The Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team represented Birmingham–Southern College (BSC) in the NCAA Division III and competed as part of the Southern Athletic Association. BSC played its home games at the 1,600 seat Panther Stadium, which is located on-campus in Birmingham, Alabama and opened in November 2008. Although only fielding a team since the 2007 season, Birmingham–Southern previously fielded a team from the 1918 season that was later disbanded following the 1939 season.[2]
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers football | |
|---|---|
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| First season | 1918 |
| Last season | 2023 |
| Athletic director | Kyndall Waters |
| Head coach | Anthony Colucci |
| Stadium | General Krulak Stadium (capacity: 1,600) |
| Field surface | Artificial Turf |
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Conference | Southern Athletic Association |
| All-time record | 169–163–16 (.509) |
| Conference titles | 1 |
| Colors | Black and gold[1] |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Website | bscsports.net |
History
editPrior to the consolidation of Southern University and Birmingham College, each fielded football squads. Between 1904 and 1917, Birmingham College compiled a 19–32–4 record, and between 1909 and 1916 Southern University compiled a 3–16–11 record.[3] Following the consolidation of the schools as Birmingham–Southern, the program compiled an overall record of 87–80–16 between 1918–39, winning Dixie Conference championships in 1932, 1934, and 1937.[3]
During this period, the Panthers played their home games at the Munger Bowl, which was located on-campus and subsequently demolished in the 1960s to make way for campus expansion.[4] Additionally, Howard College, now Samford University, was BSC's biggest rival with the annual contest being called the Magic City Classic and played in Rickwood Field before serving as the opening contest at Legion Field in 1929.[3] Following the 1939 season, football was disbanded with the school citing its overall costs and influence on the school.[3]
On May 26, 2006, the board of trustees announced that Birmingham–Southern would field a Division III football team to begin competition for the 2007 season.[5] By the following June, Joey Jones was announced as the program's head coach,[6] and on September 6, 2007, BSC played their first football game after a 68-year hiatus, as the Panthers defeated the Mississippi College junior varsity 41–13 at Legion Field.[7] After a 3–7 first season, Jones would leave BSC to become the first head coach at South Alabama, and in February 2008 Eddie Garfinkle was announced as the Panthers' head coach.[8] On October 24, 2016, it was announced that Garfinkle would not return after the 2016 season.
Playoffs
editNCAA Division III
editThe Panthers made one appearance in the NCAA Division III football playoffs. Their combined record was 1–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | First Round Second Round |
Huntingdon Mary Hardin-Baylor |
W, 24–14 L, 7–42 |
Seasons
edit| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Independent) (1918–1920) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Baby Haynes | 1–1 | Independent | ||||||
| 1919 | Charles H. Brown | 4–3 | Independent | ||||||
| 1920 | Charles H. Brown | 6–2 | Independent | ||||||
| Independent: | 11–6 | ||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1931) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Charles H. Brown | 4–4–1 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1922 | Charles H. Brown | 1–6–1 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1923 | Charles H. Brown | 1–5–2 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1924 | Harold Drew | 4–4–1 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1925 | Harold Drew | 7–3–1 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1926 | Harold Drew | 5–3–2 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1927 | Harold Drew | 3–6 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1928 | Jenks Gillem | 3–2–4 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1929 | Jenks Gillem | 4–4 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1930 | Jenks Gillem | 5–4 | SIAA | ||||||
| 1931 | Jenks Gillem | 3–4 | SIAA | ||||||
| SIAA: | 40–45–12 | ||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Dixie Conference) (1932–1939) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Jenks Gillem | 5–3 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1933 | Jenks Gillem | 3–3–3 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1934 | Jenks Gillem | 9–0 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1935 | Jenks Gillem | 2–6 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1936 | Jenks Gillem | 4–5 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1937 | Jenks Gillem | 6–2 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1938 | Jenks Gillem | 4–5 | Dixie | ||||||
| 1939 | Jenks Gillem | 3–5–1 | Dixie | ||||||
| Dixie Conference: | 36–29–4 | ||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Did not field a team) (1940–2006) | |||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2007–2011) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Joey Jones | 3–7 | SCAC | ||||||
| 2008 | Eddie Garfinkle | 3–7 | SCAC | ||||||
| 2009 | Eddie Garfinkle | 4–6 | SCAC | ||||||
| 2010 | Eddie Garfinkle | 6–4 | SCAC | ||||||
| 2011 | Eddie Garfinkle | 7–2 | SCAC | ||||||
| SCAC: | 23–26 | ||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Southern Athletic Association) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Eddie Garfinkle | 7–3 | SAA | ||||||
| 2013 | Eddie Garfinkle | 5–4 | SAA | ||||||
| 2014 | Eddie Garfinkle | 3–7 | SAA | ||||||
| 2015 | Eddie Garfinkle | 5–5 | SAA | ||||||
| 2016 | Eddie Garfinkle | 1–9 | SAA | ||||||
| 2017 | Tony Joe White | 3–7 | SAA | ||||||
| 2018 | Tony Joe White | 6–4 | SAA | ||||||
| 2019 | Tony Joe White | 7–3 | SAA | ||||||
| 2020 | Tony Joe White | 2–2 | SAA | ||||||
| 2021 | Tony Joe White | 10–2 | SAA | ||||||
| 2022 | Tony Joe White | 7–3 | SAA | ||||||
| 2023 | Anthony Colucci | 3–7 | SAA | ||||||
| SAA: | 59–56 | ||||||||
| Total: | 169–163–16 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Head coaches
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References
edit- ^ 2015 Visual ID Manual. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ a b Birmingham–Southern College Football 1918–1939[permanent dead link] "All-Time Results (Game-by-Game Results & Yearly Records)," Birmingham–Southern College, 2006. Accessed 2009-01-01
- ^ a b c d Are you ready for some football? Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine "Southern Magazine" Birmingham–Southern College, 2007. p. 29 Accessed 2009-01-01
- ^ Birmingham–Southern opens new home for football team[permanent dead link] "NCAA News" NCAA, November 11, 2008. Accessed 2009-01-01
- ^ Perrin, Mike (May 27, 2006). "BSC opts for Division III College also will restore football, last played in '39". The Birmingham News.
- ^ Perrin, Mike (June 19, 2006). "Coach moves on to next challenge: Choice of Joey Jones was a case of perfect timing". The Birmingham News.
- ^ Melick, Ray (September 7, 2007). "BSC takes the field, at long last After nearly 70 years, college once again playing football". The Birmingham News.
- ^ Perrin, Mike (February 21, 2008). "Panthers name Garfinkle coach: Former walk-on relates to players". The Birmingham News.