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.

The team's head coach is C. C. Grant, who took over the position for the 2020 season.

Conference affiliations

Independent (1922–1923, 1926–1991) Freedom Football Conference (1992–2003) Liberty League (2004–2005) New England Football Conference (2006–2016) New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (2017–present)

Head coaches

Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth SeasonYearHeadcoachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieCoast Guard Bears 1922 1922Raymond V. MarronNCAA—Independent 0 3 0 —— 1923 1923 0 3 0 ——No team from 1924 to 1925 1926 1926Walter R. RichardsNCAA— Independent 2 2 0—— 1927 1927 1 60—— 1928 1928 3 32—— 1929 1929Johnny Merriman 1 6 1 —— 1930 1930 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 60—— 1944 1944 6 30—— 1945 1945 0 7 1 —— 1946 1946Nelson 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 1955College Division 4 3 0 —— 1956 1956 2 5 0 —— 1957 1957 2 5 0 —— 1958 1958 2 4 1 —— 1959 1959Otto 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 1966Frank Kapral 0 8 0 —— 1967 1967 0 8 0 —— 1968 1968Tad 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 1973Division III 8 2 0 —— 1974 1974Otto Graham 4 6 0 —— 1975 1975 8 2 0 —— 1976 1976Bill Hickey 1 8 0 —— 1977 1977 5 4 0 —— 1978 1978 3 7 0 —— 1979 1979 1 8 1 —— 1980 1980Larry Rutledge 4 6 0 —— 1981 1981 3 7 0 —— 1982 1982 4 6 0 —— 1983 1983Bob Campiglia 4 6 0 —— 1984 1984 3 7 0 —— 1985 1985 4 6 0 —— 1986 1986Thomas 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 160—— 1993 1993Bill Schmitz 4 5 0 4th 330—— 1994 1994 4 5 0 5th 240—— 1995 1995 4 6 0 6th 240—— 1996 1996 8 3 0 T–1st 510L NCAA Division III First Round— 1997 1997Chuck Mills 9 2 0 1st 600L NCAA Division III First Round— 1998 1998Bob Estock 1 8 0 7th 060—— 1999 1999Bill George 1 9 0 T–6th 150—— 2000 2000 2 8 0 7th 060—— 2001 2001 2 7 0 T–6th 150—— 2002 2002 2 7 0 6th 150—— 2003 2003 4 5 0 T–3rd 330—— 2004 2004 Liberty League 1 8 0 8th 070—— 2005 2005 2 7 0 8th 070—— 2006 2006 NEFC 8 3 0 1st (Bogan) 700L ECAC North Atlantic Bowl— 2007 2007 8 2 0 1st (Bogan) 700—— 2008 2008 3 6 0 T–5th (Bogan) 340—— 2009 2009 4 5 0 4th (Bogan) 430—— 2010 2010 2 7 0 T–7th (Bogan) 160—— 2011 2011 2 7 0 7th (Bogan) 250—— 2012 2012 5 4 0 3rd (Bogan) 530—— 2013 2013 3 7 0 T–5th 340—— 2014 2014 3 7 0 T–6th 250—— 2015 2015 5 5 0 4th 430—— 2016 2016 3 7 0 6th 250—— 2017 2017 NEWMAC 3 7 0 T–6th 160—— 2018 2018 7 3 0 T–2nd 520—— 2019 2019 5 5 0 T–5th 250——2020–212020–21C. C. Grant010n/a—— 2021 2021 2 8 0 7th 060—— 2022 2022 3 7 0 T–6th 150—— 2023 2023 5 5 0 T–4th 340—— 2024 2024 5 5 0 T–5th 340——20252025730T-2nd520——

References

See also Secretaries' Cup Coast Guard Bears

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