CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football
Appearance
CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football | |
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First season | 1938[a] |
Athletic director | Paul Plinske |
Head coach | Phil Vigil 1st season, 8–3 (.727) |
Stadium | ThunderBowl (capacity: 6,500) |
Location | Pueblo, Colorado |
NCAA division | Division II |
Conference | RMAC |
Past conferences | Great Plains Athletic Conference (1972–1975) |
Claimed national titles | 1 (2014) |
Conference titles | 8 (1980, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) |
Colors | Red and blue[1] |
Website | www.gothunderwolves.com |
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The CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football program represent Colorado State University Pueblo in college football at the NCAA Division II level. They have fielded a football team every year since 1938 with the exceptions of 1943–1945 and 1985–2007.
History
[edit]Championships
[edit]National championships
[edit]CSU Pueblo has won one NCAA Division II Football Championship.
Year | Division | Coach | Overall record | Conference record |
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2014 | NCAA Division II | John Wristen | 14–1 | 8–1 |
1 National Championship |
Conference championships
[edit]CSU Pueblo has won eight conference titles.[2]
Year | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conference record | |
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1980 | RMAC | Mike Friedman | 9–1 | 7–1 | |
2011 | RMAC | John Wristen | 11–1 | 9–0 | |
2012 | RMAC | John Wristen | 12–1 | 9–0 | |
2013 | RMAC | John Wristen | 11–1 | 9–0 | |
2014 | RMAC | John Wristen | 14–1 | 8–1 | |
2016 | RMAC | John Wristen | 8–3 | 8–2 | |
2017 | RMAC | John Wristen | 9–3 | 9–1 | |
2018 | RMAC | John Wristen | 11–2 | 9–1 | |
8 conference championships |
- CSU Pueblo vacated their RMAC Championship from the 2015 season due to an administrative oversight which resulted in the use of an ineligible player.[3]
Seasons
[edit]Head coaches
[edit]- Dale Rea (1938–1940)
- Jack Johnson (1941)
- Dan Lawrence (1942)
- No team (1943–1945, 1985–2007)
- Maurice Elder (1946–1951)
- Harry Simmons (1952–1955)
- Joe Prater (1956–1973)
- Mike Friedman (1974–1983)
- Gary Richardson (1984)
- John Wristen (2008–2022)
- Phil Vigil (2023– )
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ CSU Pueblo did not sponsor football from 1985 through the 2007, it was reinstated in 2008 .
- ^ "CSU–Pueblo Web Style, Standards, and Best Practices". March 1, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado State University Pueblo - Official Athletics Website".
- ^ "Oversight by CSU-Pueblo Athletics Administration leads to NCAA violation for Pack Football". Pueblo, Colorado: Colorado State University–Pueblo. October 31, 2016. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.