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]
| New England Nor'easters football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 2017 |
| Athletic director | Heather Davis |
| Head coach | Mike Lichten 6th season, 22–30 (.423) |
| Stadium | Blue Storm Stadium (capacity: 1,600) |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Biddeford, Maine |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | CNE |
| All-time record | 21–27 (.438) |
| Rivalries | Husson[1] |
| Colors | Blue and white[2] |
| Mascot | Nor'easter |
| Website | athletics.une.edu |
Their head coach is Mike Lichten, who took over the position for the 2017 season.[5]
History
editIn 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
edit- Club team (2017)
- Commonwealth Coast Conference / Conference of New England (2018–present)
List of head coaches
editKey
edit| 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
edit| 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 | 48 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 0.438 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Year-by-year results
edit| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[10]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[11]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[12]
References
edit- ^ "UNE, Husson Football to play the First Annual 'Lobster Trap Game' on Saturday". October 23, 2021.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Institutional Brand Identity" (PDF). Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "Commonwealth Coast Conference".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ McDONALD, P. A. T. (October 9, 2018). "UNE makes history: Last-second field goal gives Nor'easters first-ever win". Press Herald. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Writer, Mike LoweStaff (February 4, 2016). "UNE hires Mike Lichten as first football coach". Press Herald. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Writer, Mike LoweStaff (December 4, 2014). "Is UNE ready for football with a team of its own?". Press Herald. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "UNE to add varsity football and women's rugby". University of New England Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Lichten named UNE's first coach". February 4, 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Contributor, Opinion (February 4, 2016). "First UNE head football coach 'cannot wait to get started'". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "UNE Athletics announces first head football coach". newscentermaine.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Football Records & Archives". Retrieved March 17, 2023.