North Greenville Trailblazers football

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North Greenville Trailblazers football
Ngu trailblazers wmark.png
First season1994;31 years ago (1994)
Athletic directorJan McDonald
Head coach Nate Garner
1st season, 6–5 (.545)
Stadium Younts Stadium
(capacity: 4,500)
Location Tigerville, South Carolina
NCAA division Division II
Conference Gulf South Conference
All-time record143–181 (.441)
ColorsBlack and red [1]
   
Website nguathletics.com/football

The North Greenville Trailblazers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for North Greenville University located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC). North Greenville's first football team was fielded in 1994. The team plays its home games at the 5,000-seat Younts Stadium in Tigerville, South Carolina. Nate Garner is the head coach for the Trailblazers, a position he had held since 2015.

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History

The Trailblazers started off as an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) team in 1994. They finished their first season 1–8. [2]

In 2003 North Greenville joined the NCAA as a Division II member. Four seasons after joining the NCAA they went 10–2 in 2006 and won the Victory Bowl. [3] They made their first NCAA playoff appearance in 2011 and went on to make the quarterfinals before losing to Delta State. [4]

As of 2023, they have made 2 Division II playoffs (2011 and 2016) and won 3 Victory Bowls (2006, 2010, and 2014). [5]

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Year-by-year results

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2018-19 college football season

Junior college

1988 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 9-1

1989 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 9-0

1990 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 7-2

1991 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 8-0

1992 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 7-3

1993 North Greenville Mounties Football team Transition to 4 year 5-5

College

NCAA Division I champions NCAA Division I FCS champions NCAA Division II champions Conference championsDivision championsBowl eligibleUndefeated season
YearAssociationConferenceOverallConferenceCoachFinal ranking
GamesWinLossTiePct.GamesWinLossTiePct.Standing
1994 NAIA Independent 9180.111N/A Rich Beard -
1995 Mid-South 11560.4550000.000N/A Steve Patton -
1996 10730.7007430.571T–3th-
1997 10280.1116060.0007th Scott Parker -
1998 12840.7007610.857T–1st-
1999 11560.4557520.7143rd Joe Johnson -
2000 100100.0008080.0008th-
2001 NCAA Division II Independent 100100.000N/A-
2002 10460.400 Brian Smith -
2003 11650.545-
2004 10370.300 Mike Taylor -
2005 10280.200-
2006 121020.833-
2007 11560.455-
2008 11290.182-
2009 10280.200 Jamey Chadwell -
2010 10730.700-
2011 141130.78612
2012 11560.455 Carroll McCray -
2013 11560.455 Jeff Farrington -
2014 12750.583-
2015 10730.700-
2016 14950.64317
2017 10460.400-
2018 Gulf South 10460.4007340.4296th-
2019 10370.3008260.2508th-
2021 11560.4547250.4006th-
2022 11380.2737250.400T-6th-
2023 10550.5008440.500T-5th-
2024 11650.5457430.5714th-
Totals3241431810.4417931480.392

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Championships

Conference championships

Individual conference honors

Mid-South Conference

Gulf South Conference

References

  1. ↑ "North Greenville University Brand & Style Guide" . Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ "North Greenville Crusaders College Football Scores and Schedules". college-football-results.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2006 Football Schedule". North Greenville University. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ "North Greenville?s run in NCAA playoffs ends at Delta State". GreerToday.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Victory Bowl History". thenccaa.org. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ "North Greenville Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 22, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "MSC FOOTBALL ARCHIVES" (Press release). Mid-South Conference.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "GSC Announces 2019 Football All-Conference Awards" (Press release). Gulf South Conference. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "GSC Football All-GSC and Awards Announced" (Press release). Gulf South Conference. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Football All-GSC, Major Awards Announced for 2022" (Press release). Gulf South Conference. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 "GSC Announces 2018 Football All-Conference Awards" (Press release). Gulf South Conference. November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
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