Merrimack Warriors football

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Merrimack Warriors football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2025 Merrimack Warriors football team
Merrimack Warriors.svg
First season1996;29 years ago (1996)
Athletic directorJeremy Gibson [1]
Head coach Mike Gennetti
1st season, 5–6 (.455)
Stadium Duane Stadium
(capacity: 4,000)
Field surfaceSynthetic turf
Location North Andover, Massachusetts
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Independent
All-time record151–139 (.521)
Conference titles2 NE10 (2006, 2009)
ColorsBlue and gold [2]
   
OutfitterUnder Armour
Website MerrimackAthletics.com

The Merrimack Warriors football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Merrimack College located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and plays as an FCS Independent. Merrimack's first football team was fielded in 1996. The team plays its home games at the 4,000 seat Duane Stadium in North Andover, Massachusetts. The Warriors are led by Mike Gennetti.

Contents

History

A game between Merrimack and Air Force in 2024 Merrimack at Air Force (cropped).jpg
A game between Merrimack and Air Force in 2024

Wins vs Ranked FCS Opponents

Classifications

Conference memberships

Head Coaches [3]

TenureCoachYearsRecord
1996-2002 Tom Caito 734-33
2003-2007 Jim Murphy 530-21
2008-2012 John Perry 529-21
2013-2023 Dan Curran 1153-58
2024–present Mike Gennetti 15-6

Championships

Player & Coaches Awards

Player Awards

George H. “Bulger” Lowe Award

NEC offensive player of the year

FCS All-Americans

D2 All Americans [10]

NE10 Most Valuable player

NE10 Offensive player of the year [11]

NE10 Defensive player of the year

NE10 Freshman/Rookie of the year

NE10 Defsinve Lineman of the year

Coach Awards

NE10 Coach of the year

Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Assistant Coach of the Year

Division II Playoffs results

Merrimack has made one appearance in the NCAA Division II football playoffs; their record is 1–1. [13]

YearRoundOpponentResult
2006 First Round
Second Round		 Southern Connecticut
Shepherd 		W, 28–26
L, 7–31
Playoff Record1–1

Future opponents

Announced schedules as of February 20, 2025 [14]

20252026
@ Kent State (8/30)@ Maine
@ Kennesaw State (9/13)@ Delaware
Central Connecticut (9/20)
@ Stony Brook (9/27)
Robert Morris (10/4)
Maine (10/11)
@ Colgate (11/1)
Fordham (11/22)
@ Sacred Heart TBA

References

  1. ↑ "Jeremy Gibson - Director of Athletics - Staff Directory". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Merrimack College Brand Guidelines" . Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ Merrimack football season archives https://merrimackathletics.com/sports/2017/7/27/archives-football.aspx
  4. ↑ https://gridclubboston.com/2024/11/28/the-gridiron-club-of-greater-boston-announces-2024-college-football-awards/
  5. ↑ https://northeastconference.org/news/2023/11/2/FB_AllNEC_Release_23.aspx
  6. ↑ https://merrimackathletics.com/news/2021/12/14/footballs-carter-caps-sensational-season-with-freshman-all-american-honor.aspx
  7. ↑ https://herosports.com/fcs-football-2022-sophomore-all-american-bzbz/
  8. ↑ https://northeastconference.org/news/2024/1/3/football-merrimacks-donovan-wadley-snags-walter-camp-fcs-all-america-honors.aspx
  9. ↑ https://waltercamp.org/2024-walter-camp-football-championship-subdivision-all-america-team/
  10. ↑ https://merrimackathletics.com/sports/2017/7/12/All-Americans
  11. ↑ NE10 football history page https://northeast10.org/documents/2024/6/21/Football_Record_Book_-2023-24-_2.0.pdf
  12. ↑ https://merrimackathletics.com/news/2022/11/22/football-genetti-named-assistant-coach-of-the-year-by-gridiron-club-of-greater-boston.aspx
  13. ↑ "2006 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Future Merrimack Football Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 20, 2025.


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