Nichols Bison football

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Nichols Bison football
First season1932
Athletic directorJack Hayes
Head coach Vinny Marino
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumVendetti Field
(capacity: 2,000)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Dudley, Massachusetts
NCAA division Division III
Conference CCC Football
Past conferencesIndependent (1932–1942, 1947–1971)
ECFC (1992–1997)
All-time record26435411 (.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 Commonwealth Coast football (CCC Football), fielding its team in the CCC Football 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

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–present0000000

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

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  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 from the original on August 22, 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 November 24, 2009. 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 October 22, 2009. 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.