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Anna Maria Amcats football
College football team
The Anna Maria Amcats football team represents Anna Maria College in college football at the NCAA Division III level.[2][3] The Amcats are members of the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC), fielding its team in the ECFC since 2010.[4] The Amcats play their home games at Caparso Field in Paxton, Massachusetts.[5]
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Anna Maria Amcats football | |
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First season | 2009 |
Athletic director | Joseph Brady |
Head coach | Steve Croce 2nd season, 5–4 (.556) |
Stadium | Caparso Field (capacity: 1,000) |
Year built | 2019 |
Field surface | FieldTurf |
Location | Paxton, Massachusetts |
NCAA division | Division III |
Conference | ECFC |
Past conferences | Independent (2009) |
All-time record | 24–104 (.188) |
Playoff appearances | 1 |
Playoff record | 0–1 |
Conference titles | 1 (2021) |
Colors | Cardinal and white[1] |
Mascot | Wildcat |
Website | goamcats.com |
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Their head coach is Steve Croce, who took over the position for the 2022 season.[6]
- Division III Independent (2009)
- New England Football Conference (2010–2024)
- Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2025–future)[7]
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More information General, Overall ...
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] |
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Coaches
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No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
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1 | Marc Klaiman[11] | 2009–2011 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0.065 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Vince Sinagra[12] | 2012–2016 | 50 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0.120 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0.114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Dan Mulrooney[13] | 2017–2021 | 37 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0.275 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0.375 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Steve Croce[14] | 2022–present | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
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Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
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2009 | 2009 | Marc Klaiman | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2010 | 2010 | ECFC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
2011 | 2011 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2012 | 2012 | Vince Sinagra | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
2013 | 2013 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2014 | 2014 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2015 | 2015 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2016 | 2016 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2017 | 2017 | Dan Mulrooney | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
2018 | 2018 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–5th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2019 | 2019 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||||||||||||
2021 | 2021 | Dan Mulrooney | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | L Division III First Round[15] | — |
2022 | 2022 | Steve Croce | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
2023 | 2023 | — | — | |||||||||||
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- A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- "Great Northeast Athletic Conference (1995-1996 through present)". Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- Hardy-Lavoie, Meaghan (November 15, 2021). "AMCAT Football Makes History". Anna Maria College. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- Pennington, Bill (December 27, 2019). "Adding Football Saved One College. Dumping It Boosted Another". The New York Times.
- "Football Picked To Finish First In ECFC". August 23, 2022.
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(help) - Haley, Tom (November 12, 2022). "Anna Maria overcomes 17-0 deficit to top CU". Rutland Herald. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- Hardy-Lavoie, Meaghan (January 31, 2022). "Steve Croce Named AMCAT Head Football Coach". Anna Maria College. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- "Anna Maria College Accepts Invitation to Join MASCAC". October 4, 2023.
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(help) - National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- "AmCats are on the prowl in first football season". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- "Anna Maria coach to step down". October 26, 2016.
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(help) - "Former Anna Maria football coach Dan Mulrooney 'thrilled' for next challenge at Lock Haven". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- "Croce looks to continue Anna Maria football's successful run". Citizen's News. July 29, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- "'We have a really special place here,' ECFC champions Anna Maria geared up for NCAA Division 3 playoffs". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2023.