New England Nor'easters football
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7th season, 33–35 (.485)
(capacity: 1,600)
| New England Nor'easters football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 2017 |
| Athletic director | Heather Davis |
| Head coach | Mike Lichten 7th season, 33–35 (.485) |
| Stadium | Blue Storm Stadium (capacity: 1,600) |
| Location | Biddeford, Maine |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | CNE |
| All-time record | 33–35 (.485) |
| Rivalries | Husson[1] |
| Colors | Blue and white[2] |
| Mascot | Nor'easter |
| Website | athletics.une.edu |
The New England Nor'easters football team represents University of New England in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Nor'easters are members of the Conference of New England (CNE), fielding its team in the CNE since 2018.[3] The Nor'easters play their home games at Blue Storm Stadium in Biddeford, Maine.[4]
Their head coach is Mike Lichten, who took over the position for the 2017 season.[5]
In December 2014, school president Danielle Ripich announced that football would be added as a varsity sport for the university for the 2016 or 2017 season.[6] The team would play on the blue-turfed field of Blue Storm Stadium.[7]
On February 4, 2016, New England hired Mike Lichten from Becker.[8][9]
Conference affiliations
- Club team (2017)
- Commonwealth Coast Conference / Conference of New England (2018–present)
List of head coaches
Key
| 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
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Lichten[13] | 2017–present | 68 | 33 | 35 | 0 | 0.485 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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 | ||||||||
| New England Nor'easters[14] | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | Mike Lichten | Club team | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 2018 | NCAA | Division III | CCC | 2 | 7 | 0 | T-5th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |
| 2019 | 2019 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T-6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Mike Lichten | NCAA | Division III | CCC / CNE | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T-3rd | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T-4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2025 | 2025 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
