Mount Ida Mustangs football

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Mount Ida Mustangs football
First season1999
Last season2017
StadiumAlumni Field
Location Newton, Massachusetts
All-time record76–119 (.390)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record0–1
Conference titles1

The Mount Ida Mustangs football program represented Mount Ida College in college football. Milton fielded its first football team in 1999 and its last in 2017 before the school closed in 2018. The Mustangs competed at the NCAA Division III level as an independent from 1999 to 2009 and as a member of the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) from 2009 to 2017. The program has three head coaches: John Papas (1999), Ed Sweeney (2000–2007), and Mike Landers (2008–2017). In 19 seasons of play, Mount Ida compiled an all-time record of 76–119. The Mustangs shared the ECFC title in 2012, the same year they made their only postseason appearance, losing in the first round of the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Pave, Marvin (April 11, 1999). "Mount Ida's Master plan: Join NCAA's Division 3". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 72. Retrieved August 29, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ Pave, Marvin (April 11, 1999). "Mount Ida's athletic plan achieved (continued)". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 73. Retrieved August 29, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ Carino, Jerry (June 25, 2018). "After son's death, couple seeking to protect others". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, New Jersey. p. A1. Retrieved August 29, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ Carino, Jerry (June 25, 2018). "Carino (continued)". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, New Jersey. p. A7. Retrieved August 29, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ Finney, Mike (November 12, 2012). "Mount Ida is Wesley's next foe". The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware. p. 27. Retrieved August 29, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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