Southern Virginia Knights football

Southern Virginia Knights football
First season 2003
Athletic director Jason Lamb
Head coach Edwin Mulitalo
1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium Knight Stadium
(Capacity: 1,000
Record: 1,078)
Year built 2017
Field surface Artificial Turf
Location Buena Vista, Virginia
NCAA division Division III
Conference New Jersey Athletic Conference
All-time record 42–109 (.278)
Colors Crimson and White
         
Outfitter Nike
Website athletics.svu.edu
For information on all Southern Virginia University sports, see Southern Virginia Knights

The Southern Virginia Knights football program is a college football team that represents Southern Virginia University in the NCAA Division III. They are a member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference and in 2019 will become a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The team has had 6 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 2003.[1] The current head coach is Edwin Mulitalo who first took the position for the 2018 season.[2]

History

Classifications

Classifications
Year Division
2003-2012: NAIA
2013-present: NCAA Division III

Conference Memberships

Conference Memberships
Year Conference
2003-2012: NAIA Independent
2013: NCAA Division III Independent
2014-2018: New Jersey Athletic Conference
2019-future Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Notable games

  • On September 5, 2009 Southern Virginia played Division I FCS Morehead State and lost 61–10. It is they only time Southern Virginia has played a Division I opponent.[3]
  • On October 4, 2014 Southern Virginia played its first New Jersey Athletic Conference game and lost in overtime against Kean University 28–27.[4]

Seasons

Season Results
Year Coach Overall W-L Conference Record Standing
NAIA Independent (2003-2012)
2003 Gary Buer 0–10 N/A N/A
2004 Gary Buer 0–9 N/A N/A
2005 Gary Buer 2–8 N/A N/A
2006 Gary Buer 2–8 N/A N/A
2007 Mchael Smith 6–5 N/A N/A
2008 Michael Smith 3–8 N/A N/A
2009 DeLane Fitzgerald 3–8 N/A N/A
2010 DeLane Fitzgerald 4–7 N/A N/A
2011 DeLane Fitzgerald 4–7 N/A N/A
2012 DeLane Fitzgerald 5–6 N/A N/A
NCAA Division III Independent (2013)
2013 DeLane Fitzgerald 8–2 N/A N/A
New Jersey Athletic Conference (2014-2018)
2014 Jason Walker 1–9 1–6 8th of 8
2015 Jason Walker 0–10 0–9 10th of 10
2016 Joe DuPaix 2–8 1–8 9th of 10
2017 Joe DuPaix 2–8 1–8 9th of 10
2018 Edwin Mulitalo 0–0 0–0 of 10
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (2019-future)
2019
Totals 16 Years
6 Coaches		 42-109 3-31 2 Conferences

Coaches

References

  1. ↑ Shaffer, Ian. "Southern Virginia University (All Seasons)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Super Bowl Champion Mulitalo Named Head Football Coach at Southern Virginia". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Knights Fall to Morehead State, Show Improvement". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Football Falls to Kean in Overtime in First NJAC Game". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
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