Coast Guard Bears football
College football team
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The Coast Guard Bears football team represents the United States Coast Guard Academy in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bears are members of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC), fielding its team in the NEWMAC since 2017. The Bears play their home games at Cadet Memorial Field in New London, Connecticut.
First season1922
Athletic directorDan Rose
Head coachC. C. Grant
6th season, 15–26 (.366)
6th season, 15–26 (.366)
LocationNew London, Connecticut
| Coast Guard Bears football | |
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| First season | 1922 |
| Athletic director | Dan Rose |
| Head coach | C. C. Grant 6th season, 15–26 (.366) |
| Location | New London, Connecticut |
| Stadium | Cadet Memorial Field (capacity: 4,500) |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | NEWMAC |
| Colors | Blue and orange[1] |
| All-time record | 358–475–19 (.431) |
| Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) |
| Conference championships | |
| 2 | |
| Division championships | |
| 2 | |
| Rivalries | Merchant Marine (Secretaries Cup) |
| Mascot | Bears |
| Website | coastguardathletics.com/football |
The team's head coach is C. C. Grant, who took over the position for the 2020 season.
Conference affiliations
- Independent (1922–1923, 1926–1991)
- Freedom Football Conference (1992–2003)
- Liberty League (2004–2005)
- New England Football Conference (2006–2016)
- New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (2017–present)
Head coaches
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 | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Coast Guard Bears | ||||||||||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | Raymond V. Marron | NCAA | — | Independent | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1923 | 1923 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| No team from 1924 to 1925 | ||||||||||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | Walter R. Richards | NCAA | — | Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1929 | 1929 | Johnny Merriman | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1942 | 1942 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1943 | 1943 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1944 | 1944 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1945 | 1945 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | Nelson Nitchman | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1947 | 1947 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1949 | 1949 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1951 | 1951 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1952 | 1952 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1955 | 1955 | College Division | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1956 | 1956 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1957 | 1957 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | Otto Graham | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 8 | 1 | 0 | L Tangerine Bowl | — | ||||||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1966 | 1966 | Frank Kapral | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1968 | 1968 | Tad Schroeder | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1971 | 1971 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1974 | 1974 | Otto Graham | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Bill Hickey | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1980 | 1980 | Larry Rutledge | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1983 | 1983 | Bob Campiglia | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | Thomas H. Bell | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1992 | 1992 | FFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1993 | 1993 | Bill Schmitz | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | Chuck Mills | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | |||
| 1998 | 1998 | Bob Estock | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1999 | 1999 | Bill George | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2000 | 2000 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | Liberty League | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2005 | 2005 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | NEFC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 7 | 0 | 0 | L ECAC North Atlantic Bowl | — | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–5th (Bogan) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–7th (Bogan) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th (Bogan) | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd (Bogan) | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | NEWMAC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | C. C. Grant | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | — | — | ||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2025 | 2025 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T-2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
