https://www.d3football.com en-us https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2025/coast-guard-92-points-kind-of-ridiculous The offensive output in the Coast Guard-Nichols game on Saturday was surprising to everyone, even the participants. Brian Lester writes about a day where everything worked for the Bears' offense, plus the challenges of attending the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in a D3football.com Feature. Wed, 24 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2025/coast-guard-92-points-kind-of-ridiculous https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/09/week3-recap Coast Guard and Nichols set the D-III record for most combined points in a game, Benedictine snapped Aurora's 46-game NACC win streak, CMS got a 96-yard TD pass in the final minute to win, Redlands scored 21 in the fourth to win at Whitworth and much more in D-III in Week 3. Sat, 20 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/09/week3-recap https://www.d3football.com/notables/2024/11/coast-guard-merchant-marine-fenway The Secretaries' Cup, the rivalry between the D-III service academies of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, will become the latest D-III rivalry to take the field in an MLB stadium when it does so in 2025. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2024/11/coast-guard-merchant-marine-fenway https://www.d3football.com/notables/2021/06/maritime-to-newmac-in-2023 The NEWMAC lost Maine Maritime from its conference for football when the school eliminated its football program, but the conference will return to one-fourth seafaring in the fall of 2023 when SUNY-Maritime takes that spot. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2021/06/maritime-to-newmac-in-2023 https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/11/team-of-the-week With the fall portion of the 2020-21 Division III football season complete, our honor roll looks back at the top individual performances from October and November in a special edition of the D3football.com Team of the Week. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/11/team-of-the-week https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/11/rivalry-takes-center-stage Merchant Marine had two 100-yard rushers and added a highlight-level fourth quarter touchdown as the Mariners won the Secretaries Cup for the 16th time in 21 outings, defeating archrival Coast Guard 24-14. Sat, 14 Nov 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/11/rivalry-takes-center-stage https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/09/cup-rivals-set-to-meet-in-2020 The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are getting in gear for a November meet-up with the Secretaries' Cup on the line. Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/09/cup-rivals-set-to-meet-in-2020 https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/09/thursday-throwback-10-sept On this day in 2016, one of Division III's top rivalries saw a rally on the run, as Merchant Marine scored 17 fourth-quarter points to upend Coast Guard and win the Secretaries' Cup. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/09/thursday-throwback-10-sept https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/03/grant-gets-call-to-move-up-at-coast-guard C.C. Grant, who has spent 21 seasons at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy as a coordinator, will replace Bill George, who retired after last season. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/03/grant-gets-call-to-move-up-at-coast-guard https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/11/coast-guard-coach-announces-retirement Coast Guard Academy head football coach Bill George announced that Saturday's game against Merchant Marine for the Secretaries' Cup will be his last as he will retire at the end of the academic year. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/11/coast-guard-coach-announces-retirement https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20181110smxjfy Sat, 10 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20181110smxjfy https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20181013alfbw0 NEW LONDON, Conn. – Junior Michael Goldsworthy had three interceptions leading Coast Guard to a 15-0 win Sat, 13 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20181013alfbw0 https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/week4-roundup Coast Guard won a trophy game on a quarterback run in the closing seconds, Carroll had its closing seconds extended by a play and St. Norbert confirmed the bar for 2018 was set at 91 points in Division III football action on Saturday, Sept. 22. Here's the Week 4 roundup. Sat, 22 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/week4-roundup https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/201809224ojqwd NEW LONDON, Conn. – Junior quarterback Ryan Jones 3-yard touchdown run on fourth down with nine seconds left lifted Coast Guard to a dramatic 38-35 win Sat, 22 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/201809224ojqwd https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2017/service-nation-takes-center-stage-service-academies With Veterans Day coinciding with game day in college football, the service academies were a special place to see teams play on Saturday. Tue, 14 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2017/service-nation-takes-center-stage-service-academies https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2017/win-lose-football-family Framingham head coach Tom Kelley squared off against his son, Mass. Maritime assistant coach Mike Kelley. It's instances like this when the theme of family is readily apparent in football. Mon, 25 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2017/win-lose-football-family https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170916yqyx88 NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Coast Guard defense held Nichols to just 123 of total offense, just 25 in the second half, as the Bears blanked Nichols 13-0 Sat, 16 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170916yqyx88 https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2017/Questions-Nichols-Coast-Guard-get-answers Nichols and Coast Guard were turning the keys of their offenses over to new players, and both were able to open the doors to victory in Week 1. Mon, 04 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2017/Questions-Nichols-Coast-Guard-get-answers https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161105rrhkqn NEW LONDON, Conn. – Senior Chris Lipscomb had eight receptions for 136 yards and two touchdowns leading Endicott to a 28-17 win Sat, 05 Nov 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161105rrhkqn https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2016/hussons-difference-maker Junior John Smith has hit the ground running since his freshman year with the Eagles, notching increasingly better seasons year after year. Mon, 17 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2016/hussons-difference-maker https://www.d3football.com/notables/2016/10/week7-roundup There were lots of yards and lots of points in a few of Saturday's games, but Brockport's defense came through late and Hamilton won in an exciting finish. And Bethel got Steve Johnson his 200th career victory. That and more in Saturday's national roundup. Sat, 15 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2016/10/week7-roundup https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161015n2bzki NEW LONDON, Conn. – Senior quarterback Derek Victory had a record setting afternoon leading Coast Guard to wild a 56-54 win Sat, 15 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161015n2bzki https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161001rkyuhn Sat, 01 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161001rkyuhn https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20160917295p6k NEW LONDON, Conn. – Sophomore quarterback Ethan Goldcamp came off the bench and threw for 380 yards including 319 Sat, 17 Sep 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20160917295p6k https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20160910v80s5m NEW LONDON, CONN. – Junior quarterback Robert Moore ran for 203 yards while sophomore running back Wiley Martin ran for 101 yards Sat, 10 Sep 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20160910v80s5m https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2016/expect-to-see-more-victory-coast-guard Derek Victory was a 5-foot-9 quarterback in high school. Nobody was clamoring for him to come to their campus and play football. But on Saturday, he eclipsed 5,000 career passing yards for Coast Guard. Tue, 06 Sep 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2016/expect-to-see-more-victory-coast-guard https://www.d3football.com/notables/2016/08/link-new-england-bowl The ECFC, MASCAC, NEFC and NEWMAC will be pulling out of the ECAC's postseason bowls and creating their own postseason game this season. Tue, 30 Aug 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2016/08/link-new-england-bowl https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/201510318xe42h NEW LONDON, Conn. – Sophomore quarterback Adam Davis threw for 301 yards and a pair of touchdowns Sat, 31 Oct 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/201510318xe42h https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/201510178ckm0q Sat, 17 Oct 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2015/contrib/201510178ckm0q https://www.d3football.com/notables/2015/09/catholic-jumping-to-newmac Catholic University, whose move to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference in 1999 was the first move by a conference seeking an automatic bid in football, will move to another one in 2017 when the NEWMAC opens shop. Tue, 29 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2015/09/catholic-jumping-to-newmac