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The Husson Eagles football team represents Husson University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Eagles are members of the Conference of New England (CNE), fielding its team in the CNE since 2019. The Eagles play their home games at the Winkin Sports Complex in Bangor, Maine.[3]
| Husson Eagles football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1936[a] |
| Athletic director | John Sutyak |
| Head coach | Nat Clark 5th season, 25–20 (.556) |
| Stadium | Winkin Sports Complex (capacity: 3,000) |
| Year built | 2001 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Bangor, Maine |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | CNE |
| Past conferences | ECFC Independent |
| All-time record | 102–95 (.518) |
| Bowl record | 0–3 (.000) |
| Playoff appearances | 4 |
| Playoff record | 1–4 (.200) |
| Conference titles | 5 |
| Rivalries | New England (ME)[1] |
| Colors | Green and Vegas gold[2] |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Website | hussoneagles.com |
Their head coach is Nat Clark, who took over the position for the 2019 season.[4]
Husson originally established their football team in 1932, but would not field a team until 1936. The team played until 1944 before being discontinued due to World War II.[5]
In 2002, Husson announced they would revive the football team and would begin play in 2003. The team's inaugural coach was chosen to be Gabby Price who previously coached Bangor High School.
- Independent (2003–2008)
- Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (2009–2018)[6]
- Commonwealth Coast Conference / Conference of New England (2019–present)[7]
Conference championships
Husson claims 5 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2018.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Eastern Collegiate Football Conference | 8–2 | 7–0 | Gabby Price |
| 2015† | 7–3 | 6–1 | ||
| 2016 | 9–2 | 7–0 | ||
| 2017 | 10–2 | 7–0 | ||
| 2018 | 8–3 | 6–0 |
† Co-champions
NCAA Division III playoff games
Husson has appeared in the Division III playoffs four times, with an overall record of 1–4.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | First Round | MIT | L, 20–27 |
| 2016 | First Round | Western New England | L, 27–44 |
| 2017 | First Round Second Round |
Springfield Delaware Valley |
W, 23–21 L, 15–37 |
| 2018 | First Round | RPI | L, 14–38 |
Bowl games
Husson has participated in three bowl games, and has a record of 0–3.
| Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Gabby Price | ECAC Bowl | St. John Fisher | L, 7–17 |
| 2015 | ECAC Bowl | Salve Regina | L, 39–42 | |
| 2022 | Nat Clark | New England Bowl | Plymouth State | L, 20–21 |
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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 | O% | CW | CL | C% | PW | PL | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabby Price[11][12] | 2003–2008; 2013–2018 | 117 | 72 | 45 | 0.615 | 37 | 4 | 0.902 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | – |
| 2 | Niles Nelson[13][14] | 2009–2010 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0.263 | 4 | 9 | 0.308 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Sean Murphy[15] | 2011–2012 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0.100 | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Nat Clark[16] | 2019–present | 40 | 23 | 17 | 0.516 | 15 | 9 | 0.632 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Husson Eagles[17] | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2003 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 0 | 7 | – | – | – | — | — | ||
| 2004 | 2004 | 2 | 7 | – | – | – | — | — | ||||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | — | — | ||||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | — | — | ||||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | — | — | ||||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | L ECAC Northeast Bowl | — | ||||||
| 2009 | 2009 | Niles Nelson | ECFC | 4 | 5 | T–4th | 3 | 3 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 9 | 7th | 1 | 6 | — | — | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | Sean Murphy | 0 | 10 | 8th | 0 | 7 | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 2 | 8 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | — | — | ||||||
| 2013 | 2013 | Gabby Price | 5 | 5 | T–4th | 4 | 3 | — | — | |||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 8 | 2 | 1st | 7 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round[18] | — | ||||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 7 | 3 | T–1st | 6 | 1 | L ECAC Chapman Bowl[19] | — | ||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 9 | 2 | 1st | 7 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round[20] | — | ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 10 | 2 | 1st | 7 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round[21] | 25[22] | ||||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 8 | 3 | 1st | 6 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round[23] | — | ||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | Nat Clark | Commonwealth Coast Conference|CCC / CNE | 4 | 6 | 4th | 4 | 3 | — | — | ||||
| 2020 season canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Nat Clark | NCAA | Division III | CCC / CNE | 7 | 3 | 4th | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 6 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | L New England Bowl[24] | — | ||||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 7 | 3 | T–2nd | 3 | 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.
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