Wheeling Cardinals football

Wheeling Cardinals football
First season	2019;5 years ago (2019)
Athletic director	Carrie Hanna
Head coach	Zac Bruney 5th season, 20–27 (.426)
Stadium	Bishop Schmitt Field (capacity: 3,000)
Year built	2014
Location	Wheeling, West Virginia
NCAA division	Division II
Conference	MEC
All-time record	20–27 (.426)
Colors	Cardinal and black [1]
Mascot	Cardinal
Website	wucardinals.com

The Wheeling Cardinals football team represents Wheeling University in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Cardinals are members of the Mountain East Conference (MEC), fielding its team in the MEC since 2019. The Cardinals play their home games at Bishop Schmitt Field in Wheeling, West Virginia. ^[2]

Their head coach is Zac Bruney, who took over the position for the team's inaugural 2019 season. ^[3]

Conference affiliations

• Mountain East Conference (2019–present)

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list

General		Overall		Conference		Postseason [A 1]
No.	Order of coaches [A 2]	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall 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.	Name	Season(s)	GC	OW	OL	O%	CW	CL	C%	PW	PL	PT	DC	CC	NC	Awards
1	Zac Bruney [7]	2019–present	47	20	27	0.426	18	25	0.419	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Year-by-year results

National champions

Conference champions

Bowl game berth

Playoff berth

Season	Year	Head coach	Association	Division	Conference	Record					Postseason	Final ranking
						Overall		Conference
						Win	Loss	Finish	Win	Loss
Wheeling Cardinals
2018	2018	Zac Bruney	Club			5	0
2019	2019		NCAA	Division II	MEC	1	10	T–9th	1	9	—	—
2020–21	2019					2	2	T–3rd (North)	2	2	—	—
2021	2021					5	6	T–6th	5	5	—	—
2022	2022					7	4	T–4th	6	4	—	—
2023	2023					5	5	T–7th	4	5	—	—
2024	2024										—	—

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

References

1. "WU Cardinals" . Retrieved April 23, 2024.
2. "Bishop Schmitt Field". Wheeling University Athletics. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
3. Popovich, Mike. "Bruney returns home to tackle biggest challenge". Canton Repository. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Wharton, Jim; Farrar, Aaron (July 17, 2017). "Bruney named Wheeling Jesuit's first football coach". wtap.com. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

External links

• Official website