Bryant Bulldogs football
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| First season | 1999 | ||
| Head coach | James Perry | ||
| Stadium | Bulldog Stadium | ||
| Year built | 1999 | ||
| Seating capacity | 5,500 | ||
| Field surface | Grass | ||
| Location | Smithfield, Rhode Island | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Northeast Conference | ||
| Past conferences | Northeast-10 | ||
| All-time record | 97–60 (.618) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 2 | ||
| Playoff record | 0–2 | ||
| Conference titles | 2 | ||
| Colors | Black and Gold |
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| Website | bryantbulldogs.com | ||
The Bryant Bulldogs football program represents Bryant University in college football. The Bulldogs are members of the Northeast Conference and compete at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. Since its inception in 1999, the team has played its home game at Bulldog Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Bryant University football was created in 1999 joining the Division II Northeast-10 Conference which they had been charter members of since the conference's inception.
Bryant has only had 2 coaches since its inception. The first Bulldog coach was Jim Miceli who coached the team from 1999 until 2003. The second Bulldog coach is Marty Fine, who has coached the team since 2004. Before becoming the Bryant head coach, Fine was an assistant head coach at Iowa State University. In his third year as Bryant head coach, Fine led the Bulldogs to the playoffs. Fine resigned from his position on December 1, 2016.
Bryant made the playoffs in its 8th season as a team, hosting the first-round game against West Chester University. The crowd was the largest recorded in Bryant's short history with 5,434 fans in attendance. The game came down to the final drive with Bryant in possession,but came up short after an interception, sealing the game and the win for West Chester University.
With Bryant's success not only in football but in all sports, Bryant began its transition to Division I. Bryant considered three conferences; The Northeast Conference, The Patriot League and The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. With the move to Division I, Bryant would have the ability to offer scholarships to its football players for the first time in program history. After a long search, Bryant accepted an invite to the NEC and started competing Division I in 2008-09. They have been playoff eligible and a full member of the NEC by 2012.
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