Maine Maritime Mariners football

The Maine Maritime Mariners football team represents Maine Maritime Academy in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Mariners will be members of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), they will field its in the CCC starting in 2025.[2][3] The Mariners play their home games at Ritchie Field in Castine, Maine.[4]

Maine Maritime Mariners football
First season1946
Athletic directorSteve Peed
Head coachCalvin Powell
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumRitchie Field
(capacity: 1,500)
Year built1940s
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationCastine, Maine
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceIndependent
CCC (starting in 2025)
Past conferencesIndependent (1946–1964)
NEWMAC (2017–2019)
All-time record294–327–9 (.474)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record0–1
Conference titles5 NEFC (1972, 1980, 1993–1994, 2009)
Division titles1 NEFC Red Division (1998)
3 NEFC Bogan Division (2008–2010)
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
MascotMariners
Websitemarinersports.org

Their head coach is Calvin Powell, who will take over the position for the 2024 season.[5]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason[A 1]
No.Order of coaches[A 2]GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties[A 3]C%Conference winning percentage
Elected to the College Football Hall of FameO%Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%
1John Hoctor1946–195681483030.611
2Tom Morse1957–1958111910.136
3Dave Wiggins1959–196445331110.744
4Jim McCormick1965–19672214800.636
5Bill Mottola1968–197889355220.404192810.406
6Mike DeLong1979–19801812600.66712600.667
7Bruce Morse1981–198656262820.482242720.472
8John Huard1987–199362323000.516232300.500
9Mike Hodgson1994–200067313600.463292100.580
10Chris McKenney2001–20191796211700.346468200.359
11Calvin Powell[10]2024–present

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth

[11]

SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Maine Maritime Mariners
19461946John HoctorNCAAIndependent420
19471947530
19481948610
19491949512
19501950440
19511951420
19521952720
19531953350
19541954340
19551955421
19561956College Division340
19571957Tom Morse140
19581958051
19591959Dave Wiggins530
19601960710
19611961620
19621962530
19631963511
19641964510
19651965Jim McCormickNEFC340
19661966620
19671967520
19681968Bill Mottola421
19691969250
19701970350
19711971360
197219725301st310Conference champions
19731973Division III4505th230
197419741808th170
197519754406th430
19761976440T–5th440
19771977530T–2nd530
197819780719th071
19791979Mike DeLong450T–5th450
198019808101st810Conference champions
19811981Bruce Morse7202nd720
198219827213rd621
19831983360T–7th360
198419844516th351
19851985440T–4th440
1986198619010th180
19871987John Huard0806th (North)050
198819882707th (North)060
198919895405th (North)540
199019905403rd (North)320
19911991530T–2nd (North)320
19921992630T–3rd530
199319939101st710Conference champions
19941994Mike Hodgson730T–1st710Conference co-champions
19951995720T–2nd620
19961996550T–3rd530
19971997460T–4th440
19981998550T–1st (Red)510Division co-champions
199919993605th (Red)240
200020000907th (Bogan)060
20012001Chris McKenney270T–4th (Bogan)240
20022002180T–5th (Bogan)150
200320031806th (Bogan)150
20042004360T–4th (Bogan)330
200520057303rd (Bogan)420
20062006630T–3rd (Bogan)520
20072007540T–3rd (Bogan)430
20082008740T–1st (Bogan)610Division co-champions
200920099201st (Bogan)610L NCAA Division III Second Round
20102010830T–1st (Bogan)610Division co-champions
20112011450T–6th (Bogan)250
201220120908th (Bogan)070
201320131807th160
20142014360T–6th250
20152015360T–6th250
201620161808th070
20172017NEWMAC180T–6th160
201820180908th070
2019201901008th070
No team from 2020 to 2023
20242024Calvin PowellNCAADivision IIIIndependent

Notes

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