Merrimack Warriors
2023 Merrimack Warriors football team
First season1996
Athletic directorJeremy Gibson[1]
Head coachMike Gennetti[2]
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumDuane Stadium
(capacity: 4,000)
Field surfaceSynthetic turf
LocationNorth Andover, Massachusetts
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceIndependent
All-time record141127 (.526)
ColorsBlue and gold[3]
   
WebsiteMerrimackAthletics.com

The Merrimack Warriors football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Merrimack College located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are in a conference TBD. Merrimack's first football team was fielded in 1996. The team plays its home games at the 4,000 seat Duane Stadium in North Andover, Massachusetts. The Warriors are coached by Michael Gennetti who served most recently served as Associate Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator.

History

Classifications

  • 1996: NCAA Division III
  • 1997–2018: NCAA Division II
  • 2019–present: NCAA Division I FCS

Conference memberships

Division II Playoffs results

Merrimack has made one appearance in the NCAA Division II football playoffs; their record is 1–1.[4]

Year Round Opponent Result
2006First Round
Second Round
Southern Connecticut
Shepherd
W, 28–26
L, 7–31
Playoff Record 1–1

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of July 4, 2023[5]

2023 2024 2025
at Holy Cross at Air Force Fordham
Lehigh at Fordham
VUL Maine
at UMass Dartmouth
at UConn

References

  1. "Jeremy Gibson - Director of Athletics - Staff Directory". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  2. "Michael Gennetti - Merrimack Promotes Gennetti to Head Football Coach". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  3. "Merrimack College Brand Guidelines". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. "2006 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  5. "Future Merrimack Football Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.


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