| Birmingham–Southern Panthers football | |
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| First season | 1918 |
| Last season | 2023 |
| Athletic director | Kyndall Waters |
| Head coach | Anthony Colucci |
| Stadium | General Krulak Stadium (capacity: 1,600) |
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Conference | Southern Athletic Association |
| All-time record | 169–163–16 (.509) |
| Conference titles | |
| 1 | |
| Colors | Black and gold[1] |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Website | bscsports.net |
TheBirmingham–Southern Panthers football team representedBirmingham–Southern College (BSC) in theNCAA Division III and competed as part of theSouthern Athletic Association. BSC played its home games at the 1,600 seatPanther Stadium, which is located on-campus inBirmingham, Alabama and opened in November 2008. Although only fielding a team since the 2007 season, Birmingham–Southern previously fielded a team from the1918 season that was later disbanded following the1939 season.[2]
Prior to the consolidation of Southern University and Birmingham College, each fielded football squads. Between 1904 and 1917, Birmingham College compiled a 19–32–4 record, and between 1909 and 1916 Southern University compiled a 3–16–11 record.[3] Following the consolidation of the schools as Birmingham–Southern, the program compiled an overall record of 87–80–16 between 1918 and 1939, winningDixie Conference championships in 1932, 1934, and 1937.[3]
During this period, the Panthers played their home games at theMunger Bowl, which was located on-campus and subsequently demolished in the 1960s to make way for campus expansion.[4] Additionally, Howard College, nowSamford University, was BSC's biggest rival with the annual contest being called the Magic City Classic and played inRickwood Field before serving as the opening contest atLegion Field in 1929.[3] Following the 1939 season, football was disbanded with the school citing its overall costs and influence on the school.[3]
On May 26, 2006, the board of trustees announced that Birmingham–Southern would field aDivision III football team to begin competition for the 2007 season.[5] By the following June,Joey Jones was announced as the program's head coach,[6] and on September 6, 2007, BSC played their first football game after a 68-year hiatus, as the Panthers defeated theMississippi College junior varsity 41–13 at Legion Field.[7] After a 3–7 first season, Jones would leave BSC to become the first head coach atSouth Alabama, and in February 2008Eddie Garfinkle was announced as the Panthers' head coach.[8] On October 24, 2016, it was announced that Garfinkle would not return after the 2016 season.
The Panthers made oneappearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 1–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | First Round Second Round | Huntingdon Mary Hardin–Baylor | W, 24–14 L, 7–42 |
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Birmingham–Southern Panthers(Independent)(1918–1920) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Baby Haynes | 1–1 | Independent | ||||||
| 1919 | Charles H. Brown | 4–3 | Independent | ||||||
| 1920 | Charles H. Brown | 6–2 | Independent | ||||||
| Independent: | 11–6 | ||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1921–1931) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Charles H. Brown | 4–4–1 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1922 | Charles H. Brown | 1–6–1 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1923 | Charles H. Brown | 1–5–2 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1924 | Harold Drew | 4–4–1 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1925 | Harold Drew | 7–3–1 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1926 | Harold Drew | 5–3–2 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1927 | Harold Drew | 3–6 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1928 | Jenks Gillem | 3–2–4 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1929 | Jenks Gillem | 4–4 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1930 | Jenks Gillem | 5–4 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1931 | Jenks Gillem | 3–4 | SIAA | ||||||
| SIAA: | 40–45–12 | ||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers(Dixie Conference)(1932–1939) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Jenks Gillem | 5–3 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1933 | Jenks Gillem | 3–3–3 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1934 | Jenks Gillem | 9–0 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1935 | Jenks Gillem | 2–6 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1936 | Jenks Gillem | 4–5 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1937 | Jenks Gillem | 6–2 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1938 | Jenks Gillem | 4–5 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1939 | Jenks Gillem | 3–5–1 | Dixie | ||||||
| Dixie Conference: | 36–29–4 | ||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers(Did not field a team)(1940–2006) | |||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers(Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference)(2007–2011) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Joey Jones | 3–7 | SCAC | ||||||
| 2008 | Eddie Garfinkle | 3–7 | SCAC | ||||||
| 2009 | Eddie Garfinkle | 4–6 | SCAC | ||||||
| 2010 | Eddie Garfinkle | 6–4 | SCAC | ||||||
| 2011 | Eddie Garfinkle | 7–2 | SCAC | ||||||
| SCAC: | 23–26 | ||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers(Southern Athletic Association)(2012–2023) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Eddie Garfinkle | 7–3 | SAA | ||||||
| 2013 | Eddie Garfinkle | 5–4 | SAA | ||||||
| 2014 | Eddie Garfinkle | 3–7 | SAA | ||||||
| 2015 | Eddie Garfinkle | 5–5 | SAA | ||||||
| 2016 | Eddie Garfinkle | 1–9 | SAA | ||||||
| 2017 | Tony Joe White | 3–7 | SAA | ||||||
| 2018 | Tony Joe White | 6–4 | SAA | ||||||
| 2019 | Tony Joe White | 7–3 | SAA | ||||||
| 2020 | Tony Joe White | 2–2 | SAA | ||||||
| 2021 | Tony Joe White | 10–2 | SAA | ||||||
| 2022 | Tony Joe White | 7–3 | SAA | ||||||
| 2023 | Anthony Colucci | 3–7 | SAA | ||||||
| SAA: | 59–56 | ||||||||
| Total: | 169–163–16 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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