New Haven Chargers football

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New Haven Chargers
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2025 New Haven Chargers football team
First season1973 (1973) [1]
Athletic directorDevin Crosby
Head coach Mark Powell
1st season, 0–0–0 (–)
Stadium Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
Year built2009
Location West Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
NCAA division Division I
Conference NEC (from July 1, 2025)
Conference titles8
ColorsNavy and Gold
   
Website Official website

The New Haven Chargers football program represents the intercollegiate football team for the University of New Haven. The Chargers previously competed in NCAA Division II as members of the Northeast-10 Conference but upgraded to the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) on July 1, 2025 when they joined the Northeast Conference.

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The Chargers are coached by Mark Powell, whose first season will be in 2025.

UNH home games are played on campus at the Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium, which opened in 2009 and seats 5,000 spectators.

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Championships

Conference

SeasonCoachConferenceOverall record
2010 Pete Rossomando 6–28–2
2011 8–011–2
2012 8–010–1
2019 Chris Pincince 6–27–3
2021 8–010–2
20226–18–3
2023 6–18–3
2024 7–18–3

Future opponents

Announced schedules as of June 14, 2025 [2]

20252026
at Marist (8/29)at South Dakota State (TBA)
at Mercyhurst (9/6)
at Albany (9/13)
Saginaw Valley State (9/20)
at Duquesne (9/27)
Pace (10/4)
Western Connecticut (10/11)
at LIU (10/25)
at Sacred Heart (11/1)
Merrimack (11/8)

References

  1. "YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS" (PDF). newhavenchargers.com. UNH athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. "Future New Haven Football Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 14, 2025.