Fairfield Stags football
College football team
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The Fairfield Stags football program were the intercollegiate American football team for Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The team competed in the NCAA Division I-AA and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1996. Fairfield participated in football from 1996 to 2002, compiling an all-time record of 44–28.[2] The Fairfield football program was discontinued at the conclusion of the 2002 season.
| Fairfield Stags | |
|---|---|
| |
| First season | 1996 |
| Last season | 2002 |
| Location | Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Stadium | Alumni Stadium |
| NCAA division | Division I-AA |
| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Colors | Red[1] |
| All-time record | 44–28–0 (.611) |
| Bowl record | 0–0 (–) |
| National championships | |
| Claimed | 0 |
| Conference championships | |
| 1 (1998) | |
| Division championships | |
| 0 | |
| Website | FairfieldStags.com |
Notable former players
Notable alumni include: Kevin Nealon, Steve Norcini, Alex Warr, “High School” Bob Hoey and David Strada. Ben McAdoo was an assistant coach during the 2002 (final) season.
Year-by-year results
| Conference Champions | Division Champions |
| Year | NCAA Division | Conference | Overall | Coach | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | ||||
| 1996 | I-AA | MAAC | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | Kevin Kiesel |
| 1997 | I-AA | MAAC | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Kevin Kiesel |
| 1998 | I-AA | MAAC | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | Kevin Kiesel |
| 1999 | I-AA | MAAC | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | Kevin Kiesel |
| 2000 | I-AA | MAAC | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | Kevin Kiesel |
| 2001 | I-AA | MAAC | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | Joe Bernard |
| 2002 | I-AA | MAAC | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | Joe Bernard |
| Totals | 72 | 44 | 28 | 0 | .611 | |||
Championships
Conference championships
| Year | Conference | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (Co-Championship) | Kevin Kiesel | 9–2 | 6–1 |
| Total conference championships | 1 | |||