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Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football

{{Short description|College football team}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox college football team

| TeamName = Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football

| CurrentSeason =

| FirstYear = {{Start date and age|1973}}

| Image = MMA-Logo-Wordmark-navy.png

| ImageSize = 250

| AthleticDirector = Mike Kelley

| HeadCoach = Jeremy Cameron

| HeadCoachYear = 20th

| HCWins = 65

| HCLosses = 122

| Stadium =[https://www.mmabucs.com/insideAthletics/facilities/Clean_Harbors_Stadium Clean Harbors Stadium]

| FieldName =

| StadiumBuilt =

| StadCapacity = 2,300

| StadSurface = FieldTurf

| Location = Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

| NCAAdivision = III

| Conference = MASCAC

| ConfDivision =

| PastAffiliations = NEFC

| ATWins = 222

| ATLosses = 286

| ATTies = 3

| BowlWins = 0

| BowlLosses = 1

| BowlTies =

| PlayoffApps =

| Playoffs =

| NatlTitles =

| ConfTitles = 2

| DivTitles =

| Heismans =

| Rivalries = Maritime (Chowder Bowl){{cite web |title=Buccaneer Rivalries: The Chowder Bowl; A Short History |url=https://www.mmabucs.com/general/2020-21/releases/20200909q2bzuo |website=mmabucs.com |access-date=13 March 2023}}
Bridgewater State (Cranberry Bowl){{Cite journal |date=2019-11-14 |title=Historic Cranberry Bowl Enters 41st Edition |url=https://www.bsubears.com/sports/fball/2019-20/releases/Connolly_BostonHerald_CranberryBowl |language=en}}

| MascotDisplay = Buccaneer

| WebsiteName = mmabucs.com

| WebsiteURL = https://www.mmabucs.com/sports/fball/index

}}

The Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football team represents Massachusetts Maritime Academy in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Buccaneers are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), fielding its team in the MASCAC since 2013. The Buccaneers play their home games at Clean Harbors Stadium in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.{{Cite web |date=2015-05-19 |title=Top 9 Coolest Places to Watch a Sporting Event on Cape Cod |url=https://www.capecod.com/sports/top-9-coolest-places-watch-sporting-event-cape-cod/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=CapeCod.com |language=en-US}}

Their head coach is Jeremy Cameron, who took over the position for the 2005 season.{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Bob |title=Cameron takes reins at MMA |url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/sports/2005/01/26/cameron-takes-reins-at-mma/50918905007/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Cape Cod Times |language=en-US}}

Conference affiliations

Championships

= Conference championships =

Massachusetts Maritime claims 2 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 1983.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers|border=2|Year|Conference|Overall Record|Conference Record|Coach}}
1977rowspan=2|New England Football Conference8–17–1rowspan=2|Don Ruggeri
1983†8–28–1

† Co-champions

=Bowl games=

Massachusetts Maritime has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers|border=2|Season|Coach|Bowl|Opponent|Result}}
1983Don RuggeriECAC BowlPlymouthL 24–35

List of head coaches

=Key=

{{List of college football program head coaches key}}

=Coaches=

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|+ List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards

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! scope="col" | Name

! scope="col" | Season(s)

! scope="col" | GC

! scope="col" | OW

! scope="col" | OL

! scope="col" | OT

! scope="col" | O%

! scope="col" | CW

! scope="col" | CL

! scope="col" | CT

! scope="col" | C%

! scope="col" | PW

! scope="col" | PL

! scope="col" | PT

! scope="col" | DC

! scope="col" | CC

! scope="col" | NC

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Awards

1

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Don|Ruggeri}}{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=JOHN GARNER Jr Contributing |title=Ruggeri to enter Hall at MMA |url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/sports/2004/05/19/ruggeri-to-enter-hall-at/50925943007/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Cape Cod Times |language=en-US}}

| 1973–2000

| {{nts|258}}

| {{nts|146}}

| {{nts|112}}

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| 2001–2004

| {{nts|36}}

| {{nts|6}}

| {{nts|30}}

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| 2005–present

| {{nts|161}}

| {{nts|59}}

| {{nts|102}}

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Year-by-year results

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|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|National Champions

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Conference Champions

|bgcolor="#ffe6bd"|Bowl game berth

|bgcolor="#d0e7ff"|Playoff berth

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; width:98%;text-align:center;"

! rowspan="3"|Season

! rowspan="3"|Year

! rowspan="3"|Head
Coach

! rowspan="3"|Association

! rowspan="3"|Division

! rowspan="3"|Conference

!colspan="7" |Record

! rowspan="3"|Postseason

! rowspan="3"|Final ranking

colspan="3" |Overall

!colspan="4" |Conference

Win

!Loss

!Tie

!Finish

!Win

!Loss

!Tie

colspan=15 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers}}|Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers{{cite web |title=BUCCANEER FOOTBALL ARCHIVES |url=https://www.mmabucs.com/sports/fball/archives/Archives |website=mmabucs.com |access-date=13 March 2023}}
1973

