Berry Vikings football
| Berry Vikings football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 2013 | ||
| Athletic director | Angel Mason | ||
| Head coach | Tony Kunczewski 12th season, 76–35 (.685) | ||
| Stadium | Valhalla Stadium (capacity: 2,500) | ||
| Field | Dickey Field | ||
| Year built | 2015 | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Mount Berry, Georgia | ||
| NCAA division | Division III | ||
| Conference | SAA | ||
| All-time record | 74–34 (.685) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 3 | ||
| Playoff record | 2–3 | ||
| Conference titles | 5 | ||
| Colors | Navy and silver[1] | ||
| Mascot | Vikings | ||
| Website | berryvikings.com | ||
The Berry Vikings football team represents Berry College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Vikings are members of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA), fielding its team in the SAA since 2013. The Vikings play their home games at the Valhalla Stadium in Mount Berry, Georgia.[2]
Their head coach is Tony Kunczewski, who took over the position for the 2013 season.[3]
Conference affiliations
- Southern Athletic Association (2013–present)[4]
List of head coaches
Key
| 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
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Kunczewski[8] | 2013–present | 98 | 74 | 34 | 0 | 0.685 | 56 | 23 | 0 | 0.709 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | – | SAA Coach of the Year (2016–2018, 2020)[9] |
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 | ||||||||
| Berry Vikings | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2013 | Tony Kunczewski | NCAA | Division III | SAA | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2014 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 9 | 1 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | SAA co-champions[11] | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round[12] | 15[13] | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 10 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round[14] | 17[15] | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 9 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round[16] | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | SAA champion[9] | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round[17] | — | ||||
Notes
- ^ 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.[5]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[6]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[7]
References
- ^ "BERRY COLLEGE". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "Facilities". Berry College. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "Berry hires first coach". April 16, 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Eight Division III Southeastern Colleges Form Southern Athletic Association". Rhodes College Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Football: Kunczewski named first Berry head football coach - LaGrange Athletics". lagrangepanthers.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Football Claims Three Major Awards, Places 21 on All-SAA Teams". November 19, 2018.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Football Archives". Berry College. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Southern Athletic Association football standings". D3football.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "2017 Division III Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "D3football.com Top 25, 2017 final".
- ^ "2018 Division III Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "D3football.com Top 25, final".
- ^ "2019 Division III Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Division III Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.