2024 Keiser Seahawks football team

2024 Keiser Seahawks football
Sun Conference champion
ConferenceSun Conference
Record12–1 (6–0 TSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMyles Notkin (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPeter Davila (1st season)
Home stadiumKeiser Football Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Sun Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Keiser $^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 5 St. Thomas (FL) ^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Southeastern 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Florida Memorial 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Webber International 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Ave Maria 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Thomas 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Warner 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
    Florida Memorial's game against Clark Atlanta was delayed at halftime due to weather, but was never rescheduled and resulted in a tie
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2024 Keiser Seahawks football team was an American football team that represented Keiser University as a member of the Sun Conference during the 2024 NAIA football season. In their first year under head coach Myles Russ, the Seahawks compiled a 12–1 record (6–0 in conference games) and won the Sun Conference. They advanced to the NAIA playoffs defeating Pikeville and Georgetown (KY) in the first two rounds. They lost to Grand View in the NAIA national championshp game.

Dating to the 2023 Keiser football season, the Seahawks had a 23-game winning streak.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at North Greenville*No. 1
W 23–202,023[2]
September 14at Newberry*No. 1
W 42–334,000[3]
September 21Fort Lauderdale*No. 1
W 45–01,500[4]
October 5at No. 6 St. Thomas (FL)No. 1
W 31–27400[5]
October 12WarnerNo. 1
  • Keiser Football Field
  • West Palm Beach, FL
Cancelled
October 19at SoutheasternNo. 1
W 17–101,487[6]
October 26at ThomasNo. 1
W 52–17345[7]
November 2at Webber InternationalNo. 1
W 34–20523[8]
November 9Florida MemorialdaggerNo. 1
  • Keiser Football Field
  • West Palm Beach, FL
W 51–16683[9]
November 16Ave MariaNo. 1
  • Keiser Football Field
  • West Palm Beach, FL
W 52–21679[10]
November 30Pikeville*No. 1
W 56–21608[11]
December 7 No. 11 Georgetown (KY)*No. 1
  • Keiser Football Field
  • West Palm Beach, FL (NAIA quarterfinal)
W 38–22842[12]
December 14 No. 9 Benedictine (KS)*No. 1
  • Keiser Football Field
  • West Palm Beach, FL (NAIA semifinal)
W 42–38
December 21vs. No. 2 Grand View*No. 2
L 7–35

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References

  1. ^ Jason Dannelly (December 7, 2024). "No. 1 Keiser Wins 22nd Straight; Advances to the NAIA FCS Semifinals with win over Georgetown". Victory Sport Network.
  2. ^ Malcolm Shields (September 6, 2024). "Keiser football upsets NCAA Division II North Greenville". WPBF.
  3. ^ "Burnette's Three Scores Lead No. 1 Football to 42-33 Win over Newberry College". Keiser University Seahawks. September 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "No. 1 Football Blanks Eagles in 2024 Home Opener, 45-0". Keiser University Seahawks. September 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Walter Villa (October 7, 2024). "St. Thomas University gives No. 1 Keiser a fierce battle, eyeing possible". Miami Herald.
  6. ^ "No. 1 Football Runs Past Previously Unbeaten Southeastern, 17-10". Keiser University Seahawks. October 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "No. 1 Football Rolls to 52-17 Win at Thomas (Ga.)". Keiser University Seahawks. October 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "No. 1 Football Scores 21 Unanswered to Win 18th Straight Game, 34-20". Keiser University Seahawks. November 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "No. 1 Football Blows Past Florida Memorial, 51-16". Keiser University Seahawks. November 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "No. 1 Football Wins Third Straight Sun Conference Title". Keiser University Hawks. November 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "Top-ranked Keiser takes down Bears". News-Express. December 3, 2024.
  12. ^ Steve Moss (December 7, 2024). "No. 1 Keiser ends Georgetown College football season, 38-22". WKYT.
  13. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Keiser University Seahawks. Retrieved December 7, 2024.