| Teamname: | Coast Guard Bears football |
| Athleticdirector: | Dan Rose |
| Headcoach: | C. C. Grant |
| Headcoachyear: | 5th |
| Hcwins: | 12 |
| Hclosses: | 23 |
| Stadium: | Cadet Memorial Field |
| Stadiumbuilt: | 1932 |
| Stadcapacity: | 4,500 |
| Stadsurface: | FieldTurf |
| Location: | New London, Connecticut |
| Ncaadivision: | III |
| Conference: | NEWMAC |
| Pastaffiliations: | Independent FFC Liberty League NEFC |
| Atwins: | 348 |
| Atlosses: | 474 |
| Atties: | 19 |
| Bowlwins: | 0 |
| Bowllosses: | 1 |
| Playoffapps: | 2 |
| Playoffs: | 0–2 |
| Conftitles: | 2 |
| Divtitles: | 2 |
| Rivalries: | Merchant Marine (Secretaries Cup) |
| Mascotdisplay: | Bears |
| Websitename: | uscgasports.com |
| Websiteurl: | https://coastguardathletics.com/sports/football |
The Coast Guard Bears football team represents the United States Coast Guard Academy in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bears are members of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC), fielding its team in the NEWMAC since 2017. The Bears play their home games at Cadet Memorial Field in New London, Connecticut.[1]
The team's head coach is C. C. Grant, who took over the position for the 2020 season.
| Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. V. Marron | 1922–1923 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2 | W. R. Richards | 1926–1929 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 3 | Johnny Merriman | 1930–1945 | 121 | 46 | 66 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 4 | Nelson Nitchman | 1946–1958 | 93 | 45 | 43 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 5 | Otto Graham | 1959–1965; 1974–1975 | 77 | 44 | 32 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | ||
| 6 | Frank Kapral | 1966–1967 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 7 | Tad Schroeder | 1968–1973 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | Bill Hickey | 1976–1979 | 38 | 10 | 27 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | Larry Rutledge | 1980–1982 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | Bob Campiglia | 1983–1985 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | Thomas H. Bell | 1986–1992 | 62 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 12 | Bill Schmitz | 1993–1996 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | |||
| 13 | Chuck Mills | 1997 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | |||
| 14 | Bob Estock | 1998 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 15 | Bill George[2] | 1999–2019 | 201 | 75 | 126 | 0 | 54 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | |||
| 16 | C. C. Grant[3] [4] | 2020–present | 31 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0.323 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0.190 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Coast Guard Bears | ||||||||||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | R. V. Marron | NCAA | — | Independent | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1923 | 1923 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| No team from 1924 to 1925 | ||||||||||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | W. R. Richards | NCAA | — | Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | Johnny Merriman | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1942 | 1942 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1943 | 1943 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1944 | 1944 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1945 | 1945 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | Nelson Nitchman | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1947 | 1947 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1949 | 1949 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1951 | 1951 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1952 | 1952 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1955 | 1955 | College Division | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1956 | 1956 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1957 | 1957 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | Otto Graham | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 8 | 1 | 0 | L Tangerine Bowl | — | ||||||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1966 | 1966 | Frank Kapral | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1968 | 1968 | Tad Schroeder | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1971 | 1971 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1974 | 1974 | Otto Graham | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Bill Hickey | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1980 | 1980 | Larry Rutledge | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1983 | 1983 | Bob Campiglia | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | Thomas H. Bell | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1992 | 1992 | FFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1993 | 1993 | Bill Schmitz | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | Chuck Mills | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | |||
| 1998 | 1998 | Bob Estock | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1999 | 1999 | Bill George | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2000 | 2000 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | Liberty League | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2005 | 2005 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | NEFC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 7 | 0 | 0 | L ECAC North Atlantic Bowl | — | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–5th (Bogan) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–7th (Bogan) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th (Bogan) | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd (Bogan) | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | NEWMAC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | C. C. Grant | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | — | — | ||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T-4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||