Coast Guard Bears

Schedule

Overall record: 8-3 - Conference: 7-0
All times Eastern   (* Conference; • D-III opponent)
9/9 at Merchant Marine • L, 21-7
9/16 vs. Plymouth State • W, 35-7
9/23 at Westfield State * • W, 35-21
9/30 vs. Massachusetts Maritime * • W, 41-0
10/7 at Fitchburg State * • W, 31-30
10/14 at Bridgewater State * • W, 21-17
10/21 vs. Worcester State * • W, 17-10
10/28 at Maine Maritime * • W, 3-0
11/4 vs. Framingham State * • W, 42-21
11/11 vs. Curry • L, 34-28
11/18 vs. Bridgewater State L, 41-22

Previous seasons

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Year Overall Conf
2024 0-0, 0-0 NEWMAC
2023 5-5, 3-4 NEWMAC
2022 3-7, 1-5 NEWMAC
2021 2-8, 0-6 NEWMAC
2020 0-1, 0-0 NEWMAC
2019 5-5, 2-5 NEWMAC
2018 7-3, 5-2 NEWMAC
2017 3-7, 1-6 NEWMAC
2016 3-7, 2-5 NEFC
2015 5-5, 4-3 NEFC
2014 3-7, 2-5 NEFC
2013 3-7, 3-4 NEFC
2012 5-4, 5-3 NEFC Bogan
2011 2-7, 2-5 NEFC Bogan
2010 2-7, 1-6 NEFC Bogan
2009 0-0, 0-0 NEFC Bogan
2008 0-0, 0-0 NEFC Bogan
2007 0-0, 0-0 NEFC Bogan
2006 8-3, 7-0 NEFC Bogan
2005 2-7, 0-7 LL
2004 1-8, 0-7 LL
2003 4-5, 3-3 FFC
2002 2-7, 1-5 FFC
2001 2-7, 1-5 FFC
2000 2-8, 0-6 FFC
1999 1-9, 1-5 FFC
1998 1-8, 0-6 FFC

Team Info

Coast Guard

Bears

Coach: Bill George (Ithaca '80)
Conference: NEFC Bogan
Enrollment: 963
Location: New London, CT
Colors: Blue, White, Orange
Stadium: Cadet Memorial Stadium (4500)
Surface: Turf
Link to official site

News Releases

November 18, 2024 Storied rivalry heads to Fenway The Secretaries' Cup, the rivalry between the D-III service academies of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, will become the latest D-III rivalry to take the field in an MLB stadium when it does so in 2025.
June 23, 2021 Maritime to NEWMAC in 2023 The NEWMAC lost Maine Maritime from its conference for football when the school eliminated its football program, but the conference will return to one-fourth seafaring in the fall of 2023 when SUNY-Maritime takes that spot.
November 16, 2020 Honoring the fall's top performers With the fall portion of the 2020-21 Division III football season complete, our honor roll looks back at the top individual performances from October and November in a special edition of the D3football.com Team of the Week.
November 14, 2020 Mariners' big leap seals Cup win Merchant Marine had two 100-yard rushers and added a highlight-level fourth quarter touchdown as the Mariners won the Secretaries Cup for the 16th time in 21 outings, defeating archrival Coast Guard 24-14.
September 22, 2020 Rivals set to meet in 2020 The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are getting in gear for a November meet-up with the Secretaries' Cup on the line.
September 9, 2020 Thursday throwback: Comeback for the Cup On this day in 2016, one of Division III's top rivalries saw a rally on the run, as Merchant Marine scored 17 fourth-quarter points to upend Coast Guard and win the Secretaries' Cup.
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