| Keiser Seahawks football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| First season | 2018 | ||
| Athletic director | Kris Swogger | ||
| Head coach | Doug Socha 6th season, 54–15 (.783) | ||
| Stadium | Keiser Multi-Purpose Field (capacity: 9,000) | ||
| Year built | 2017 | ||
| Field surface | Turf | ||
| Location | West Palm Beach, Florida | ||
| Conference | Sun Conference | ||
| Past conferences | MSC (2018–2021) | ||
| All-time record | 54–15 (.783) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 5 | ||
| Playoff record | 10–4 | ||
| Claimed national titles | 1 (2023) | ||
| Conference titles | 2 TSC (2022–2023) | ||
| Division titles | 3 MSC Sun Division (2019–2021) | ||
| Colors | Navy and Columbia blue[1] | ||
| Mascot | Seahawks | ||
| Website | kuseahawks.com | ||
The Keiser Seahawks football team represents Keiser University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Seahawks are members of the Sun Conference (TSC), fielding its team in the TSC since 2022. The Seahawks play their home games at Keiser Multi-Purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Their head coach is Doug Socha, who took over the position for the team's inaugural season in 2018.[2][3]
Conference affiliations
- Mid-South Conference (2018–2021)
- Sun Conference (2022–present)
List of head coaches
Key
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||
Coaches
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | O% | CW | CL | C% | PW | PL | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Socha[7] | 2018–present | 69 | 54 | 15 | 0.783 | 33 | 3 | 0.917 | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 2 TSC (2022–2023) | 1 NAIA (2023) |
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Year-by-year results
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Finish | Win | Loss | ||||||||||
| Keiser Seahawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2018 | Doug Socha | NAIA | — | MSC | 6 | 4 | 3rd (Sun) | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | 2019 | 9 | 1 | 1st (Sun) | 6 | 0 | L NAIA First Round[9] | 7 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 2020 | 9 | 1 | 1st (Sun) | 5 | 0 | L NAIA Semifinal[10] | 4 | ||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 9 | 3 | 1st (Sun) | 5 | 1 | L NAIA Quarterfinal[11] | 11 | ||||||
| 2022 | 2022 | TSC | 9 | 4 | 1st | 6 | 0 | L NAIA Championship[12] | 12 | |||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 12 | 2 | 1st | 7 | 0 | W NAIA Championship[13] | 3 | ||||||
Notes
- ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[4]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
- ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]
References
- ↑ "Keiser Seahawks Athletics". Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ↑ "Doug Socha - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory". Keiser University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ "Keiser University Announces Football Coach, Doug Socha". Seahawk Nation. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. 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 October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ↑ Lichtenstein, Adam. "Doug Socha welcomes challenge of building Keiser football program". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ "Keiser's Doug Socha Named AFCA Region 1 Coach of the Year". Keiser University Athletics. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ Post, Alex Peterman Special to The. "College Football: Keiser's first playoff game ends in 28-24 loss to the University of the Cumberlands". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ Peterman, Alex. "Keiser football's historic season ends with loss to Lindsey Wilson in NAIA semifinals". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ Peterman, Alex. "Looking back: 4 takeaways from Keiser football's 2021 season". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ KTIV Staff (2022-12-17). "Northwestern wins against Keiser, taking NAIA National Football title". www.ktiv.com. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ Register, Special to the. "Northwestern College falls to Keiser (Fla.) in NAIA football championship game". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
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