Keystone Giants football

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Keystone Giants football
First season1936
Athletic directorLori Hendricks
Head coach Justin Higgins
3rd season, 3–17 (.150)
FieldTurf Field Complex
Year built2014 [1]
Field surface FieldTurf
Location La Plume, Pennsylvania
NCAA division Division III
Conference Landmark
Past conferences ECFC
All-time record2447 (.338)
ColorsBlue and orange [2]
   
MascotGiant
Website gokcgiants.com

The Keystone Giants football team represents Keystone College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Giants are members of the Landmark Conference, fielding its team in the conference since 2023. The Giants play their home games at the Turf Field Complex in La Plume, Pennsylvania.

Contents

Their head coach is Justin Higgins, who took over the position in 2019.

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)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTDCCCNCAwards
1 Sam Lee 1936, 1942–19432051100.313
2 George Azar Jr. 1937–194131121720.419
3 S. William Dowey 1944–194541300.250
4 Bob Lamoreaux / John Franklin 1947–1948136610.500
5 Justin Higgins 2019–present1331700.150

Year-by-year results

National ChampionsConference ChampionsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead
Coach
AssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Keystone Giants [6]
1936 1936 Sam Lee NCAA 240
1937 1937 George Azar Jr. 150
1938 1938 411
1939 1939 430
1940 1940 240
1941 1941 141
1942 1942 Sam Lee060
1943 1943 310
1944 1944 S. William Dowey 020
1945 1945 110
No team in 1946
1947 1947 Bob Lamoreaux / John Franklin NCAA 331
1948 1948 330
No team from 1949–2018
2019 2019 Justin Higgins National Club Football Association 340
Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021 2021 Justin Higgins NCAA Division III ECFC 01007th060
2022 20223705th330
2023 2023

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. [3]
  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. [4]
  4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [5]

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References

  1. "Turf Field Athletic Complex". gokcgiants.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. "Visual Identity Color Palette" (PDF). Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  3. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  4. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  5. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  6. "Football Record Book Keystone College Football Record Books". gokcgiants.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.