Nichols Bison football

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Nichols Bison football
First season1932;92 years ago (1932)
Athletic directorJack Hayes
Head coach Vinny Marino
1st season, 3–6 (.333)
StadiumVendetti Field
(capacity: 2,000)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Dudley, Massachusetts
NCAA division Division III
Conference CNE
Past conferencesIndependent (1932–1942, 1947–1971)
ECFC (1992–1997)
All-time record264–354–11 (.428)
Conference titles5 NEFC (1973–1976, 1978)
Division titles1 NEFC Boyd Division (2001)
ColorsBlack and green [1]
   
Mascot Bison
Website nicholsathletics.com

The Nichols Bison football team represents Nichols College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bison are members of the Conference of New England (CNE), fielding its team in the CNE since 1972 when it was named the New England Football Conference (NEFC). The Bison play their home games at Vendetti Field in Dudley, Massachusetts. [2] [3]

Contents

Their head coach is Vinny Marino, who will take over the position for the 2024 season. [4]

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference championships

Nichols claims 5 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2023.

YearConferenceOverall RecordConference RecordCoach
1973 New England Football Conference 8–14–0 Michael Vendetti
19747–1–16–0–1
1975†6–26–2
19768–17–1
1978†6–26–2

† Co-champions

Division championships

Nichols claims 1 division title, which came in 2001.

YearDivisionCoachOverall RecordConference RecordOpponentCG result
2001 NEFC Boyd Bill Carven 6–45–0 Westfield State L 0–12

Postseason games

Bowl games

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

SeasonCoachBowlOpponentResult
2001 Bill Carven ECAC Bowl Western Connecticut L 10–63

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%
1Unknown1932–1942—————
2 Hal Chalmers 1947–195868253850.404
3 Harry Gaffney 1959–19611771000.412
4 Michael Vendetti 1962–19851911038350.552654320.600
5 Jack Charney 1986–199263342810.548202010.500
6 Jim Crowley 1993–19952732400.11121700.105
7 Jim Foster 1996–19982992000.31051200.294
8 Bill Carven [8] 1999–2010115516400.443344100.455
9 Kevin Loney [9] 2011–20132922700.06912000.048
10 Dale Olmsted [10] 2014–202390306000.333124400.214
11 Vinny Marino 2024–present0000–000–

Year-by-year results since 1947

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Nichols Bison
1947 1947 Hal Chalmers NCAA —Independent223——
1948 1948 510——
1949 1949 600——
1950 1950 150——
1951 1951 501——
1952 1952 160——
1953 1953 141——
1954 1954 140——
1955 1955 040——
1956 1956 College Division 150——
1957 1957 030——
1958 1958 240——
1959 1959 Harry Gaffney 330——
1960 1960 240——
1961 1961 230——
1962 1962 Michael Vendetti 330——
1963 1963 060——
1964 1964 421——
1965 1965 610——
1966 1966 330——
1967 1967 250——
1968 1968 440——
1969 1969 070——
1970 1970 340——
1971 1971 431——
1972 1972 NEFC 5214th320——
1973 1973 Division III 8101st400Conference champions—
1974 1974 7111st601Conference champions—
1975 1975 620T–1st620Conference co-champions—
1976 1976 8101st710Conference champions—
1977 1977 540T–5th440——
1978 1978 620T–1st620Conference co-champions—
1979 1979 630T–2nd630——
1980 1980 3518th351——
1981 1981 540T–4th540——
1982 1982 5405th540——
1983 1983 7203rd720——
1984 1984 270T–7th270——
1985 1985 17010th170——
1986 1986 Jack Charney 3607th360——
1987 1987 5403rd (North)320——
1988 1988 6303rd (North)420——
1989 1989 4504th (North)230——
1990 1990 5404th (North)230——
1991 1991 450T–3rd (North)230——
1992 1992 ECFC 711T–2nd411——
1993 1993 Jim Crowley 1807th060——
1994 1994 Division II 2705th240——
1995 1995 0909th070——
1996 1996 Jim Foster 2808th250——
1997 1997 Division III 2704th130——
1998 1998 NEFC 5505th (Blue)240——
1999 1999 Bill Carven 6304th (Blue)330——
2000 2000 730T–2nd (Boyd)420——
2001 2001 6401st (Boyd)500Division champions—
2002 2002 540T–2nd (Boyd)320——
2003 2003 640T–2nd (Boyd)420——
2004 2004 460T–4th (Boyd)330——
2005 2005 0907th (Boyd)060——
2006 2006 540T–3rd (Boyd)430——
2007 2007 540T–3rd (Boyd)430——
2008 2008 2808th (Boyd)070——
2009 2009 460T–4th (Boyd)340——
2010 2010 1907th (Boyd)160——
2011 2011 Kevin Loney 01008th (Boyd)070——
2012 2012 190T–6th (Boyd)160——
2013 2013 1808th070——
2014 2014 Dale Olmsted 1908th070——
2015 2015 1908th070——
2016 2016 6404th430——
2017 2017 CCC Football 2806th050——
2018 2018 5504th330——
2019 2019 640T–3rd430——
No team in 2020 due to COVID-19.
2021 2021 Dale Olmsted NCAA Division III CCC Football 2807th060——
2022 2022 460T–6th150——
2023 2023 370T–5th050——

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. [5]
  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. [6]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Style Guide" . Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Facilities". Nichols College Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nichols College receives gift from DCD Automotive for new video scoreboard". Nichols College. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vinny Marino Named 15th Head Coach Of Nichols Football". Nichols College Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Carven Steps Down After 12 Years at Helm of Football Program". Nichols College Athletics. December 13, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Loney Named Head Football Coach". Nichols College Athletics. January 24, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Millis' Olmsted to take over at Nichols College". ESPN.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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