St. Thomas Bobcats football
| St. Thomas Bobcats football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 2019 |
| Athletic director | Bill Rychel |
| Head coach | Bill Rychel 5th season, 35–17 (.673) |
| Stadium | AutoNation Field (capacity: 1,600) |
| Year built | 2021 |
| Field surface | Turf |
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida |
| Conference | Sun Conference |
| Past conferences | MSC (2019–2021) |
| All-time record | 35–20 (.636) |
| Playoff appearances | 1 |
| Playoff record | 1–1 |
| Colors | Blue and burgundy[1] |
| Mascot | Bobcat |
| Website | stubobcats.com |
The St. Thomas Bobcats football team represents St. Thomas University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Bobcats are members of the Sun Conference (TSC), fielding its team in the TSC since 2022. The Bobcats play their home games at AutoNation Field in Miami Gardens, Florida.[2]
Their head coach is Bill Rychel, who took over the position for the team's inaugural season in 2019.[3]
Conference affiliations
[edit]- Mid-South Conference (2019–2021)[4]
- Sun Conference (2022–present)[5]
List of head coaches
[edit]Key
[edit]| 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
[edit]| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | O% | CW | CL | C% | PW | PL | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Rychel[9] | 2019–present | 55 | 35 | 20 | 0.636 | 20 | 10 | 0.667 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | — | — | — |
Year-by-year results
[edit]| 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 | ||||||||||
| St. Thomas Bobcats | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | Bill Rychel | NAIA | — | MSC | 4 | 6 | T–4th (Sun) | 2 | 4 | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | 2020 | 4 | 6 | 3rd (Sun) | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 9 | 2 | T–3rd (Sun) | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| 2022 | 2022 | TSC | 9 | 2 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | — | 15 | |||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 9 | 4 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | L NAIA Second Round | 15 | ||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.[6]
- ^ 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.[7]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "St. Thomas University Branding Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "Facilities". St. Thomas University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "BILL RYCHEL ANNOUNCED AS FIRST FOOTBALL COACH IN STU HISTORY". St. Thomas University Athletics. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "St. Thomas to Launch Football in 2019; Joins MSC Sun Division". 2018-08-29.
- ^ "Football Returns to the Sun Conference in 2022". St. Thomas University Athletics. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ramsey, Lynn (September 30, 2019). "St. Thomas U. football: 'the community's team'". www.miamiarch.org. Retrieved 2023-12-29.