Wesleyan Cardinals football

Football team of Wesleyan University

Wesleyan Cardinals football

First season| 1875; 150 years ago
Athletic director| Mike Whalen
Head coach| Dan DiCenzo
10th season, 56–23 (.709)
Stadium| Andrus Field
Location| Middletown, Connecticut
Conference| NESCAC
Conference titles| 8
Colors| Cardinal and black[1]

Mascot| Cardinals

The Wesleyan Cardinals football team represents Wesleyan University in the sport of American football. It is a member of the Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) and competes against traditional Little Three rivals Amherst and Williams.

Wesleyan is one of the 39 founding members of the NCAA.[2] The Cardinals’ home field, Andrus Field, is the oldest continuously used American football field in the world.[3][4] Andrus Field is also the oldest continuously used baseball field in the world as the Wesleyan baseball team also uses Andrus Field.[5]

## NESCAC championships

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2013*, 2024

*Shared championship

## Little Three titles

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1913, 1918, 1927, 1933, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1955, 1966, 1969, 1970, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

## Notable players

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* Bill Belichick: former head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL)[6]
* Eric Mangini: former head coach of the NFL's New York Jets and Cleveland Browns and NFL analyst for ESPN and Fox Sports 1[6]
* Jeff Wilner: first Wesleyan graduate to play for an NFL team; played tight end for the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos from 1994 to 1996[6]
* Field Yates: analyst on ESPN and former member of the coaching staff of the Kansas City Chiefs

## References

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1. ^ "Wesleyan University: Visual Style Guide". Retrieved December 10, 2018.
2. ^ Leilana McKindra, Founding members hold true to NCAA educational mission, The NCAA News, 7 December 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
3. ^ "Corwin Stadium at Andrus Field - Football". Wesleyan Athletics.
4. ^ "Games Today at the Oldest Football Fields - 11/05/2011". Chattanoogan.com. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
5. ^ "Wesleyan Athletics" (PDF). Wesleyan Athletics.
6. ^ a b c "Wesleyan University Alumni and the NFL". Wesleyan Athletics.

## External links

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* Official website

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Wesleyan Cardinals football

Venues|

* Andrus Field

Bowls & rivalries|

* Trinity

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 1875
* 1876
* 1877
* 1878
* 1879
* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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Wesleyan University

Campus and
buildings|

* Davison Arts Center (Richard Alsop IV House)
* Russell House
* Van Vleck Observatory
* Wesleyan Memorial Chapel

Student life|

* Douglas cannon
* Eclectic Society
* Mystical Seven
* Theta Nu Epsilon
* Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity
* Wesleyan Student Assembly

Athletics|

* Football
* Little Three

Media|

* The Wesleyan Argus
* Wesleyan University Press
* WESU

People|

* Notable alumni
* Presidents

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Teams|

* Amherst Mammoths
* Bates Bobcats
* Bowdoin Polar Bears
* Colby Mules
* Hamilton Continentals
* Middlebury Panthers
* Trinity Bantams
* Tufts Jumbos
* Wesleyan Cardinals
* Williams Ephs

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