Wesleyan Cardinals football
Football team of Wesleyan University
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The Wesleyan Cardinals football team represents Wesleyan University in the sport of American football. It is a member of the Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) and competes against traditional Little Three rivals Amherst and Williams.
10th season, 56–23 (.709)
| Wesleyan Cardinals football | |
|---|---|
| |
| First season | 1875; 151 years ago |
| Athletic director | Mike Whalen |
| Head coach | Dan DiCenzo 10th season, 56–23 (.709) |
| Location | Middletown, Connecticut |
| Stadium | Andrus Field |
| Conference | NESCAC |
| Colors | Cardinal and black[1] |
| Conference championships | |
| 8 | |
| Mascot | Cardinals |
| Website | wesleyan.edu/football |
Wesleyan is one of the 39 founding members of the NCAA.[2] The Cardinals’ home field, Andrus Field, is the oldest continuously used American football field in the world.[3][4] Andrus Field is also the oldest continuously used baseball field in the world as the Wesleyan baseball team also uses Andrus Field.[5]
NESCAC championships
2013*, 2024, 2025*
*Shared championship
Little Three titles
1913, 1918, 1927, 1933, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1955, 1966, 1969, 1970, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Notable players
- Bill Belichick: former head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL)[6]
- Eric Mangini: former head coach of the NFL's New York Jets and Cleveland Browns and NFL analyst for ESPN and Fox Sports 1[6]
- Jeff Wilner: first Wesleyan graduate to play for an NFL team; played tight end for the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos from 1994 to 1996[6]
- Field Yates: analyst on ESPN and former member of the coaching staff of the Kansas City Chiefs
