Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football

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Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football
First season1973;51 years ago (1973)
Athletic directorMike Kelley
Head coach Jeremy Cameron
19th season, 62–119 (.343)
Stadium Clean Harbors Stadium
(capacity: 2,300)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
NCAA division Division III
Conference MASCAC
Past conferences NEFC
All-time record222–286–3 (.437)
Bowl record0–1 (.000)
Conference titles2
Rivalries Maritime (Chowder Bowl) [1]
Bridgewater State (Cranberry Bowl) [2]
ColorsBlue and yellow [3]
   
MascotBuccaneer
Website mmabucs.com

The Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football team represents Massachusetts Maritime Academy in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Buccaneers are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), fielding its team in the MASCAC since 2013. The Buccaneers play their home games at Clean Harbors Stadium in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. [4]

Contents

Their head coach is Jeremy Cameron, who took over the position for the 2005 season. [5]

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference championships

Massachusetts Maritime claims 2 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 1983.

YearConferenceOverall RecordConference RecordCoach
1977 New England Football Conference 8–17–1 Don Ruggeri
1983†8–28–1

† Co-champions

Bowl games

Massachusetts Maritime has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.

SeasonCoachBowlOpponentResult
1983 Don Ruggeri ECAC Bowl Plymouth L 24–35

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 Don Ruggeri [10] 1973–200025814611210.5661
2 Joe Domingos [11] [12] 2001–20043663000.167
3 Jeremy Cameron 2005–present1615910200.366

Year-by-year results

National ChampionsConference ChampionsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead
Coach		AssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers [13]
1973 1973 Don Ruggeri NCAA Division III NEFC 530–330——
1974 1974 270–260——
1975 1975 260–260——
1976 1976 530–530——
1977 1977 810–710Conference champions [14] —
1978 1978 630–530——
1979 1979 540–540——
1980 1980 630–630——
1981 1981 630–630——
1982 1982 720–720——
1983 1983 820–810Conference champions [15] —
1984 1984 630–630——
1985 1985 440–440——
1986 1986 541–541——
1987 1987 440–440——
1988 1988 540–540——
1989 1989 270–270——
1990 1990 360–360——
1991 1991 630–630——
1992 1992 630–620——
1993 1993 460–350——
1994 1994 460–350——
1995 1995 720–620——
1996 1996 640–530——
1997 1997 370–350——
1998 1998 640–420——
1999 1999 820–520——
2000 2000 540–440——
2001 2001 Joe Domingos 270–240——
2002 2002 180–160——
2003 2003 270–240——
2004 2004 180–150——
2005 2005 Jeremy Cameron 090–060——
2006 2006 360–250——
2007 2007 370–160——
2008 2008 0100–070——
2009 2009 370–250——
2010 2010 550–430——
2011 2011 540–340——
2012 2012 540–430——
2013 2013 MASCAC 550–350——
2014 2014 460–350——
2015 2015 460–350——
2016 2016 460–350——
2017 2017 280–170——
2018 2018 280–170——
2019 2019 640–440——
Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021 2021 Jeremy Cameron NCAA Division III MASCAC 460–350——
2022 2022 370–350——
2023 2023 ——

See also

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. [7]
  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. [8]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [9]

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