The Alvernia Golden Wolves football team represents Alvernia University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Golden Wolves are members of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC), fielding its team in the MAC since 2018. The Golden Wolves play their home games at Alvernia University Stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania.
| Alvernia Golden Wolves football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 2018 |
| Athletic director | Bill Stiles |
| Head coach | Steve Azzanesi 3rd season, 4–20 (.167) |
| Stadium | Alvernia University Stadium (capacity: 1,000) |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | MAC |
| All-time record | 7–43 (.140) |
| Colors | Maroon and gold[1] |
| Mascot | Golden wolves |
| Website | auwolves.com |
Their head coach is Steve Azzanesi, who took over the position for the 2022 season.[2]
History
editOn October 5, 2016, athletic director Bill Stiles and Alvernia University president Dr. Tom Flynn announced that American football would be added as a varsity sport for the 2018 NCAA Division III season.[3][4][5][6][7] The team would be a member of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC) alongside the school's other athletic programs.[8]
On July 29, 2018, the school unveiled the team's maroon and gold uniforms.[9]
Conference affiliations
edit- Middle Atlantic Conferences (2018–present)
List of head coaches
editKey
edit| 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
edit| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | O% | CW | CL | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Clark[13] | 2018–2021 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 0.100 | 1 | 25 | 0.038 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Steve Azzanesi[14][15] | 2022–present | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0.200 | 3 | 14 | 0.176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Year-by-year results
edit| National champions | Conference Champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Finish | Win | Loss | ||||||||||
| Alvernia Golden Wolves | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2018 | Ralph Clark | NCAA | Division III | MAC | 1 | 9 | T–10th | 0 | 8 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 8 | 11th | 1 | 7 | — | — | ||||||
| No team due to COVID-19. | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Ralph Clark | NCAA | Division III | MAC | 0 | 10 | 11th | 0 | 8 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | 2022 | Steve Azzanesi | 3 | 7 | T–8th | 2 | 6 | — | — | |||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 9 | 9th | 1 | 8 | — | — | ||||||
| 2024 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ 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]
- ^ 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.[11]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[12]
References
edit- ^ "ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY". Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "Alvernia hires Delaware State assistant Steve Azzanesi as its new football coach [updated]". Reading Eagle. January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Alvernia's Football Era Set To Begin". Alvernia University Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "NCAA Football Coming to Alvernia University". Alvernia University. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ University, Alvernia. "NCAA Football Coming to Alvernia University". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Alvernia adds football program". Reading Eagle. October 6, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Beck, Devon (August 30, 2018). "Alvernia's Football Era Set To Begin". BCTV. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "About Alvernia University Athletics". Alvernia University Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Join Us For The Football Uniform Unveiling". Alvernia University Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 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.
- ^ "Alvernia has selected 5 finalists for vacant head football coaching job". Reading Eagle. January 10, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Bodack, Jonathan. "Alvernia entering the Azzanesi era with a new spark". WFMZ.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Andy Walter. "Azzanesi brings Wesley ties with him to Alvernia". Bay to Bay News. Retrieved March 18, 2023.