| 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/football |
TheHusson Eagles football team representsHusson University incollege football at theNCAA Division III level. The Eagles are members of theConference of New England (CNE), fielding its team in the CNE since 2019. The Eagles play their home games at the Winkin Sports Complex inBangor, Maine.[3]
Their head coach isNat 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 toWorld 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 beGabby Price who previously coachedBangor High School.
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
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 |
Husson has participated in threebowl 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 |
| 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 theCollege Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overallwinning percentage[A 4] | ||||
| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | – | – | – | LECAC 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 | LNCAA Division III First Round[18] | — | ||||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 7 | 3 | T–1st | 6 | 1 | LECAC Chapman Bowl[19] | — | ||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 9 | 2 | 1st | 7 | 0 | LNCAA Division III First Round[20] | — | ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 10 | 2 | 1st | 7 | 0 | LNCAA Division III Second Round[21] | 25[22] | ||||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 8 | 3 | 1st | 6 | 0 | LNCAA Division III First Round[23] | — | ||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | Nat Clark | Commonwealth Coast Conference|CCC / CNE | 4 | 6 | 4th | 4 | 3 | — | — | ||||
| 2020 season canceled due toCovid-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Nat Clark | NCAA | Division III | CCC / CNE | 7 | 3 | 4th | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 6 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | LNew England Bowl[24] | — | ||||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 7 | 3 | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||
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