Coast Guard Bears
NEWMACNew London, CTCadet Memorial Field
2026: 3–3 (1–2 NEWMAC). Last: lost at MIT 42–21. Next: at Norwich, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 49–35New England
- L 35–41at Curry
- W 49–42at Nichols
- L 17–24WPI
- W 48–19SUNY Maritime
- L 21–42at MIT
- Oct 24at Norwich
- Oct 31Springfield
- Nov 7Salve Regina
- Nov 14vs. Merchant Marine
Coast Guard has played football since at least 1930 and is 29–41–1 in the 71 games on record. This season, they’re 3–3.
On this date in 2024Coast Guard lost to Salve Regina 34–28 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 29–41–1 .415; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1050
- Seasons
- 11 since 1930, 71 games
2026 season 3–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsNew England | W 49–35 | 58% |
| Sep 12 | atCurry | L 35–41 | 50% |
| Sep 19 | atNichols | W 49–42 | 71% |
| Sep 25 | vsWPI | L 17–24 | 75% |
| Oct 3 | vsSUNY Maritime | W 48–19 | 67% |
| Oct 17 | atMIT | L 21–42 | 45% |
| Oct 24 | atNorwich | Preview | 65% |
| Oct 31 | vsSpringfield | Preview | 31% |
| Nov 7 | vsSalve Regina | Preview | 48% |
| Nov 14 | vsMerchant MarineSecretaries’ Cup | Preview | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1930
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- WPI
3–3 in 6
Lost the last one.
- Nichols
3–2 in 5
Won the last two.
- New England
2–3 in 5
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | USCG record |
|---|---|---|
| WPI | 6 | 3–3 |
| Nichols | 5 | 3–2 |
| New England | 5 | 2–3 |
| MIT | 5 | 4–1 |
The trophy it holds: The Mug (Norwich). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (24)
Every program Coast Guard has played, A to Z, with Coast Guard’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Anna Maria College 3–0
- Army 0–1
- Bates 1–0
- Brown 1–2
- Catholic 0–1
- Curry 2–1
- Dartmouth 1–1
- Harvard 0–3
- Holy Cross 0–3
- Merchant Marine 1–3
- MIT 4–1
- New England 2–3
- Nichols 3–2
- Norwich 3–1
- Rensselaer 1–1
- Salve Regina 1–2
- Scranton 0–0–1
- Springfield 0–4
- SUNY Maritime 2–2
- Tufts 1–1
- Virginia 0–1
- Western Kentucky 0–1
- WPI 3–3
- Yale 0–4
Conferences
- Independent 1944–1945
- Commonwealth Coast Conference 2014–2016
- NEWMAC since 2017
Coast Guard’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1050 | ||||
| 2025 | 7–3 | 5–2 | 1115 | ||||
| 2024 | 5–5 | 3–4 | 1034 | ||||
| 2023 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 1067 | ||||
| 2022 | 3–7 | 1–5 | 1082 | ||||
| 1963 | 0–1 | 1214 | |||||
| 1946 | 0–2 | 1298 | |||||
| 1945 | 0–7–1 | 1260 | |||||
| 1944 | 6–3 | 1382 | |||||
| 1943 | 0–4 | 1168 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–1 | 1194 |
No season on file for 1931–42, 1947–62, 1964–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 11 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.