| Teamname: | Husson Eagles football |
| Firstyear: | 1932 |
| Athleticdirector: | John Sutyak |
| Headcoach: | Nat Clark |
| Headcoachyear: | 5th |
| Hcwins: | 23 |
| Hclosses: | 17 |
| Stadium: | Winkin Sports Complex |
| Stadiumbuilt: | 2001 |
| Stadcapacity: | 3,000 |
| Stadsurface: | FieldTurf |
| Location: | Bangor, Maine |
| Ncaadivision: | III |
| Conference: | CNE |
| Pastaffiliations: | ECFC Independent |
| Atwins: | 102 |
| Atlosses: | 95 |
| Bowlwins: | 0 |
| Bowllosses: | 3 |
| Playoffapps: | 4 |
| Playoffs: | 1–4 |
| Conftitles: | 5 |
| Rivalries: | New England (ME)[1] |
| Mascotdisplay: | Eagles |
| Websitename: | hussoneagles.com |
| Websiteurl: | https://hussoneagles.com/sports/football |
The Husson Eagles football team represents Husson University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Eagles are members of the Conference of New England (CNE), fielding its team in the CNE since 2019. The Eagles play their home games at the Winkin Sports Complex in Bangor, Maine.[2]
Their head coach is Nat Clark, who took over the position for the 2019 season.[3]
Husson originally established their football team in 1932, but would not field a team until 1936. The team played until 1944 before being discontinued due to World War II.[4]
In 2002, Husson announced they would revive the football team and would begin play in 2003. The team's inaugural coach was chosen to be Gabby Price who previously coached Bangor High School.
Husson claims 5 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2018.
| 2014 | 8–2 | 7–0 | Gabby Price | |
| 2015† | 7–3 | 6–1 | ||
| 2016 | 9–2 | 7–0 | ||
| 2017 | 10–2 | 7–0 | ||
| 2018 | 8–3 | 6–0 |
The Eagles have appeared in the Division III playoffs four times, with an overall record of 1–4.
| 2014 | First Round | MIT | L, 20–27 | |
| 2016 | First Round | Western New England | L, 27–44 | |
| 2017 | First Round Second Round | Springfield Delaware Valley | W, 23–21 L, 15–37 | |
| 2018 | First Round | RPI | L, 14–38 |
Husson has participated in three bowl games, and has a record of 0–3.
| 2008 | L 7–17 | ||||
| 2015 | L 39–42 | ||||
| 2022 | L 20–21 |
| Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | O% | CW | CL | C% | PW | PL | DC | CC | NC | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabby Price[7] [8] | 2003–2008; 2013–2018 | 117 | 72 | 45 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | – | |||
| 2 | Niles Nelson[9] [10] | 2009–2010 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 | Sean Murphy[11] | 2011–2012 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 4 | Nat Clark[12] | 2019–present | 40 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Husson Eagles[13] | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2003 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 0 | 7 | – | – | – | — | — |
| 2004 | 2004 | 2 | 7 | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | L ECAC Northeast Bowl | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | Niles Nelson | ECFC | 4 | 5 | T–4th | 3 | 3 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 9 | 7th | 1 | 6 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | Sean Murphy | 0 | 10 | 8th | 0 | 7 | — | — | |||
| 2012 | 2012 | 2 | 8 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | Gabby Price | 5 | 5 | T–4th | 4 | 3 | — | — | |||
| 2014 | 2014 | 8 | 2 | 1st | 7 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round[14] | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 7 | 3 | T–1st | 6 | 1 | L ECAC Chapman Bowl[15] | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 9 | 2 | 1st | 7 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round[16] | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 10 | 2 | 1st | 7 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round[17] | 25[18] | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 8 | 3 | 1st | 6 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round[19] | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | Nat Clark | Commonwealth Coast Conference|CCC / CNE | 4 | 6 | 4th | 4 | 3 | — | — | ||
| 2020 season canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Nat Clark | NCAA | Division III | CCC / CNE | 7 | 3 | 4th | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 6 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | L New England Bowl[20] | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 7 | 3 | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||