| 1973

|rowspan=28|Don Ruggeri

|rowspan=47|NCAA

|rowspan=47|Division III

|rowspan=40|NEFC

| 5|| 3|| 0|| –|| 3|| 3|| 0

|—

|—

1974

| 1974

| 2|| 7|| 0|| –|| 2|| 6|| 0

|—

|—

1975

| 1975

| 2|| 6|| 0|| –|| 2|| 6|| 0

|—

|—

1976

| 1976

| 5|| 3|| 0|| –|| 5|| 3|| 0

|—

|—

1977

| 1977

| 8|| 1|| 0|| –|| 7|| 1|| 0

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Conference champions {{Cite web |title=1977 Buccaneer Football Schedule |url=https://www.mmabucs.com/sports/fball/1977-78/schedule |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Mass. Maritime Athletics |language=en}}

|—

1978

| 1978

| 6|| 3|| 0|| –|| 5|| 3|| 0

|—

|—

1979

| 1979

| 5|| 4|| 0|| –|| 5|| 4|| 0

|—

|—

1980

| 1980

| 6|| 3|| 0|| –|| 6|| 3|| 0

|—

|—

1981

| 1981

| 6|| 3|| 0|| –|| 6|| 3|| 0

|—

|—

1982

| 1982

| 7|| 2|| 0|| –|| 7|| 2|| 0

|—

|—

1983

| 1983

| 8|| 2|| 0|| –|| 8|| 1|| 0

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Conference champions {{Cite web |title=1983 Buccaneer Football Schedule |url=https://www.mmabucs.com/sports/fball/1983-84/schedule |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Mass. Maritime Athletics |language=en}}

|—

1984

| 1984

| 6|| 3|| 0|| –|| 6|| 3|| 0

|—

|—

1985

| 1985

| 4|| 4|| 0|| –|| 4|| 4|| 0

|—

|—

1986

| 1986

| 5|| 4|| 1|| –|| 5|| 4|| 1

|—

|—

1987

| 1987

| 4|| 4|| 0|| –|| 4|| 4|| 0

|—

|—

1988

| 1988

| 5|| 4|| 0|| –|| 5|| 4|| 0

|—

|—

1989

| 1989

| 2|| 7|| 0|| –|| 2|| 7|| 0

|—

|—

1990

| 1990

| 3|| 6|| 0|| –|| 3|| 6|| 0

|—

|—

1991

| 1991

| 6|| 3|| 0|| –|| 6|| 3|| 0

|—

|—

1992

| 1992

| 6|| 3|| 0|| –|| 6|| 2|| 0

|—

|—

1993

| 1993

| 4|| 6|| 0|| –|| 3|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

1994

| 1994

| 4|| 6|| 0|| –|| 3|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

1995

| 1995

| 7|| 2|| 0|| –|| 6|| 2|| 0

|—

|—

1996

| 1996

| 6|| 4|| 0|| –|| 5|| 3|| 0

|—

|—

1997

| 1997

| 3|| 7|| 0|| –|| 3|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

1998

| 1998

| 6|| 4|| 0|| –|| 4|| 2|| 0

|—

|—

1999

| 1999

| 8|| 2|| 0|| –|| 5|| 2|| 0

|—

|—

2000

| 2000

| 5|| 4|| 0|| –|| 4|| 4|| 0

|—

|—

2001

| 2001

|rowspan=4|Joe Domingos

| 2|| 7|| 0|| –|| 2|| 4|| 0

|—

|—

2002

| 2002

| 1|| 8|| 0|| –|| 1|| 6|| 0

|—

|—

2003

| 2003

| 2|| 7|| 0|| –|| 2|| 4|| 0

|—

|—

2004

| 2004

| 1|| 8|| 0|| –|| 1|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

2005

| 2005

|rowspan=15|Jeremy Cameron

| 0|| 9|| 0|| –|| 0|| 6|| 0

|—

|—

2006

| 2006

| 3|| 6|| 0|| –|| 2|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

2007

| 2007

| 3|| 7|| 0|| –|| 1|| 6|| 0

|—

|—

2008

| 2008

| 0|| 10|| 0|| –|| 0|| 7|| 0

|—

|—

2009

| 2009

| 3|| 7|| 0|| –|| 2|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

2010

| 2010

| 5|| 5|| 0|| –|| 4|| 3|| 0

|—

|—

2011

| 2011

| 5|| 4|| 0|| –|| 3|| 4|| 0

|—

|—

2012

| 2012

| 5|| 4|| 0|| –|| 4|| 3|| 0

|—

|—

2013

| 2013

|rowspan=7|MASCAC

| 5|| 5|| 0|| –|| 3|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

2014

| 2014

| 4|| 6|| 0|| –|| 3|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

2015

| 2015

| 4|| 6|| 0|| –|| 3|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

2016

| 2016

| 4|| 6|| 0|| –|| 3|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

2017

| 2017

| 2|| 8|| 0|| –|| 1|| 7|| 0

|—

|—

2018

| 2018

| 2|| 8|| 0|| –|| 1|| 7|| 0

|—

|—

2019

| 2019

| 6|| 4|| 0|| –|| 4|| 4|| 0

|—

|—

colspan=15 style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers}}|Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021

| 2021

|rowspan=3|Jeremy Cameron

|rowspan=3|NCAA

|rowspan=3|Division III

|rowspan=3|MASCAC

| 4|| 6|| 0|| –|| 3|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

2022

| 2022

| 3|| 7|| 0|| –|| 3|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

2023

| 2023

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See also

Notes

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website}}

{{Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football navbox}}

Category:American football teams established in 1973

Category:1973 establishments in Massachusetts