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Jacksonville Dolphins football


FieldValue
TeamNameJacksonville Dolphins football
ImageJacksonville athletics wodmark.png
ImageSize200
StadiumD. B. Milne Field
StadCapacity5,000
LocationJacksonville, Florida
NCAAdivisionI FCS
ConferencePioneer Football League
FirstYear1998;
LastYear2019;
WebsiteNameJUDolphins.com
WebsiteURLhttp://www.judolphins.com/
ATWins118
ATLosses115
NatlTitles0
ConfTitles2 (2008, 2010)
DivTitles2 (2001, 2004)
Heismans0
MascotDisplayDunkin
PagFreeLabelRivals

The Jacksonville Dolphins football program was the intercollegiate American football team for Jacksonville University located in the U.S. state of Florida. The team competed in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and were members of the Pioneer Football League. The team played its home games at the 5,000 seat D. B. Milne Field in Jacksonville, Florida. On December 3, 2019, the university announced it would discontinue its football program, effective immediately.

History

Conference affiliations

  • Division I Independent (1998–2000)
  • Pioneer Football League (2001–2019)

Bowl games

SeasonBowlcolspan="2"Championcolspan="2"Runner-Up
2008

Awards

Pioneer Football League Offensive Freshman of the Year

  • Josh McGregor, QB, 2008

Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Year

  • Tyrone Wright, DB, 2001

Pioneer Football League Coach of the Year

  • Kerwin Bell, 2008

Notable former players

  • Ryan Silverfield - 35th Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorback Football Team
  • Justin Horton - NFL player
  • Kelvin Jenkins Arena Football League Player
  • Dallas Jackson - Arena Football League player
  • Andy Jones - NFL player
  • E. J. Nduka - Arena Football League player, and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) professional wrestler
  • Billy Peach - CFL player
  • Micah Ross - played basketball and football at JU, playing in 1998 on the football team. Became the first former JU football player to play in the NFL, appearing with the Jacksonville Jaguars, San Diego Chargers and Carolina Panthers.
  • Lin-J Shell - CFL player
  • Jon Terrell - quarterback later known as comedian Jay Thomas
  • Will Weatherford - played defensive end at Jacksonville. Speaker of the House of Florida.

Championships

Conference championships

YearConferenceCoachOverall recordConference record
2008Pioneer Football LeagueKerwin Bell9–47–1
2010Pioneer Football League
(Co-championship)Kerwin Bell10–18–0
Total conference championships3

Divisional championships

From 2001–2005, the Pioneer Football League was divided into North and South Divisions. As winners of the Pioneer Football League's South Division, Jacksonville has made one appearance in the Pioneer Football League Championship Game, in 2001. The Dolphins also shared the Division title with Morehead State in 2004, but the tie-breaker allowed the Eagles to represent the division in the championship game.

YearDivision ChampionshipCG ResultOpponentPFPA
2001PFL SouthLDayton1446
2004PFL South (Co-championship)NADid Not Play (lost tiebreaker to Morehead State)XX
Totals20–1-1446

References

References

  1. "Jacksonville University Discontinues Football".
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