Coast Guard Bears

Schedule

Overall record: 3-7 - Conference: 3-4
All times Eastern
* Conference; • D-III opponent
9/7 at St. Lawrence • L, 21-17 BX
9/14 at Merchant Marine • L, 27-20 BX P
9/21 vs. Hampden-Sydney • L, 49-7 BX
9/28 vs. Nichols * • W, 37-20 BX
10/5 vs. Western New England * • W, 41-38 BX
10/12 at Curry * • L, 27-24 BX RC
10/19 vs. Maine Maritime * • W, 40-0 BX RC RC
10/26 at Endicott * • L, 33-7 BX RC
11/9 at Salve Regina * • L, 25-14 BX RC P
11/16 vs. MIT * • L, 48-31 BX RC
Overall record: 3-7 - Conference: 3-4
All times Eastern   (* Conference; • In-region)
9/28 vs. Nichols * • W, 37-20 BX
10/5 vs. Western New England * • W, 41-38 BX
10/12 at Curry * • L, 27-24 BX RC
10/19 vs. Maine Maritime * • W, 40-0 BX RC RC
10/26 at Endicott * • L, 33-7 BX RC
11/9 at Salve Regina * • L, 25-14 BX RC P
11/16 vs. MIT * • L, 48-31 BX RC

2013

Schools Conf All
Endicott 7-0 8-3
Salve Regina 6-1 7-4
MIT 4-3 6-3
Curry 4-3 4-5
Western New England 3-4 4-6
Coast Guard 3-4 3-7
Maine Maritime 1-6 1-8
Nichols 0-7 1-8

Previous seasons

loki/standings
Year Overall Conf
2025 0-0, 0-0 NEWMAC
2024 5-5, 3-4 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 4-6, 4-3 NEFC Bogan
2008 3-6, 3-4 NEFC Bogan
2007 8-2, 7-0 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
Enrollment: 963
Location: New London, CT
Colors: Blue, White, Orange
Stadium: Cadet Memorial Stadium (4500)
Surface: Turf
Link to official site

News Releases

September 24, 2025 'This is kind of ridiculous' The offensive output in the Coast Guard-Nichols game on Saturday was surprising to everyone, even the participants. Brian Lester writes about a day where everything worked for the Bears' offense, plus the challenges of attending the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in a D3football.com Feature.
September 20, 2025 Week 3 recap: Points, streaks and rallies Coast Guard and Nichols set the D-III record for most combined points in a game, Benedictine snapped Aurora's 46-game NACC win streak, CMS got a 96-yard TD pass in the final minute to win, Redlands scored 21 in the fourth to win at Whitworth and much more in D-III in Week 3.
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.
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