Husson Eagles football

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; 89 years ago (1936)[a]
Athletic director	John Sutyak
Head coach	Nat Clark 6th season, 29–23 (.558)
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]

History

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.

Conference affiliations

• Independent (2003–2008)
• Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (2009–2018)^[6]
• Commonwealth Coast Conference / Conference of New England (2019–present)^[7]

Championships

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

Postseason games

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

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	DC	CC	NC	Awards
1	Gabby Price[8][9]	2003–2008; 2013–2018	117	72	45	0.615	37	4	0.902	1	3	–	5	–	–
2	Niles Nelson[10][11]	2009–2010	19	5	14	0.263	4	9	0.308	–	–	–	–	–	–
3	Sean Murphy[12]	2011–2012	20	2	18	0.100	1	13	0.071	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	Nat Clark[13]	2019–present	40	23	17	0.516	15	9	0.632	–	–	–	–	–	–

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
Husson Eagles[14]
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[15]	—
2015	2015					7	3	T–1st	6	1	L ECAC Chapman Bowl[16]	—
2016	2016					9	2	1st	7	0	L NCAA Division III First Round[17]	—
2017	2017					10	2	1st	7	0	L NCAA Division III Second Round[18]	25[19]
2018	2018					8	3	1st	6	0	L NCAA Division III First Round[20]	—
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[21]	—
2023	2023					7	3	T–2nd	3	2	—	—

Notes

1. The program was discontinued in 1944. Then it was relaunched in 2003; 22 years ago (2003).

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.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000019-QINU`"'
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.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001C-QINU`"'
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001E-QINU`"'