Stonehill Skyhawks football
{{Short description|Intercollegiate American football team of Stonehill College}}
{{Infobox NCAA football school
| TeamName = Stonehill Skyhawks football
| CurrentSeason = 2025 Stonehill Skyhawks football team
| Image = Stonehill Skyhawks logo.svg
| ImageSize = 250
| FirstYear = {{Start date and age|1988}}
| HeadCoach = Eli Gardner
| HeadCoachYear = 8th
| HCWins = 37
| HCLosses = 44
| Stadium = W.B. Mason Stadium
| StadiumBuilt = 2005
| StadCapacity = 2,400
| StadSurface = FieldTurf
| Location = Easton, Massachusetts
| NCAAdivision = I FCS
| Conference = NEC
| ATWins = 164
| ATLosses = 200
| ATTies = 3
| BowlWins =
| BowlLosses =
| ConfTitles = 4 (1989, 1991, 1995, 2013 - Co-Champions)
| MarchingBand =
| PagFreeLabel = Outfitter
| PagFreeValue = Adidas
| WebsiteName =
| WebsiteURL = https://www.stonehillskyhawks.com/sports/fball/index
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The Stonehill Skyhawks football team represents Stonehill College in football. Stonehill is a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). Prior to 2005, Stonehill's athletics teams were known as the Chieftains.
The Skyhawks play in W.B. Mason Stadium on the campus of Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts, which has a seating capacity of 2,400.{{Cite web |title=W.B. Mason Stadium |url=https://www.stonehillskyhawks.com/facilities/wbmason |access-date=2022-04-06}}
History
=Classifications=
- 1988–1996: NCAA Division III
- 1997–2021 NCAA Division II
- 2022–present: NCAA Division I FCS
=Conference memberships=
- 1988: Independent
- 1989–1996: Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
- 1997–2000: Eastern Football Conference
- 2001–2021: Northeast-10 Conference
- 2022–: Northeast Conference
Notable athletes
- Nathaniel Robitaille,Wide receiver for the Rhein Fire
- Andrew Jamiel, wide receiver for the Orlando Guardians
Head coaches
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style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white" | Name{{Cite web |title=Stonehill College Football Coaching History |url=https://www.stonehillskyhawks.com/sports/fball/history/coach |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Stonehill College Skyhawks Athletics |language=en}} | Seasons | Record | Win Pct. |
Cliff Sherman
| 1988–1989 | 6–5–1 | 0.500 | ||||
Dave Swanton
| 1990–1992 | 14–10–2 | 0.538 | ||||
Connie Driscoll
| 1993–1998 | 36–24 | 0.600 | ||||
Rich Beal
| 1999–2003 | 9–44 | 0.170 | ||||
Chris Woods
| 2004–2006 | 7–22 | 0.241 | ||||
Robert Talley
| 2007–2015 | 48–46 | 0.511 | ||||
Eli Gardner
| 2016– | 31–29 | 0.517 |
Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of February 21, 2025.{{cite web|title=Stonehill Skyhawks Football Future Schedules|publisher=FBSchedules.com|url=https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/stonehill/|accessdate=February 21, 2025}}
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at Sacred Heart
| | at Miami (OH) | | Maine |
Lafayette
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at Maine
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Penn
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at Yale
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|URL=https://www.stonehillskyhawks.com/sports/fball/index}}
{{Stonehill Skyhawks football navbox}}
{{Northeast Conference football navbox}}
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Category:American football teams established in 1988
Category:1988 establishments in Massachusetts
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