Keiser Seahawks football
First season2018
Athletic directorKris Swogger
Head coachMyles Russ
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumKeiser Multi-Purpose Field
(capacity: 9,000)
Year built2017
Field surfaceTurf
LocationWest Palm Beach, Florida
ConferenceSun Conference
Past conferencesMSC (2018–2021)
All-time record54–15 (.783)
Playoff appearances5
Playoff record10–4
Claimed national titles1 (2023)
Conference titles2 TSC (2022–2023)
Division titles3 MSC Sun Division (2019–2021)
ColorsNavy and Columbia blue[1]
   
MascotSeahawks
Websitekuseahawks.com

The Keiser Seahawks football team represents Keiser University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Seahawks are members of the Sun Conference (TSC), fielding its team in the TSC since 2022. The Seahawks play their home games at Keiser Multi-Purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Their head coach is Myles Russ, who took over the position in 2024.[2][3]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
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

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL O% CW CL C% PW PL DC CC NC Awards
1 Doug Socha[7][8][9] 2018–2023 69 54 15 0.783 33 3 0.917 10 4 0.714 2 TSC (2022–2023) 1 NAIA (2023)
2 Myles Russ[11] 2024–present 0 0 0 – 0 0 – — — – — — —

Year-by-year results

National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
Season Year Head coach Association Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Finish Win Loss
Keiser Seahawks
2018 2018 Doug Socha NAIA — MSC 6 4 3rd (Sun) 4 2 — —
2019 2019 9 1 1st (Sun) 6 0 L NAIA First Round[12] 7
2020–21 2020 9 1 1st (Sun) 5 0 L NAIA Semifinal[13] 4
2021 2021 9 3 1st (Sun) 5 1 L NAIA Quarterfinal[14] 11
2022 2022 TSC 9 4 1st 6 0 L NAIA Championship[15] 12
2023 2023 12 2 1st 7 0 W NAIA Championship[16] 3
2024 2024 Myles Russ 0 0 — 0 0

Notes

  1. ^ 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.[4]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Keiser Seahawks Athletics". Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Myles Russ Named Next Head Coach of Keiser Football". Keiser University Athletics. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  3. ^ Barnett, Zach (2024-01-28). "Sources: NAIA national champion head coach Doug Socha to take NCAA Division II job". Footballscoop. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  4. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  5. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  6. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  7. ^ Lichtenstein, Adam. "Doug Socha welcomes challenge of building Keiser football program". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  8. ^ "Doug Socha - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory". Keiser University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  9. ^ "Keiser University Announces Football Coach, Doug Socha". Seahawk Nation. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  10. ^ "Keiser's Doug Socha Named AFCA Region 1 Coach of the Year". Keiser University Athletics. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  11. ^ Robb, Rick. "Keiser football: Doug Socha leaves for Lenoir-Rhyne University, Myles Russ replaces him". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  12. ^ Post, Alex Peterman Special to The. "College Football: Keiser's first playoff game ends in 28-24 loss to the University of the Cumberlands". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  13. ^ Peterman, Alex. "Keiser football's historic season ends with loss to Lindsey Wilson in NAIA semifinals". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  14. ^ Peterman, Alex. "Looking back: 4 takeaways from Keiser football's 2021 season". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  15. ^ KTIV Staff (2022-12-17). "Northwestern wins against Keiser, taking NAIA National Football title". www.ktiv.com. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  16. ^ Register, Special to the. "Northwestern College falls to Keiser (Fla.) in NAIA football championship game". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
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