Secretaries Cup
The Secretaries Cup is an annual college football game in the northeast United States between the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.[3] Both academies compete in NCAA Division III athletics.[4]
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| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Teams | |
| First meeting | October 15, 1949 74 years ago Coast Guard, 21–14[1]: 34 |
| Latest meeting | November 12, 2022 Merchant Marine, 41–33 |
| Next meeting | November 11, 2023 (expected) |
| Stadiums | Brooks Stadium (Kings Point) and Cadet Memorial Field (Coast Guard) |
| Trophy | Secretaries Cup |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 51 |
| All-time series | Merchant Marine leads, 36–15[1]: 34 [2] |
| Largest victory | Merchant Marine, 42–0 (1992)[1]: 34 |
| Longest win streak | Merchant Marine, 7 (1965–1978) |
| Current win streak | Merchant Marine, 4 |
The Secretaries Cup is an intense rivalry game for both schools.[5] Although not matching the intensity or tradition of the Army–Navy Game, the Secretaries Cup is often described as a small-college version of that matchup.[6][7]
The rivalry was designated as the "Secretary's Cup" 42 years ago in 1981, when both academies were in the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation.[8] The name of the contest was pluralized when the U.S. Coast Guard moved to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003.[9]
The two campuses are at opposite ends of Long Island Sound. The game alternates between the Coast Guard's Cadet Memorial Field in New London, Connecticut, and the Merchant Marine's Captain Tomb Field in Kings Point, New York just east of New York City.
The game had been played on the last Saturday of the Division III football regular season (generally mid-November) from 1991 through 2005. When the Coast Guard Academy joined the New England Football Conference in 2006, the rivalry became a non-conference game and was moved to September. In 2017, the game moved back to November when the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) began sponsoring football with both teams as conference members. The 2017 game was played at 12 noon on Veterans Day, November 11.
The games have been broadcast on ESPN streaming networks since 2017. [10]
Results
Through 2022, the Merchant Marine Academy has an overall lead in the series 36–15 (.706). Since the Secretaries Cup was established in 1981, the Merchant Marine Academy leads 29–13 (.690). There have been no ties in the series.
The 2020 meeting, won 24–14 by Merchant Marine, was notable as the only Division III football game played in calendar 2020. The NCAA canceled the 2020 D-III football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it planned to move the division's championship tournament to spring 2021 before canceling it entirely. Nonetheless, the two academies chose to play their rivalry game on its normal schedule. Both schools had also chosen not to play football in spring 2021, making this their only game of the 2020–21 school year.[4]
| Coast Guard victories |
| Merchant Marine victories |
| Year | Winner | Score | City | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Coast Guard | 21–14 | Kings Point | CG 1–0[1]: 34 |
| No games played 1950–1964 | ||||
| 1965 | Merchant Marine | 17–8 | New London | Tied 1–1 |
| 1966 | Merchant Marine | 41–6 | Kings Point | MM 2–1 |
| No games played 1967–1973 | ||||
| 1974 | Merchant Marine | 14–12 | Kings Point | MM 3–1 |
| 1975 | Merchant Marine | 9–7 | New London | MM 4–1 |
| 1976 | Merchant Marine | 9–7 | Kings Point | MM 5–1 |
| 1977 | Merchant Marine | 10–6 | New London | MM 6–1 |
| 1978 | Merchant Marine | 10–7 | Kings Point | MM 7–1 |
| 1979 | Coast Guard | 30–23 | New London | MM 7–2 |
| 1980 | No game played | |||
| Secretary's Cup established | ||||
| 1981 | Coast Guard | 14–7 | New London | MM 7–3 |
| 1982 | Merchant Marine | 14–7 | Kings Point | MM 8–3 |
| 1983 | Merchant Marine | 21–14 | New London | MM 9–3 |
| 1984 | Merchant Marine | 41–0 | Kings Point | MM 10–3 |
| 1985 | Merchant Marine | 42–14 | New London | MM 11–3 |
