| Kalamazoo Hornets football | |
|---|---|
| | |
| First season | 1892; 133 years ago |
| Athletic director | Becky Hall |
| Head coach | John Krajacic 1st season, 0–0 (–) |
| Stadium | Angell Field (capacity: 2,458) |
| Year built | 1946 |
| Location | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | MIAA |
| All-time record | 439–573–43 (.436) |
| Conference championships | |
| 14 MIAA (1897–1899, 1916, 1919, 1921, 1930, 1934, 1936–1937, 1946–1947, 1962–1963) | |
| Colors | Orange and black [1] |
| Mascot | Hornets |
| Website | hornets.kzoo.edu/football |
The Kalamazoo Hornets football team represents Kalamazoo College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Hornets are members of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), fielding its team in the MIAA since 1892. The Hornets play their home games at Angell Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan. [2]
The team's head coach is Jamie Zorbo, who took over the position for the 2008 season. [3]
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Kalamazoo Hornets | ||||||||||||||
| 1892 | 1892 | No coach | — | — | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1893 | 1893 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1894 | 1894 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1895 | 1895 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1896 | 1896 | MIAA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1897 | 1897 | Charles Hall | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | |||
| 1898 | 1898 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1899 | 1899 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1900 | 1900 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1901 | 1901 | Maurice Waterbury | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1902 | 1902 | LeRoy Hornbeck | 3 | 5 | 1 | T–5th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1903 | 1903 | Joseph Rowe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1904 | 1904 | Wesley Clapp | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1905 | 1905 | Rufus Gilbert | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1906 | 1906 | Maurice Post | IAAUS | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5th | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | 1907 | Rufus Gilbert | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1908 | 1908 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1909 | 1909 | Van Ward | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1910 | 1910 | Ivan Doseff | NCAA | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | 1911 | E. J. Mather | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1912 | 1912 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T–4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1913 | 1913 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1914 | 1914 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1915 | 1915 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1916 | 1916 | Ralph H. Young | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | |||
| 1917 | 1917 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1918 | 1918 | Paul Staake | 1 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1919 | 1919 | Ralph H. Young | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | |||
| 1920 | 1920 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1921 | 1921 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1922 | 1922 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3rd | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1923 | 1923 | Maynard Street | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1924 | 1924 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1925 | 1925 | Chester S. Barnard | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1926 | 1926 | 3 | 4 | 1 | T–2nd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 3 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6th | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1930 | 1930 | 5 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 3 | 2 | 2 | T–2nd | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 3 | 3 | 1 | T–1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 1 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 3 | 4 | 1 | T–3rd | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1942 | 1942 | Bob Nulf | 4 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| No team from 1943 to 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | Bob Nulf | NCAA | — | MIAA | 6 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — |
| 1947 | 1947 | 4 | 1 | 3 | T–1st | 3 | 0 | 2 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1949 | 1949 | Lloyd Grow | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1950 | 1950 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1951 | 1951 | 2 | 6 | 0 | T–4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1952 | 1952 | 3 | 4 | 1 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1953 | 1953 | Rolla Anderson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1954 | 1954 | 6 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1955 | 1955 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1956 | 1956 | College Division | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1957 | 1957 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5th | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 2 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 6 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 5 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1966 | 1966 | 3 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | Ed Baker | 2 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1968 | 1968 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5th | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 4 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 3 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 5 | 2 | 1 | T–3rd | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | Bob Kent | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1985 | 1985 | Jim Heath | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | Ed Baker | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6th | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 7 | 1 | T–5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | Dave Warmack | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5th | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | Tim Rogers | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1999 | 1999 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | Van Nickert | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2005 | 2005 | Terrance Brooks | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2006 | 2006 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | Jamie Zorbo | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2009 | 2009 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2025 | 2025 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||