Belhaven football news

  • Game Preview: Blazers Looking for Bounce Back Week in Home Opener
    September 13, 2024
    JACKSON - The Belhaven Football team returns home to Belhaven Bowl Stadium on Saturday night for a early-season matchup against Trinity (TX). Kickoff for the home opener is set for 6:00 PM.
  • Belhaven announces Nightingale as head coach
    December 31, 2023
    Belhaven is excited to welcome CJ Nightingale as the eighth head football coach in program history after the Blazers' first trip to the Division III playoffs.
  • McCorkle leaves for Northwestern State
    November 28, 2023
    Blaine McCorkle, who led Belhaven through its transition from the NAIA to Division III, to the USA South, and to the D-III playoffs, is taking on the challenge of Northwestern State, which lost its coach and canceled the end of its season after the killing of a player.
  • Blazers Capture USA South Title with Resounding 46-19 Win over Brevard
    November 11, 2023
    JACKSON, Miss. – The 2023 Belhaven Football team etched their name in history on Saturday, taking down Brevard, 46-19, to seize the USA South Athletic Conference title. With the win, the 9-1 Blazers earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs for the first time since the move from the NAIA.
  • Blunt Breaks All-Time Rushing Record in 61-7 Rout of Southern Virginia
    November 04, 2023
    BUENA VISTA, Va. – The Belhaven Football team bounced back in a big way on Saturday, throttling Southern Virginia, 61-7, to tie the highest regular season win total (8) in program history. In the win, running back Kolbe Blunt surpassed Brad Foley as the all-time rushing yards leader with 3,221 yards in his five-year career.
  • Blazers Fall in Overtime at Maryville
    October 28, 2023
    MARYVILLE, Tenn. – The Belhaven Football team dropped their first game of the 2023 season in a 20-7 overtime defeat to Maryville at Lloyd Thornton Stadium on Saturday. The Blazers are now 7-1 (5-1 USAC) with two games left on the schedule.
  • Belhaven Earns 45-10 Homecoming Win over Methodist
    October 21, 2023
    JACKSON, Miss. – It was a successful Homecoming for the Belhaven Football team as the Blazers cruised to a 45-10 win over Methodist on Saturday at the Belhaven Bowl Stadium. With the win, Belhaven improves to 7-0 (5-0 USAC) heading into back-to-back road matchups at Maryville and Southern Virginia.
  • Football Tops LaGrange 42-20 to Improve to 6-0
    October 14, 2023
    LAGRANGE, Ga. - The Belhaven Football team improved to 6-0 (4-0 USAC) as they took care of LaGrange, 42-20, at Callaway Stadium on Saturday. The Blazers scored 35 unanswered in the opening half to cruise to the road win.
  • Belhaven answers the call
    October 12, 2023
    The Blazers of Belhaven have been building a program over the past several years, and this past week, the team and the community answered the call for the team's big win against Huntingdon. Greg Thomas checks in on Huntingdon in Around the Nation.
  • Blazers Improve to 4-0 with 35-14 Win at NC Wesleyan
    September 30, 2023
    ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - The Belhaven Football team continued their winning ways by knocking off North Carolina Wesleyan, 35-14, on Saturday at Vernon T. Bradley Jr. Stadium. With the win, the Blazers are 4-0 for the first time in program history.
  • McCorkle Becomes Program's Wins Leader in Shutout of Greensboro
    September 23, 2023
    JACKSON, Miss. - The Belhaven Football team opened up the 2023 USA South slate with a 34-0 shutout of Greensboro College on Saturday at the Belhaven Bowl Stadium. It was a historic win for the Blazers as Head Coach Blaine McCorkle surpassed Joseph Thrasher as the football program's all-time wins leaders with 25.
  • Belhaven blazing a new trail
    November 02, 2022
    Coming off a program-best 7-3 campaign, the Blazers have continued their momentum while overcoming some obstacles — a conference change, a flood and a hurricane — along the way. Joe Sager has more.
  • Austin College brings football back to ASC
    August 15, 2020
    After four seasons as an affiliate member of the SAA expires at the end of this academic year, Austin College is coming back to an old home: the American Southwest Conference.
  • Delaware O-line coach to take over at Belhaven
    January 10, 2018
    Blaine McCorkle, offensive line coach at traditional Division I FCS contender Delaware, will take over after the Air Raid left town at Belhaven.
  • Mumme resigns from Belhaven
    November 28, 2017
    After four seasons and eight wins as head coach at Belhaven, Air Raid guru Hal Mumme is moving on.
  • ETBU out to prove it's no one-hit wonder
    September 06, 2016
    ETBU linebacker CJ Johnson is expected to play a pivotal role all season for the Tigers, who have high hopes of repeating atop the ASC, but this time come away with a playoff bid.