St. Thomas Bobcats football

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St. Thomas Bobcats football
STU Logo Letters.png
First season2019
Athletic director Bill Rychel
Head coach Bill Rychel
5th season, 35–17 (.673)
StadiumAutoNation Field
(capacity: 1,600)
Year built2021
Field surfaceTurf
Location Miami Gardens, Florida
Conference Sun Conference
Past conferences MSC (2019–2021)
All-time record35–20 (.636)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record1–1
ColorsBlue and burgundy [1]
   
Mascot Bobcat
Website stubobcats.com/football

The St. Thomas Bobcats football team represents St. Thomas University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Bobcats are members of the Sun Conference (TSC), fielding its team in the TSC since 2022. The Bobcats play their home games at AutoNation Field in Miami Gardens, Florida. [2]

Contents

Their head coach is Bill Rychel, who took over the position for the team's inaugural season in 2019. [3]

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, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLO%CWCLC%PWPLDCCCNCAwards
1 Bill Rychel [9] 2019–present5535200.63620100.667110.500———

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssoc.DivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossFinishWinLoss
2019 2019 Bill Rychel NAIA — MSC 46T–4th (Sun)24——
2020–21 2020 463rd (Sun)32——
2021 2021 92T–3rd (Sun)42——
2022 2022 TSC 922nd51—15
2023 2023 942nd61L NAIA Second Round 15

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. [6]
  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. [7]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "St. Thomas University Branding Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Facilities". St. Thomas University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ "BILL RYCHEL ANNOUNCED AS FIRST FOOTBALL COACH IN STU HISTORY". St. Thomas University Athletics. October 15, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ "St. Thomas to Launch Football in 2019; Joins MSC Sun Division". August 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Football Returns to the Sun Conference in 2022". St. Thomas University Athletics. December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Ramsey, Lynn (September 30, 2019). "St. Thomas U. football: 'the community's team'". www.miamiarch.org. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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