| Coast Guard Bears football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1922 |
| Athletic director | Dan Rose |
| Head coach | C. C. Grant 5th season, 10–21 (.323) |
| Stadium | Cadet Memorial Field (capacity: 4,500) |
| Year built | 1932 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | New London, Connecticut |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | NEWMAC |
| Past conferences | Independent FFC Liberty League NEFC |
| All-time record | 348–474–19 (.425) |
| Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) |
| Playoff appearances | 2 |
| Playoff record | 0–2 |
| Conference titles | 2 |
| Division titles | 2 |
| Rivalries | Merchant Marine (Secretaries Cup) |
| Colors | Blue and orange[1] |
| Mascot | Bears |
| Website | uscgasports.com |
The Coast Guard Bears football team represents the United States Coast Guard Academyincollege football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bears are members of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC), fielding its team in the NEWMAC since 2017. The Bears play their home games at Cadet Memorial Field in New London, Connecticut.[2]
The team's head coach is C. C. Grant, who took over the position for the 2020 season.
| 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] | ||||
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. V. Marron | 1922–1923 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | W. R. Richards | 1926–1929 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0.315 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Johnny Merriman | 1930–1945 | 121 | 46 | 66 | 9 | 0.417 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Nelson Nitchman | 1946–1958 | 93 | 45 | 43 | 5 | 0.511 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Otto Graham | 1959–1965; 1974–1975 | 77 | 44 | 32 | 1 | 0.578 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| 6 | Frank Kapral | 1966–1967 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Tad Schroeder | 1968–1973 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 0.483 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Bill Hickey | 1976–1979 | 38 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0.276 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Larry Rutledge | 1980–1982 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0.367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Bob Campiglia | 1983–1985 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0.524 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Thomas H. Bell | 1986–1992 | 62 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 0.565 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.143 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Bill Schmitz | 1993–1996 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0.513 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 13 | Chuck Mills | 1997 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.818 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 14 | Bob Estock | 1998 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.111 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Bill George[6] | 1999–2019 | 201 | 75 | 126 | 0 | 0.373 | 54 | 89 | 0 | 0.378 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16 | C. C. Grant[7][8] | 2020–present | 31 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0.323 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0.190 | – | – | – | – | – |
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach |
Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Coast Guard Bears | ||||||||||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | R. V. Marron | NCAA | — | Independent | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1923 | 1923 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| No team from 1924 to 1925 | ||||||||||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | W. R. Richards | NCAA | — | Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | Johnny Merriman | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1942 | 1942 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1943 | 1943 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1944 | 1944 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1945 | 1945 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | Nelson Nitchman | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1947 | 1947 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1949 | 1949 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1951 | 1951 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1952 | 1952 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1955 | 1955 | College Division | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1956 | 1956 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1957 | 1957 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | Otto Graham | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 8 | 1 | 0 | L Tangerine Bowl | — | ||||||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1966 | 1966 | Frank Kapral | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1968 | 1968 | Tad Schroeder | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1971 | 1971 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1974 | 1974 | Otto Graham | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Bill Hickey | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1980 | 1980 | Larry Rutledge | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1983 | 1983 | Bob Campiglia | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | Thomas H. Bell | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1992 | 1992 | FFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1993 | 1993 | Bill Schmitz | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | Chuck Mills | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | |||
| 1998 | 1998 | Bob Estock | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1999 | 1999 | Bill George | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2000 | 2000 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | Liberty League | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2005 | 2005 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | NEFC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 7 | 0 | 0 | L ECAC North Atlantic Bowl | — | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–5th (Bogan) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–7th (Bogan) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th (Bogan) | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd (Bogan) | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | NEWMAC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | C. C. Grant | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | — | — | ||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T-4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
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