:Olivet Comets football
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{{Infobox college football team
| CurrentSeason =
| TeamName = Olivet Comets football
| FirstYear = 1884; {{Time ago|1884}}
| AthleticDirector = Hailey Diringer
| HeadCoach = Erik Ieuter
| HeadCoachYear = 1st
| HCWins = 0
| HCLosses = 0
| Stadium = Cutler Athletic Complex
| StadCapacity = 2,200
| Location = Olivet, Michigan
| NCAAdivision = III
| Conference = MIAA
| ATWins = 349
| ATLosses = 569
| ATTies = 30
| Playoffs = 0–2 (.000)
| PlayoffApps = 2
(2007, 2016)
| NatlTitles = 0
| ConfTitles = 13* 12
(1895, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1974, 1991*, 2007, 2015, 2016)
*Forfeited
| DivTitles =
| AllAmericans =
| uniform =
| WebsiteName = Olivet Comets Athletics
| WebsiteURL = http://www.olivetcomets.com
}}
The Olivet Comets football program represents Olivet College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. Olivet has been a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association since its founding in 1888.
Notable seasons
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | Year
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | Record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="12%" | Coach ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | Points ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Points ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 0-1| | ||||
| - | 5 | 10 | First season | ||
| 1892 | 2-1| | ||||
| - | 44 | 22 | First victory; first winning 10season | ||
| 1895 | 4-0| | ||||
| - | 119 | 2 | First MIAA championship (3-0) | ||
| 1901 | 8-0 | Henry Hall | 165 | 34 | Second MIAA championship (7-0) |
| 1906 | 5-1-1 | Burt E. Kennedy | 69 | 40 | MIAA champion (4-0-1) |
| 1907 | 7-2 | Burt E. Kennedy | 285 | 96 | MIAA champion (5-1) |
| 1909 | 4-2-1 | Henry Hall | 116 | 85 | MIAA champion (4-0) |
| 1911 | 5-1 | J. E. Mills | 80 | 37 | MIAA co-champion (4-0) |
| 1913 | 3-3 | Otto Carpell | 88 | 56 | MIAA champion (3-1) |
| 1914 | 5-3 | George Rider | 11 | 58 | MIAA co-champion (3-1) |
| 1961 | 8-1 | Stuart Parsell | 163 | 69 | Finished 2nd in MIAA |
| 1967 | 8-1 | Stuart Parsell | 222 | 115 | Finished 2nd in MIAA |
| 1974 | 7-2 | Doug Kay | 203 | 96 | MIAA champion (5-0) -- first championship in 60 years |
| 2007 | 6-5 | Dominic Livedoti | 281 | 215 | MIAA co-champion (6-1), lost to Central in first round of NCAA Division III playoffs |
| 2015 | 9-1 | Dan Pifer | MIAA champion (5-1) | ||
| 2016 | 9-2 | Dan Pifer | MIAA champion (6-0), lost to John Carroll in first round of NCAA Division III playoffs | ||
| 2019 | 8-2 | Dan Musielewicz | Tied for 2nd in MIAA | ||
| 2021 | 7-3 | Dan Musielewicz | Tied for 4th in MIAA (3-3) |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/fball/index}}
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Category:American football teams established in 1884
Category:1884 establishments in Michigan
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