| 1986 | Merchant Marine | 28–0 | Kings Point | MM 12–3 |
| 1987 | Merchant Marine | 10–7 | New London | MM 13–3 |
| 1988 | Coast Guard | 35–7 | Kings Point | MM 13–4 |
| 1989 | Merchant Marine | 24–22 | New London | MM 14–4 |
| 1990 | Coast Guard | 21–17 | Kings Point | MM 14–5 |
| 1991 | Coast Guard | 25–20 | New London | MM 14–6 |
| 1992 | Merchant Marine | 42–0 | Kings Point | MM 15–6 |
| 1993 | Coast Guard | 31–23 | New London | MM 15–7 |
| 1994 | Merchant Marine | 21–6 | Kings Point | MM 16–7 |
| 1995 | Coast Guard | 27–9 | New London | MM 16–8 |
| 1996 | Coast Guard | 23–13 | Kings Point | MM 16–9 |
| 1997 | Coast Guard | 34–16 | New London | MM 16–10 |
| 1998 | Merchant Marine | 46–7 | Kings Point | MM 17–10 |
| 1999 | Merchant Marine | 24–21 | New London | MM 18–10 |
| 2000 | Merchant Marine | 28–21 | Kings Point | MM 19–10 |
| 2001 | Merchant Marine | 7–3 | New London | MM 20–10 |
| 2002 | Merchant Marine | 31–6 | Kings Point | MM 21–10 |
| became Secretaries Cup | ||||
| 2003 | Coast Guard | 9–7 | New London | MM 21–11 |
| 2004 | Merchant Marine | 16–7 | Kings Point | MM 22–11 |
| 2005 | Merchant Marine | 21–5 | New London | MM 23–11 |
| 2006 | Merchant Marine | 21–7 | Kings Point | MM 24–11 |
| 2007 | Coast Guard | 36–31 | New London | MM 24–12 |
| 2008 | Merchant Marine | 34–7 | Kings Point | MM 25–12 |
| 2009 | Merchant Marine | 33–27 | Kings Point | MM 26–12 |
| 2010 | Coast Guard | 10–8 | New London | MM 26–13 |
| 2011 | Merchant Marine | 35–28 | Kings Point | MM 27–13 |
| 2012 | Merchant Marine | 43–37 | New London | MM 28–13 |
| 2013 | Merchant Marine | 27–20 | Kings Point | MM 29–13 |
| 2014 | Coast Guard | 42–31 | New London | MM 29–14 |
| 2015 | Merchant Marine | 14–3 | Kings Point | MM 30–14 |
| 2016 | Merchant Marine | 31–27 | New London | MM 31–14 |
| 2017 | Merchant Marine | 48–23 | New London | MM 32–14 |
| 2018 | Coast Guard | 26–12 | Kings Point | MM 32–15 |
| 2019 | Merchant Marine | 56–41 | New London | MM 33–15 |
| 2020 | Merchant Marine | 24–14 | Kings Point | MM 34–15 |
| 2021 | Merchant Marine | 49–14 | New London | MM 35–15 |
| 2022 | Merchant Marine | 41–33 | Kings Point | MM 36–15 |
See also
References
- "2015 Coast Guard Football Media Guide" (PDF). US Coast Guard Academy. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- "Bears Fall 14-3 in Secretaries' Cup Battle". Coast Guard Bears. September 12, 2015.
- http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/11/annual-secretaries-cup-football-game-u-s-coast-guard-academy-u-s-merchant-marine-academy-carried-espn-network/ Annual “Secretaries Cup” Football Game Between U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy To Be Carried on an ESPN Network Derek Volner
- Hale, David M. (November 15, 2020). "A mind-boggling Big Ten, QB drama and fake spikes are all we needed in Week 11". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- Fulkerson, Vickie (September 8, 2011). "Nothing rivals CGA-Kings Point football matchup". The Day. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- David Helvarg (2009). Rescue Warriors: The U.S. Coast Guard, America's Forgotten Heroes. St. Martin's Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-4299-8953-4.
- Montgomery, Bob (October 17, 2012). "Sports Insider: Vitrano with Coast Guard". The Bristol Press. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- Hersch, Hank (September 19, 1988). "They Also Serve". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- Anderson, Woody (November 15, 2003). "State Games Today". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- "ESPN to Carry Secretaries Cup Game Beginning in 2017". Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- Further reading
- Foxx, Anthony (September 15, 2014). "Strong comeback earns Coast Guard Academy the 2014 Secretaries' Cup". Transportation.gov.
- Fulkerson, Vickie (September 12, 2015). "Merchant Marine beats CGA 14-3 for the Secretaries' Cup". The Day.
External links
- College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2016-11-09 at the Wayback Machine – Coast Guard vs. Merchant Marine