 2018 831st60L NCAA Division III First Round [23] —
2019 2019 Nat Clark CCC 464th43——
2020 season canceled due to Covid-19
2021 2021 Nat Clark NCAA Division III CCC 734th42——
2022 2022 562nd42L New England Bowl [24] —
2023 2023 73T–2nd32——

Notes

  1. ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. [8]
  2. ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [9]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [10]

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