Southern Virginia Knights football

The Southern Virginia Knights football program is a college football team that represents Southern Virginia University in the NCAA Division III. They are a member of the USA South Athletic Conference. The team has had 6 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 2003.[1]

Southern Virginia Knights football
First season2003
Athletic directorJason Lamb
Head coachJoe DuPaix
1st season,
StadiumKnight Stadium
(capacity: 1,000
Record: 1,332)
Year built2017
Field surfaceArtificial Turf
LocationBuena Vista, Virginia
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceUSA South Athletic Conference
All-time record53–142 (.272)
ColorsCrimson and White
   
OutfitterNike
Websiteknightathletics.com
For information on all Southern Virginia University sports, see Southern Virginia Knights

History

Classifications
Classifications
Year Division
2003-2012: NAIA
2013–present: NCAA Division III

Conference Memberships
Conference Memberships
Year Conference
2003–2012: NAIA Independent
2013: NCAA Division III Independent
2014–2018: New Jersey Athletic Conference
2019–2020 Old Dominion Athletic Conference
2021–present USA South Athletic Conference

Notable games
  • On August 30, 2008 Southern Virginia played Division I FCS Morehead State and lost 6–49.
  • On September 5, 2009 Southern Virginia played Division I FCS Morehead State and lost 10–61.[2]
  • On August 30, 2012 Southern Virginia played Division I FCS Morehead State and lost 0–55.[3]
  • On October 4, 2014 Southern Virginia played its first New Jersey Athletic Conference game and lost in overtime against Kean University 28–27.[4]
  • On November 10, 2018 Southern Virginia played its last game as a member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference against The College of New Jersey and lost 30-33.[5]
  • On April 9, 2021, Southern Virginia defeated North Carolina Wesleyan College in a home game 28-21 after being down 0-21 with 10:43 left in the 3rd quarter. It was the final game of the Spring 2021 season that was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and their final game as a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

Seasons
Year Head Coach Overall Record Conference Record Conference Standing
NAIA Independent (2003-2012)
2003 Gary Buer 0–10 N/A N/A
2004 Gary Buer 0–9 N/A N/A
2005 Gary Buer 2–8 N/A N/A
2006 Gary Buer 2–8 N/A N/A
2007 Michael Smith 6–5 N/A N/A
2008 Michael Smith 3–8 N/A N/A
2009 DeLane Fitzgerald 3–8 N/A N/A
2010 DeLane Fitzgerald 4–7 N/A N/A
2011 DeLane Fitzgerald 4–7 N/A N/A
2012 DeLane Fitzgerald 5–6 N/A N/A
NCAA Division III Independent (2013)
2013 DeLane Fitzgerald 8–2 N/A N/A
New Jersey Athletic Conference (2014-2018)
2014 Jason Walker 1–9 1–6 T—7th of 8
2015 Jason Walker 0–10 0–9 10th of 10
2016 Joe DuPaix 2–8 1–8 T—9th of 10
2017 Joe DuPaix 2–8 1–8 9th of 10
2018 Edwin Mulitalo 3–7 2–7 8th of 10
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (2019–2020)
2019 Edwin Mulitalo 4–6 2–6 7th of 9
2020 Edwin Mulitalo 1-3 0-3 7th of 8
USA South Athletic Conference (2021–present)
2021 Edwin Mulitalo 2-8 1-7 8th of 9
2022 Edwin Mulitalo 1-9 1-6 8th of 9
Totals 20 Years
6 Coaches		 53-142
.272		 9-60
.130		 3 Conferences

Coaches
Main article: List of Southern Virginia Knights head football coaches

References
  1. Shaffer, Ian. "Southern Virginia University (All Seasons)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  2. "Knights Fall to Morehead State, Show Improvement". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  3. "Southern Virginia Drops Season Opener at Morehead State". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  4. "Football Falls to Kean in Overtime in First NJAC Game". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  5. "Southern Virginia Falls Short in Season Finale at Home". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
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