American International Yellow Jackets football
| American International Yellow Jackets football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1934 |
| Athletic director | Jessica Chapin |
| Head coach | Lou Conte 2nd season, 3–8 (.273) |
| Stadium | Ronald J. Abdow Field (capacity: 4,000) |
| Year built | 2009 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| NCAA division | Division II |
| Conference | NE-10 |
| Past conferences | NCAA Division II independent (1973–1996) Eastern Football Conference (1997–2000) |
| All-time record | 267–232–5 (.535) |
| Playoff appearances | 2 |
| Playoff record | 0–2 |
| Conference titles | 5 |
| Division titles | 4 |
| Colors | Black, white, and gold[1] |
| Mascot | Yellowjacket |
| Website | aicyellowjackets.com |
The American International Yellow Jackets football team represents American International College in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Yellow Jackets are members of the Northeast-10 Conference, fielding its team in the NE-10 since 2001. The Yellow Jackets play their home games at Ronald J. Abdow Field in Springfield, Massachusetts.[2]
Their head coach is Lou Conte, who took over the position for the 2023 season.[3]
Conference affiliations since 1973
- NCAA Division II independent (1973–1996)
- Eastern Football Conference (1997–2000)
- Northeast-10 Conference (2001–present)
List of head coaches
Key
| 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
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| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russ Peterson | 1934–1940 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | William Moge | 1941–1942 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Henry A. Johnson | 1946 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | George Wood | 1947 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Henry A. Butova | 1948, 1952–1955 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Thomas Gannon | 1949–1951 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Gayton Salvucci | 1956–1970 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Milt Piepul | 1971–1975 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0.630 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Bob Burke | 1976–1982 | 66 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 0.561 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Alex Rotsko | 1983–1992 | 101 | 52 | 46 | 3 | 0.530 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Bob LeCours | 1993 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.300 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Art Wilkins[7] | 1994–2019 | 269 | 151 | 118 | 0 | 0.561 | 129 | 72 | 0 | 0.642 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2× NE-10 Coach of the Year (2008, 2013) |
| 13 | Kris Kulzer[8] | 2020–2022 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0.250 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0.200 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Lou Conte[9] | 2023–present | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.273 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Year-by-year results since 1973
| 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 | ||||||||
| American International Yellow Jackets | ||||||||||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Milt Piepul | NCAA
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Division II | Independent | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — |
| 1974 | 1974 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Bob Burke | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1977 | 1977 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | No. 9[10] | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | No. 9[11] | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | Alex Rotsko | 4 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1984 | 1984 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | No. 14[12] | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 3 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | No. 19[13] | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | No. 17[14] | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | Bob LeCours | 3 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | Art Wilkins | 3 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1995 | 1995 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | EFC | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1st (Bay State) | 8 | 0 | 0 | L EFC Championship | — | |||
| 1998 | 1998 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–1st (Bay State) | 7 | 2 | 0 | L EFC Championship | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st (Bay State) | 8 | 1 | 0 | W EFC Championship | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1st (Central) | 8 | 1 | 0 | W EFC Championship | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | NE-10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2002 | 2002 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | L Super Regional First Round[15] | No. 25[16] | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | L NE-10 Championship | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 9 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | L Super Region 1 First Round | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | L NE-10 Championship | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 8 | 0 | T–9th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Season canceled due to Covid-19
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| 2021 | 2021 | Kris Kulzer | NCAA
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Division II | NE-10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | Lou Conte | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2024 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
Notes
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]
See also
References
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- ^ "RONALD J. ABDOW FIELD".
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Embrace the Journey: AIC's Art Wilkins, NE10 Football Wins Leader, Retires from Coaching". December 11, 2019.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "AIC Removes Interim Tag; Kulzer Named Head Coach of Football". November 23, 2021.
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