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Charleston Golden Eagles football

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Charleston Golden Eagles football
2024 Charleston Golden Eagles football team
First season1904; 121 years ago (1904)
Athletic directorBren Stevens
Head coachMichael Tesch
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumUniversity of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field
(capacity: 18,500)
Field surfaceArtificial Turf
LocationCharleston, West Virginia
NCAA divisionDivision II
ConferenceMountain East Conference
Past conferencesWVIAC (1925–2012)
All-time record292–266–20 (.522)
Bowl record3–1 (.750)
Playoff appearances3 (2015, 2023, 2024)
Playoff record1–3
Conference titles8
RivalriesWest Virginia State
Consensus All-Americans9
ColorsMaroon and gold[1]
   
MascotGolden Eagle
Marching bandThe Squadron of Gold
WebsiteCharleston Golden Eagles football

The Charleston Golden Eagles football program represents University of Charleston in college football at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC).[2] The program competed between 1904 and 1956 when the school was known as Morris Harvey College. The Golden Eagles play home games at University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia.

History

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Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs AFCA#
Walter O. Ropp (Independent) (1904–1907)
1904 Walter O. Ropp 2-0
1905 Walter O. Ropp 0-1
1906 Walter O. Ropp 0-1
1907 Walter O. Ropp 2-3
No Coach (Independent) (1908–1909)
1908 No Coach 3-0
1909 No Coach 0-3
Kemper Shelton (Independent) (1910–1913)
1910 Kemper Shelton 0-2-1
1911 Kemper Shelton 4-3
1912 Kemper Shelton 2-2
1913 Kemper Shelton 2-2-2
Diener (Independent) (1914)
1914 Diener 0-4
No Coach (Independent) (1915)
1915 No Coach 0-0*
Diener (Independent) (1916)
1916 Diener 0-2
Herman Beckelheimer (Independent) (1917–1918)
1917 Herman Beckelheimer 2-4-1
1918 Herman Beckelheimer 0-0*
W.W. Lovell (Independent) (1919)
1919 W.W. Lovell 1-5
Brownie Fulton (Independent) (1920)
1920 Brownie Fulton 5-2
Herman Beckelheimer (Independent) (1921–1923)
1921 Herman Beckelheimer 6-3
1922 Herman Beckelheimer 4-4-1
1923 Herman Beckelheimer 0-8
H.J. Hindman (WVIAC) (1924–1925)
1924 H.J. Hindman 0-4
1925 H.J. Hindman 1-6
Brownie Fulton (WVIAC) (1926–1928)
1926 Brownie Fulton 3-6
1927 Brownie Fulton 3-4-1
1928 Brownie Fulton 2-9 1-6
A.E. Rezzonico (WVIAC) (1929)
1929 A.E. Rezzonico 0-11 0-8
Frank Arritt (WVIAC) (1930)
1930 Frank Arritt 2-5-2 1-3-2
Gilbert Welch (WVIAC) (1931)
1931 Gilbert Welch 5-5 4-5
Red Weaver (WVIAC) (1932–1933)
1932 Red Weaver 0-9 0-4
1933 Red Weaver 1-8 0-5
Walter Walker (WVIAC) (1934–1935)
1934 Walter Walker 3-5-1 3-2-1
1935 Walter Walker 2-7 2-4
Homer Martin (WVIAC) (1936)
1936 Homer Martin 0-9 0-7
Thurman Ward (WVIAC) (1937–1941)
1937 Thurman Ward 5-4 3-4
1938 Thurman Ward 8-1-1 7-0-1 1st
1939 Thurman Ward 6-3-1
1940 Thurman Ward 5-3-1
1941 Thurman Ward 5-3-1 3-0-1 2nd
Cebe Ross (WVIAC) (1942)
1942 Cebe Ross 6-1-2 4-0 1st
Alderson Propps (WVIAC) (1946)
1946 Alderson Propps / Eddie King 2-5 2-3 7th
Eddie King (WVIAC) (1947–1956)
1947 Eddie King 4-5 3-3 7th
1948 Eddie King 5-2-2 3-0-1 1st
1949 Eddie King 7-2-2 3-1 3rd
1950 Eddie King 10-0 5-0 1st W Tangerine Bowl
1951 Eddie King 6-3-1 4-0 1st W Burley Bowl
1952 Eddie King 6-3 4-0 2nd
1953 Eddie King 6-4-1 4-0 1st W Elks Bowl
1954 Eddie King 8-2 4-0 1st L Cigar Bowl
1955 Eddie King 4-5 2-0 NA
1956 Eddie King 5-4 1-0 NA
Mike Springston (Independent) (2003–2004)
2003 Mike Springston 2-9 NA
2004 Mike Springston 3-7 NA
Tony DeMeo (WVIAC) (2005–2010)
Total:
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ UC Branding Manual (PDF). Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "UC Football Decade Page" (PDF). s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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