Nichols Bison football
First season1932
Athletic directorJack Hayes
Head coachVinny Marino
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumVendetti Field
(capacity: 2,000)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationDudley, Massachusetts
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceCCC Football
Past conferencesIndependent (1932–1942, 1947–1971)
ECFC (1992–1997)
All-time record264–354–11 (.428)
Conference titles5 NEFC (1973–1976, 1978)
Division titles1 NEFC Boyd Division (2001)
ColorsBlack and green[1]
   
MascotBison
Websitenicholsathletics.com

The Nichols Bison football team represents Nichols College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bison are members of the Commonwealth Coast football (CCC Football), fielding its team in the CCC Football since 1972 when it was named the New England Football Conference (NEFC). The Bison play their home games at Vendetti Field in Dudley, Massachusetts.[2][3]

Their head coach is Vinny Marino, who will take over the position for the 2024 season.[4]

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, and conference records
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C%
1 Unknown 1932–1942 — — — — — – – – –
2 Hal Chalmers 1947–1958 68 25 38 5 0.404 – – – –
3 Harry Gaffney 1959–1961 17 7 10 0 0.412 – – – –
4 Michael Vendetti 1962–1985 191 103 83 5 0.552 65 43 2 0.600
5 Jack Charney 1986–1992 63 34 28 1 0.548 20 20 1 0.500
6 Jim Crowley 1993–1995 27 3 24 0 0.111 2 17 0 0.105
7 Jim Foster 1996–1998 29 9 20 0 0.310 5 12 0 0.294
8 Bill Carven[8] 1999–2010 115 51 64 0 0.443 34 41 0 0.455
9 Kevin Loney[9] 2011–2013 29 2 27 0 0.069 1 20 0 0.048
10 Dale Olmsted[10] 2014–2023 90 30 60 0 0.333 12 44 0 0.214
11 Vinny Marino 2024–present 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 –

Year-by-year results since 1947

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
Nichols Bison
1947 1947 Hal Chalmers NCAA — Independent 2 2 3 — —
1948 1948 5 1 0 — —
1949 1949 6 0 0 — —
1950 1950 1 5 0 — —
1951 1951 5 0 1 — —
1952 1952 1 6 0 — —
1953 1953 1 4 1 — —
1954 1954 1 4 0 — —
1955 1955 0 4 0 — —
1956 1956 College Division 1 5 0 — —
1957 1957 0 3 0 — —
1958 1958 2 4 0 — —
1959 1959 Harry Gaffney 3 3 0 — —
1960 1960 2 4 0 — —
1961 1961 2 3 0 — —
1962 1962 Michael Vendetti 3 3 0 — —
1963 1963 0 6 0 — —
1964 1964 4 2 1 — —
1965 1965 6 1 0 — —
1966 1966 3 3 0 — —
1967 1967 2 5 0 — —
1968 1968 4 4 0 — —
1969 1969 0 7 0 — —
1970 1970 3 4 0 — —
1971 1971 4 3 1 — —
1972 1972 NEFC 5 2 1 4th 3 2 0 — —
1973 1973 Division III 8 1 0 1st 4 0 0 Conference champions —
1974 1974 7 1 1 1st 6 0 1 Conference champions —
1975 1975 6 2 0 T–1st 6 2 0 Conference co-champions —
1976 1976 8 1 0 1st 7 1 0 Conference champions —
1977 1977 5 4 0 T–5th 4 4 0 — —
1978 1978 6 2 0 T–1st 6 2 0 Conference co-champions —
1979 1979 6 3 0 T–2nd 6 3 0 — —
1980 1980 3 5 1 8th 3 5 1 — —
1981 1981 5 4 0 T–4th 5 4 0 — —
1982 1982 5 4 0 5th 5 4 0 — —
1983 1983 7 2 0 3rd 7 2 0 — —
1984 1984 2 7 0 T–7th 2 7 0 — —
1985 1985 1 7 0 10th 1 7 0 — —
1986 1986 Jack Charney 3 6 0 7th 3 6 0 — —
1987 1987 5 4 0 3rd (North) 3 2 0 — —
1988 1988 6 3 0 3rd (North) 4 2 0 — —
1989 1989 4 5 0 4th (North) 2 3 0 — —
1990 1990 5 4 0 4th (North) 2 3 0 — —
1991 1991 4 5 0 T–3rd (North) 2 3 0 — —
1992 1992 ECFC 7 1 1 T–2nd 4 1 1 — —
1993 1993 Jim Crowley 1 8 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
1994 1994 Division II 2 7 0 5th 2 4 0 — —
1995 1995 0 9 0 9th 0 7 0 — —
1996 1996 Jim Foster 2 8 0 8th 2 5 0 — —
1997 1997 Division III 2 7 0 4th 1 3 0 — —
1998 1998 NEFC 5 5 0 5th (Blue) 2 4 0 — —
1999 1999 Bill Carven 6 3 0 4th (Blue) 3 3 0 — —
2000 2000 7 3 0 T–2nd (Boyd) 4 2 0 — —
2001 2001 6 4 0 1st (Boyd) 5 0 0 Division champions —
2002 2002 5 4 0 T–2nd (Boyd) 3 2 0 — —
2003 2003 6 4 0 T–2nd (Boyd) 4 2 0 — —
2004 2004 4 6 0 T–4th (Boyd) 3 3 0 — —
2005 2005 0 9 0 7th (Boyd) 0 6 0 — —
2006 2006 5 4 0 T–3rd (Boyd) 4 3 0 — —
2007 2007 5 4 0 T–3rd (Boyd) 4 3 0 — —
2008 2008 2 8 0 8th (Boyd) 0 7 0 — —
2009 2009 4 6 0 T–4th (Boyd) 3 4 0 — —
2010 2010 1 9 0 7th (Boyd) 1 6 0 — —
2011 2011 Kevin Loney 0 10 0 8th (Boyd) 0 7 0 — —
2012 2012 1 9 0 T–6th (Boyd) 1 6 0 — —
2013 2013 1 8 0 8th 0 7 0 — —
2014 2014 Dale Olmsted 1 9 0 8th 0 7 0 — —
2015 2015 1 9 0 8th 0 7 0 — —
2016 2016 6 4 0 4th 4 3 0 — —
2017 2017 CCC Football 2 8 0 6th 0 5 0 — —
2018 2018 5 5 0 4th 3 3 0 — —
2019 2019 6 4 0 T–3rd 4 3 0 — —
No team in 2020 due to COVID-19.
2021 2021 Dale Olmsted NCAA Division III CCC Football 2 8 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
2022 2022 4 6 0 T–6th 1 5 0 — —
2023 2023 3 7 0 T–5th 0 5 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.[5]
  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.[6]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Style Guide". Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Facilities". Nichols College Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Nichols College receives gift from DCD Automotive for new video scoreboard". Nichols College. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Vinny Marino Named 15th Head Coach Of Nichols Football". Nichols College Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Carven Steps Down After 12 Years at Helm of Football Program". Nichols College Athletics. December 13, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "Loney Named Head Football Coach". Nichols College Athletics. January 24, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Millis' Olmsted to take over at Nichols College". ESPN.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

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