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The Anna Maria Amcats football team represents Anna Maria College in college football at the NCAA Division III level.[2][3] The Amcats are members of the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC), fielding its team in the ECFC since 2010.[4] The Amcats play their home games at Caparso Field in Paxton, Massachusetts.[5]
| Anna Maria Amcats football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 2009 |
| Athletic director | Joseph Brady |
| Head coach | Steve Croce 3rd season, 12–11 (.522) |
| Stadium | Caparso Field (capacity: 1,000) |
| Year built | 2019 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Paxton, Massachusetts |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | ECFC |
| Past conferences | Independent (2009) |
| All-time record | 29–109 (.210) |
| Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) |
| Playoff appearances | 1 |
| Playoff record | 0–1 |
| Conference titles | 2 (2021, 2023) |
| Colors | Cardinal and white[1] |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Website | goamcats.com |
Their head coach is Steve Croce, who took over the position for the 2022 season.[6]
- Division III Independent (2009)
- Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (2010–2024)
- Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2025–future)[7]
Conference championships
Anna Maria claims 2 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2023.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021† | Eastern Collegiate Football Conference | 7–3 | 5–1 | Dan Mulrooney |
| 2023† | 5–5 | 3–1 | Steve Croce |
† Co-champions
NCAA Division III playoff games
Anna Maria has appeared in the Division III playoffs one time, with an overall record of 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | First Round | Delaware Valley | L, 10–62 |
Bowl games
Anna Maria has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.
| Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Steve Croce | New England Bowl | Salve Regina | L 34–37 |
Key
| 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
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Klaiman[11] | 2009–2011 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0.065 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Vince Sinagra[12] | 2012–2016 | 50 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0.120 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0.114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dan Mulrooney[13] | 2017–2021 | 37 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0.275 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0.375 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Steve Croce[14] | 2022–present | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0.526 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Anna Maria Amcats | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2009 | Marc Klaiman | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 2010 | ECFC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | Vince Sinagra | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2013 | 2013 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | Dan Mulrooney | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–5th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Dan Mulrooney | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | L Division III First Round[15] | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | Steve Croce | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T-1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
- 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.
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