Nelson Lions football

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Nelson Lions football
First season1996
Athletic directorJesse Godding
Head coach Jared Hudgins
1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium Lumpkins Stadium
(capacity: 9,500)
Year built1972
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Waxahachie, Texas
Conference SAC
Past conferences NCCAA independent (1996–1997)
NAIA independent (1998–1999, 2005–2007, 2012)
CSFL (2000–2004, 2008–2017)
All-time record97–173–2 (.360)
MascotJudah the Lion
Website sagulions.com

The Nelson Lions football team represents Nelson University (formerly Southwestern Assemblies of God University) in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Lions are members of the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC), fielding its team in the GPAC since 2013. The Lions play their home games at Lumpkins Stadium in Waxahachie, Texas. [1]

Contents

Their head coach is Jared Hudgins, who took over the position for the 2024 season.

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 and conference records
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%
1 John Allen 1996–1997132920.231———–
2 Tommy Sugg 1998102800.200———–
3 Paul Burgard 1999101900.100———–
4 Tim Truman 2000–20012031700.1501800.111
5 Jesse Godding 2002–2014137439400.314122400.333
6 Frank Tristan [5] 2015–201732201200.62513700.650
7 Ryan Smith [6] [7] 2018–202137181900.486131900.406
8 Greg Ellis [8] 2022–present138500.6156400.600

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Nelson Lions
1996 1996 John Allen NCCAA —Independent131——
1997 1997 160——
1998 1998 Tommy Sugg NAIA Independent 280——
1999 1999 Paul Burgard 190——
2000 2000 Tim Truman CSFL 2806th050——
2001 2001 1904th130——
2002 2002 Jesse Godding 090N/A——
2003 2003 280T–5th140——
2004 2004 11007th060——
2005 2005 Independent 280——
2006 2006 280——
2007 2007 190——
2008 2008 450——
2009 2009 CSFL 3704th230——
2010 2010 2807th050——
2011 2011 4605th140——
2012 2012 Independent 460——
2013 2013 CSFL 6402nd410——
2014 2014 4602nd410——
2015 2015 Frank Tristan 8303rd420Won 2015 Victory Bowl —
2016 2016 460T–4th240——
2017 2017 8302nd710Lost 2017 Victory Bowl 19
2018 2018 Ryan Smith SAC 5505th440——
2019 2019 0809th0100——
2020 2019 4303rd320——
2021 2021 930T–4th630Won 2021 Victory Bowl —
2022 2022 Greg Ellis 730T–4th630Lost 2022 Victory Bowl —
2023 2023 4606th450——
Nelson Lions
2024 2024 Jared Hudgins NAIA — SAC 000000——

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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. [2]
  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. [3]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [4]

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Nelson University, formerly Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU), is a private Christian university in Waxahachie, Texas. Nelson is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and endorsed by the Assemblies of God USA. The university offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in a variety of liberal arts programs, as well as programs in Bible and church ministries.

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References

  1. ↑ "Football opener moves to Midlothian". SAGU. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  4. ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  5. ↑ "SAGU Football Coach Frank Tristan Announces Resignation". SAGU. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ryan Smith Announced as New SAGU Head Football Coach". SAGU. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "SAGU Head Football Coach Announces Resignation". Southwestern Assemblies of God University. May 24, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ellis Has Been Hired as Southwestern Assemblies of God Coach". soonerathletic.org. June 20, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Southwestern Assemblies Historical Data". July 2, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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