Keiser Seahawks football

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Keiser Seahawks football
First season2018
Athletic directorKris Swogger
Head coach Myles Russ
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumKeiser Multi-Purpose Field
(capacity: 9,000)
Year built2017
Field surfaceTurf
Location West Palm Beach, Florida
Conference Sun Conference
Past conferences MSC (2018–2021)
All-time record54–15 (.783)
Playoff appearances5
Playoff record10–4
Claimed national titles1 (2023)
Conference titles2 TSC (2022–2023)
Division titles3 MSC Sun Division (2019–2021)
ColorsNavy and Columbia blue [1]
   
MascotSeahawks
Website kuseahawks.com

The Keiser Seahawks football team represents Keiser University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Seahawks are members of the Sun Conference (TSC), fielding its team in the TSC since 2022. The Seahawks play their home games at Keiser Multi-Purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Contents

Their head coach is Myles Russ, who took over the position in 2024. [2] [3]

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 Doug Socha [7] [8] [9] 2018–20236954150.7833330.9171040.7142 TSC (2022–2023)1 NAIA (2023)
2 Myles Russ [11] 2024–present000–00–——–———

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossFinishWinLoss
Keiser Seahawks
2018 2018 Doug Socha NAIA — MSC 643rd (Sun)42——
2019 2019 911st (Sun)60L NAIA First Round [12] 7
2020–21 2020 911st (Sun)50L NAIA Semifinal [13] 4
2021 2021 931st (Sun)51L NAIA Quarterfinal [14] 11
2022 2022 TSC 941st60L NAIA Championship [15] 12
2023 2023 1221st70W NAIA Championship [16] 3
2024 2024 Myles Russ 00—00

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. [4]
  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. [5]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [6]

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