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Catholic University Cardinals football
First season1895
Head coachMike Gutelius
6th season, 24–35 (.407)
StadiumCardinal Stadium (Washington, D.C.)
(capacity: 3,500)
Field surfaceArtificial turf
LocationWashington, D.C.
ConferenceNEWMAC
All-time record324–368–15 (.469)
Bowl record2–1–1 (.625)
Conference titles2
Consensus All-Americans2
ColorsCardinal red and black[1]
   
WebsiteCatholicAthletics.com
Cardinal Stadium

The Catholic University Cardinals football team represents the

Division III playoffs three times in the late 1990s and have secured two Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) championships. The head coach is Mike Gutelius
.

History

Catholic's first known intercollegiate football game came on

safety and a touchdown with two-point kick. The final result was 12–4.[2]

In the 1920s, the Catholic "Red and Black" became known as the "Cardinals", sometimes expanded to the "Flying Cardinals" or, less often, the "Fighting Cardinals".

St. Mary's (Texas).[4]

In 1935, the Cardinals finished the regular season with a 7–1 record. The Catholic defense recorded three shutouts, allowed only 34 points, and no

extra point, which proved Catholic's margin of victory, 20–19.[5]

In 1939, Catholic achieved five shutouts in its 8–1 regular season record, and secured its second bowl game appearance. They faced

Washington Redskins player and future Pro Football Hall of Famer Wayne Millner served as an assistant coach.[7]

From 1941 to 1946, football was discontinued due to

Saint Peter's College in 1965, and football revived the following year at the club level.[8]

In 1977, varsity football returned to Catholic with its entry into

Division III playoffs, losing 44–33 against Trinity.[9] They returned to the playoffs in 1998, where they lost to Lycoming College, 49–14,[10] In 1999, CUA returned to the ODAC[11] and that season they secured the conference championship with a 6–0 conference record[12] and made their third consecutive NCAA playoff appearance.[13] They lost those NCAA playoffs to Western Maryland College (now called McDaniel College), 20–16.[14]

In 2008, the Cardinals finished 4–2 in the ODAC and earned a four-way share of the conference title.[12] Catholic earned a bid to the ECAC Southeast Bowl against Johns Hopkins and won, 18–17. It was the first postseason victory for the Cardinals since 1936.[15] In 2011, Catholic's quarterback Greg Cordivari won the Melberger Award, for Division III's top football player in the nation.

The team joined the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference on July 1, 2017.

Rivalry games

An important rivalry in Cardinals' history has been the game against the Division I Georgetown Hoyas, where the Steven Dean Memorial Trophy was in dispute. The series started at Brookland Stadium in 1976. There was a 16-year gap between the 1993 meeting at Cardinal Stadium[16] and the 2019 season opener at Cooper Field.[17] The record now stands with Georgetown having 10 wins and the Cardinals having nine.

Achievements

Bowl games

Catholic University has played in four bowl games, two of which occurred during their tenure prior to the birth of separate Divisions for the NCAA. The Cardinals have a 2–1–1 record.

Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1935 Dutch Bergman Orange Bowl Ole Miss W 20–19
1940 Dutch Bergman Sun Bowl Arizona State T 0–0
2008 Dave Dunn ECAC Southeast Bowl Johns Hopkins W 18–17
2022 Mike Gutelius
New England Bowl
 Bridgewater State L 24–34

NCAA Division III Playoffs

Year Location Opponent Result
1997 San Antonio, Texas Trinity L 44–33
1998 Williamsport, Pennsylvania Lycoming L 49–14
1999 Westminster, Maryland McDaniel L 20–16

Conference championships

Year Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
1999[18] Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tom Clark 9–2 5–0
2008[19] Old Dominion Athletic Conference Dave Dunn 9–2 4–2

Records

Latest season's W–L–T records:[20]

Season Overall record Conference record
2019 2–8 2–5
2018 1–9 1–6
2017 5–5 3–4
2016 3–7 0–7
2015 3–7 1–6
2014 3–7 1–6
2013 6–4 3–4
2012 3–7 2–5
2011 5–5 1–5
2010 4–6 2–4
2009 1–9 0–6
2008 9–2 4–2
2007 5–5 1–5
2006 3–7 1–5
2005 2–8 0–5
2004 0–10 0–5
2003 3–7 1–4
2002 4–6 2–3
2001 3–7 1–4
2000 6–4 4–2
1999 9–2 5–0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Color Palette – Identity Standards – Section 2 – Catholic University of America | CUA". Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Football: The Early Years Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic University of America, retrieved March 16, 2009.
  3. ^ History Archived 2007-06-08 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic University of America, retrieved March 16, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Varsity Success Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic University of American, retrieved March 16, 2009.
  5. ^ 1936 Orange Bowl Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic University of America, retrieved March 16, 2009.
  6. ^ a b 1940 Sun Bowl Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic University of America, retrieved March 16, 2009.
  7. ^ "Bergman in the Dark on Best Preparation for Sun Bowl". The Washington Post. December 13, 1939. p. 25.
  8. ^ Club football Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic University of America, retrieved March 16, 2009.
  9. ^ Team reaches playoffs for first time Archived 2008-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic University of America, retrieved June 9, 2009.
  10. ^ Football Admitted to ODAC Archived 2008-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic University of America, retrieved June 9, 2009.
  11. ^ D3 football Catholic returns to ODAC
  12. ^ a b ODAC Championships Archived 2008-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved March 16, 2009.
  13. ^ Division III Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic University of America, retrieved March 16, 2009.
  14. ^ Hee, Notarfrancesco named All-Americans Archived 2008-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic University of America, retrieved June 9, 2009.
  15. ^ Catholic takes wild 18–17 decision over JHU in ECAC Southeast Bowl, Johns Hopkins University, November 22, 2008.
  16. ^ "Georgetown Football: History & Tradition Trophy Games". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  17. ^ Prudhomme, Claire (September 19, 2019). "Football Falls 69-0 To Division I Georgetown". The Tower. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  18. ^ D3sports.com
  19. ^ D3sports.com
  20. ^ [1], D3sports.com, retrieved September 17, 2011

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