Christopher Newport Captains football

The Christopher Newport Captains football team represents Christopher Newport University in the NCAA Division III, competing as football-only members of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC). Christopher Newport (CNU) plays its home games at the 4,200 seat TowneBank Stadium, which is located on-campus in Newport News, Virginia. Founded in 2001, the Captains were led by head coach Matt Kelchner until 2016. Coach Art Link, only the second head coach in CNU football history took the helm starting with the 2017 football season. After 11 seasons with the USA South Athletic Conference, the Captains shifted to the NJAC to start the 2015 season.

Christopher Newport Captains football
First season2001
Athletic directorKyle McMullin
Head coachArt Link
2nd season, 9–7 (.563)
StadiumTowneBank Stadium
(Capacity: 4,200)
Field surfaceKentucky Bluegrass
LocationNewport News, Virginia
ConferenceNJAC
All-time record118–65 (.645)
Bowl record4–10 (.286)
Conference titles10
ColorsRoyal Blue and Silver[1]
         
MascotCaptain Chris
WebsiteCNU Athletics

History

By the late 1990s, the prospect of bringing football to Christopher Newport was gaining momentum from both students and the administration alike. On December 16, 1999, the CNU Board of Visitors voted in favor of starting a football program to compete at the Division III level by the 2001 season.[2] By Spring 2000, the initial schedule was released for play in the Dixie Conference in 2001, and on May 9, 2000, Matt Kelchner was announced as the program's first head coach.[3] In the Captains history, the program has captured seven co-conference and three outright conference championship in addition to making ten appearances in the Division III playoffs.

Seasons[4]
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Christopher Newport Captains (Dixie Conference) (2001–2002)
2001 Matt Kelchner 5–4Dixie ConferenceT–1stL 1st Round D-III Playoffs
2002 Matt Kelchner 6–5Dixie ConferenceT–1stL 1st Round D-III Playoffs
Christopher Newport Captains (USA South Conference) (2003–2014)
2003 Matt Kelchner 8–3USA South ConferenceT–1stL 2nd Round D-III Playoffs
2004 Matt Kelchner 9–3USA South ConferenceT–1stL 2nd Round D-III Playoffs
2005 Matt Kelchner 6–4USA South ConferenceT–3rd
2006 Matt Kelchner 8–3USA South ConferenceT–1stL 2nd Round D-III Playoffs
2007 Matt Kelchner 7–3USA South Conference2nd
2008 Matt Kelchner 8–2USA South Conference1stL 1st Round D-III Playoffs
2009 Matt Kelchner 5–5USA South Conference3rd
2010 Matt Kelchner 6–5USA South ConferenceT–1stL 1st Round D-III Playoffs
2011 Matt Kelchner 8–3USA South Conference1stL 1st Round D-III Playoffs
2012 Matt Kelchner 6–5USA South ConferenceT–1stL 1st Round D-III Playoffs
2013 Matt Kelchner 8–2USA South ConferenceT-3rd
2014 Matt Kelchner 8–4USA South Conference1stL 2nd Round D-III Playoffs
Christopher Newport Captains (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2015–present)
2015 Matt Kelchner 4–6New Jersey Athletic ConferenceT–7th
2016 Matt Kelchner 7–3New Jersey Athletic ConferenceT–4th
2017 Art Link 5–5New Jersey Athletic ConferenceT–5th
2018 Art Link 7-2New Jersey Athletic Conference4th
2019 Art Link 2-8New Jersey Athletic ConferenceT-6th
Total:123–73
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

References
  1. "CNU Brand Expression". Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  2. Barrett, Stephanie (December 17, 1999). "CNU agrees to tackle football". The Daily Press.
  3. Williams, Jennifer L. (May 10, 2000). "CNU named first coach". The Daily Press.
  4. "2019 Football Schedule". Christopher Newport University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-12-01.


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