Northeastern Huskies football

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Northeastern Huskies football
Northeastern huskies wordmark.png
First season 1933
Last season 2009; 16 years ago
Stadium Parsons Field
(capacity: 7,000)
Field surface Artificial turf
Location Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
All-time record28936617 (.443)
Bowl record01 (.000)
Conference titles1 (2002)
Rivalries Boston University Terriers
UMass Minutemen
ColorsRed and black [1]
   
Mascot Paws

The Northeastern Huskies football program were the intercollegiate American football teams for Northeastern University located in Boston. The team competed in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Northeastern participated in football from 1933 to 2009, compiling an all-time record of 289–366–17. [2] Citing sparse attendance, numerous losing seasons and the expense to renovate Parsons Field (its football stadium in neighboring Brookline) to an acceptable standard, the university Board of Trustees voted on November 20, 2009, to end the football program. According to president Joseph E. Aoun, "Leadership requires that we make these choices. This decision allows us to focus on our existing athletic programs". [3]

Contents

Notable former players

Among the notable players for Northeastern were:

Conference affiliations

According to the 2019 book, The Playing Grounds of College Football, Northeastern's football program held the following conference affiliations: [4]

Note – no teams were fielded in the 1943, 1944, or 1945 seasons due to World War II. [7] [8]

Further reading

References

  1. "Northeastern Athletics Logo Sheet". August 13, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. "Northeastern Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  3. Andrew Ryan, "Northeastern calls an end to football," Boston Globe, November 23, 2009
  4. Pollak, Mark (2019). The Playing Grounds of College Football: A Comprehensive Directory, 1869 to Today. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 281. ISBN   9781476673622.
  5. "Northeastern joins Yankee Conference lineup". The Berkshire Eagle . AP. March 24, 1991. p. 30. Retrieved November 29, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  6. "YanCon to become A-10 in football". The Berkshire Eagle . November 14, 1996. p. 18. Retrieved November 29, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  7. "Northeastern Yearly Results (1940–1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 29, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. "Northeastern Yearly Results (1945–1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 29, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]