New England Nor'easters football

The New England Nor'easters football team represents University of New England in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Nor'easters are members of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), fielding its team in the CCC since 2018.[3] The Nor'easters play their home games at Blue Storm Stadium in Biddeford, Maine.[4]

New England Nor'easters football
First season2017
Athletic directorHeather Davis
Head coachMike Lichten
6th season, 11–23 (.324)
StadiumBlue Storm Stadium
(capacity: 1,600)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationBiddeford, Maine
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceCCC
All-time record11–23 (.324)
RivalriesHusson[1]
ColorsBlue and white[2]
   
MascotNor'easter
Websiteathletics.une.edu

Their head coach is Mike Lichten, who took over the position for the 2017 season.[5]

History

In December 2014, school president Danielle Ripich announced that football would be added as a varsity sport for the university for the 2016 or 2017 season.[6] The team would play on the blue-turfed field of Blue Storm Stadium.[7]

On February 4, 2016, New England hired Mike Lichten from Becker.[8][9]

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 Mike Lichten[13] 2017–present 34 11 23 0 0.324 – – – – – – – – – – –

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
New England Nor'easters[14]
2017 2017 Mike Lichten Club team
2018 2018 NCAA Division III CCC 270T-5th150 — —
2019 2019 460T-6th250 — —
Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021 2021 Mike Lichten NCAA Division III CCC 4505th240 — —
2022 2022 550T-3rd340 — —
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.[10]
    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.[11]
    4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[12]

    References
    1. "UNE, Husson Football to play the First Annual 'Lobster Trap Game' on Saturday". October 23, 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
    2. "Institutional Brand Identity" (PDF). Retrieved September 18, 2019.
    3. "Commonwealth Coast Conference". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
    4. McDONALD, P. A. T. (October 9, 2018). "UNE makes history: Last-second field goal gives Nor'easters first-ever win". Press Herald. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
    5. Writer, Mike LoweStaff (February 4, 2016). "UNE hires Mike Lichten as first football coach". Press Herald. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
    6. Writer, Mike LoweStaff (December 4, 2014). "Is UNE ready for football with a team of its own?". Press Herald. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
    7. "UNE to add varsity football and women's rugby". University of New England Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
    8. "Lichten named UNE's first coach". February 4, 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
    9. Contributor, Opinion (February 4, 2016). "First UNE head football coach 'cannot wait to get started'". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 18, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
    10. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
    11. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
    12. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
    13. "UNE Athletics announces first head football coach". newscentermaine.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
    14. "Football Records & Archives". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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