North Greenville Trailblazers football

North Greenville Trailblazers football
First season1994; 31 years ago (1994)
Athletic directorJan McDonald
Head coachJeff Farrington
10th season, 52–57 (.477)
StadiumYounts Stadium
(capacity: 4,500)
LocationTigerville, South Carolina
NCAA divisionDivision II
ConferenceGulf South Conference
All-time record129–167 (.436)
ColorsBlack and red[1]
   
Websitenguathletics.com
For information on all North Greenville University sports, see North Greenville Trailblazers

The North Greenville Trailblazers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for North Greenville University located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes as the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC). North Greenville's first football team was fielded in 1994. The team plays its home games at the 5,000 seat Younts Stadium in Tigerville, South Carolina. The Trailblazers are coached by Jeff Farrington.[2]

History

The Trailblazers started off as an NAIA team in 1994, they finished their first season 1–8.[3]

In 2003 they joined the NCAA as a Division II member. Four seasons after joining the NCAA they went 10–2 in 2006 and won the Victory Bowl.[4] They made their first NCAA playoff appearance in 2011 and went on to make the quarterfinals before losing to Delta State.[5]

As of 2023, they have made 2 Division II playoffs (2011 and 2016) and won 3 Victory Bowls (2006, 2010, and 2014).[6]

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Year-by-year results

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2018-19 college football season
NCAA Division I champions NCAA Division I FCS champions NCAA Division II champions Conference Champions Division Champions Bowl Eligible Undefeated Season

1988 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 9-1

1989 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 9-0

1990 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 7-2

1991 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 8-0

1992 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 7-3

1993 North Greenville Mounties Football team Transition to 4 year 5-5

Year NCAA Division Conference Conference Division Overall Conference Coach Final Ranking
Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Standing
1994 NAIA NAIA Independent N/A 9 1 8 0 .111 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Rich Beard -
1995 NAIA Mid-South N/A 11 5 6 0 .455 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Steve Patton -
1996 NAIA Mid-South N/A 11 7 4 0 .636 7 3 4 0 .429 T–4th Steve Patton -
1997 NAIA Mid-South N/A 10 2 8 0 .111 6 0 6 0 .000 7th Scott Parker -
1998 NAIA Mid-South N/A 12 8 4 0 .700 7 6 1 0 .857 T–1st Scott Parker -
1999 NAIA Mid-South N/A 11 5 6 0 .455 7 5 2 0 .714 3rd Joe Johnson -
2000 NAIA Mid-South N/A 10 0 10 0 .000 8 0 8 0 .000 8th Joe Johnson -
2001 II Division II Independent N/A 10 0 10 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Joe Johnson -
2002 II Division II Independent N/A 10 4 6 0 .400 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Brian Smith -
2003 II Division II Independent N/A 11 6 5 0 .545 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Brian Smith -
2004 II Division II Independent N/A 10 3 7 0 .300 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Mike Taylor -
2005 II Division II Independent N/A 10 2 8 0 .200 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Mike Taylor -
2006 II Division II Independent N/A 12 10 2 0 .833 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Mike Taylor -
2007 II Division II Independent N/A 11 5 6 0 .455 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Mike Taylor -
2008 II Division II Independent N/A 11 2 9 0 .182 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Mike Taylor -
2009 II Division II Independent N/A 10 2 8 0 .200 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Jamey Chadwell -
2010 II Division II Independent N/A 10 7 3 0 .700 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Jamey Chadwell -
2011 II Division II Independent N/A 14 11 3 0 .786 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Jamey Chadwell 12
2012 II Division II Independent N/A 11 5 6 0 .455 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Carroll McCray -
2013 II Division II Independent N/A 11 5 6 0 .455 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Jeff Farrington -
2014 II Division II Independent N/A 12 7 5 0 .583 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Jeff Farrington -
2015 II Division II Independent N/A 10 7 3 0 .700 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Jeff Farrington -
2016 II Division II Independent N/A 14 9 5 0 .643 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Jeff Farrington 17
2017 II Division II Independent N/A 10 4 6 0 .400 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Jeff Farrington -
2018 II Gulf South N/A 10 4 6 0 .400 7 3 4 0 .429 6th Jeff Farrington -
2019 II Gulf South N/A 10 3 7 0 .300 8 2 6 0 .250 8th Jeff Farrington -
2021 II Gulf South N/A 11 5 6 0 .454 7 2 5 0 .400 6th Jeff Farrington -
2022 II Gulf South N/A 11 3 8 0 .273 7 2 5 0 .400 T-6th Jeff Farrington -
Totals 303 132 171 0 .436 64 23 41 0 .359

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Championships

Conference championships

Individual conference honors

Mid-South Conference

Gulf South Conference

References

  1. ^ "North Greenville University Brand & Style Guide". Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "North Greenville Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2007-09-22. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  3. ^ "North Greenville Crusaders College Football Scores and Schedules". college-football-results.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. ^ "2006 Football Schedule". North Greenville University. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  5. ^ "North Greenville?s run in NCAA playoffs ends at Delta State". GreerToday.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  6. ^ "Victory Bowl History". thenccaa.org. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "MSC FOOTBALL ARCHIVES" (Press release). Mid-South Conference.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "GSC Announces 2019 Football All-Conference Awards" (Press release). Gulf South Conference. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "GSC Football All-GSC and Awards Announced" (Press release). Gulf South Conference. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Football All-GSC, Major Awards Announced for 2022" (Press release). Gulf South Conference. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "GSC Announces 2018 Football All-Conference Awards" (Press release). Gulf South Conference. November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.