Southern Virginia Knights football
Appearance
Southern Virginia Knights football | |
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First season | 2003 |
Athletic director | Jason Lamb |
Head coach | Edwin Mulitalo 2nd season, 7–13 (.350) |
Stadium | Knight Stadium (capacity: 1,000 Record: 1,332) |
Year built | 2017 |
Field surface | Artificial Turf |
Location | Buena Vista, Virginia |
NCAA division | Division III |
Conference | Old Dominion Athletic Conference |
All-time record | 49–122 (.287) |
Colors | Crimson and White |
Outfitter | Nike |
Website | athletics.svu.edu |
- For information on all Southern Virginia University sports, see Southern Virginia Knights
The Southern Virginia Knights football program is a college football team that represents Southern Virginia University in the NCAA Division III. They are a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The team has had 6 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 2003.[1] The current head coach is Edwin Mulitalo who first took the position for the 2018 season.[2]
History
Classifications
Classifications | |
Year | Division |
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2003-2012: | NAIA |
2013–present: | NCAA Division III |
Conference Memberships
Conference Memberships | |
Year | Conference |
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2003–2012: | NAIA Independent |
2013: | NCAA Division III Independent |
2014–2018: | New Jersey Athletic Conference |
2019–2020 | Old Dominion Athletic Conference |
2021– | USA South Athletic Conference |
Notable games
- On August 30, 2008 Southern Virginia played Division I FCS Morehead State and lost 6–49.
- On September 5, 2009 Southern Virginia played Division I FCS Morehead State and lost 10–61.[3]
- On August 30, 2012 Southern Virginia played Division I FCS Morehead State and lost 0–55.[4]
- On October 4, 2014 Southern Virginia played its first New Jersey Athletic Conference game and lost in overtime against Kean University 28–27.[5]
- On November 10, 2018 Southern Virginia played its last game as a member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference against The College of New Jersey and lost 30-33.[6]
Seasons
Year | Head Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Conference Standing | |
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NAIA Independent (2003-2012) | |||||
2003 | Gary Buer | 0–10 | N/A | N/A | |
2004 | Gary Buer | 0–9 | N/A | N/A | |
2005 | Gary Buer | 2–8 | N/A | N/A | |
2006 | Gary Buer | 2–8 | N/A | N/A | |
2007 | Mchael Smith | 6–5 | N/A | N/A | |
2008 | Michael Smith | 3–8 | N/A | N/A | |
2009 | DeLane Fitzgerald | 3–8 | N/A | N/A | |
2010 | DeLane Fitzgerald | 4–7 | N/A | N/A | |
2011 | DeLane Fitzgerald | 4–7 | N/A | N/A | |
2012 | DeLane Fitzgerald | 5–6 | N/A | N/A | |
NCAA Division III Independent (2013) | |||||
2013 | DeLane Fitzgerald | 8–2 | N/A | N/A | |
New Jersey Athletic Conference (2014-2018) | |||||
2014 | Jason Walker | 1–9 | 1–6 | T—7th of 8 | |
2015 | Jason Walker | 0–10 | 0–9 | 10th of 10 | |
2016 | Joe DuPaix | 2–8 | 1–8 | T—9th of 10 | |
2017 | Joe DuPaix | 2–8 | 1–8 | 9th of 10 | |
2018 | Edwin Mulitalo | 3–7 | 2–7 | 8th of 10 | |
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (2019–2020) | |||||
2019 | Edwin Mulitalo | 4–6 | 2–6 | 7th of 9 | |
2020 | Edwin Mulitalo | ||||
Totals | 17 Years 6 Coaches |
49-122 .287 |
7-44 .137 |
2 Conferences |
Coaches
References
- ^ Shaffer, Ian. "Southern Virginia University (All Seasons)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ "Super Bowl Champion Mulitalo Named Head Football Coach at Southern Virginia". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Knights Fall to Morehead State, Show Improvement". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Southern Virginia Drops Season Opener at Morehead State". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ "Football Falls to Kean in Overtime in First NJAC Game". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Southern Virginia Falls Short in Season Finale at Home". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2018.