Keystone Giants football

Keystone Giants football
First season1936; 88 years ago (1936)
Athletic directorLori Hendricks
Head coachJustin Higgins
4th season, 6–28 (.176)
FieldTurf Field Complex
Year built2014[1]
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationLa Plume, Pennsylvania
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceLandmark
Past conferencesECFC
All-time record24–47 (.338)
ColorsBlue and orange[2]
   
MascotGiant
Websitegokcgiants.com

The Keystone Giants football team represents Keystone College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Giants are members of the Landmark Conference, fielding its team in the conference since 2023. The Giants play their home games at the Turf Field Complex in La Plume, Pennsylvania.

Their head coach is Justin Higgins, who took over the position in 2019.

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards
1 Sam Lee 1936, 1942–1943 20 5 11 0 0.313 – – – – – – – – – – –
2 George Azar Jr. 1937–1941 31 12 17 2 0.419 – – – – – – – – – – –
3 S. William Dowey 1944–1945 4 1 3 0 0.250 – – – – – – – – – – –
4 Bob Lamoreaux / John Franklin 1947–1948 13 6 6 1 0.500 – – – – – – – – – – –
5 Justin Higgins 2019–present 13 3 17 0 0.150 – – – – – – – – – – –

Year-by-year results

National Champions Conference Champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
Season Year Head
Coach 		Association Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie
Keystone Giants[6]
1936 1936 Sam Lee NCAA – – 2 4 0 — —
1937 1937 George Azar Jr. 1 5 0 — —
1938 1938 4 1 1 — —
1939 1939 4 3 0 — —
1940 1940 2 4 0 — —
1941 1941 1 4 1 — —
1942 1942 Sam Lee 0 6 0 — —
1943 1943 3 1 0 — —
1944 1944 S. William Dowey 0 2 0 — —
1945 1945 1 1 0 — —
No team in 1946
1947 1947 Bob Lamoreaux / John Franklin NCAA – – 3 3 1 — —
1948 1948 3 3 0 — —
No team from 1949–2018
2019 2019 Justin Higgins National Club Football Association 3 4 0 — —
Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021 2021 Justin Higgins NCAA Division III ECFC 0 10 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
2022 2022 3 7 0 5th 3 3 0 — —
2023 2023 — —

Notes

  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[3]
  2. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[4]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Turf Field Athletic Complex". gokcgiants.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Visual Identity Color Palette" (PDF). Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  3. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  4. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  5. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  6. ^ "Football Record Book Keystone College Football Record Books". gokcgiants.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.