Berry Vikings football

Berry Vikings football
2024 Berry Vikings football team
First season2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Athletic directorAngel Mason
Head coachTony Kunczewski
12th season, 76–35 (.685)
StadiumValhalla Stadium
(capacity: 2,500)
FieldDickey Field
Year built2015
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationMount Berry, Georgia
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceSAA
All-time record74–34 (.685)
Playoff appearances3
Playoff record2–3
Conference titles5
ColorsNavy and silver[1]
   
MascotVikings
Websiteberryvikings.com

The Berry Vikings football team represents Berry College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Vikings are members of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA), fielding its team in the SAA since 2013. The Vikings play their home games at the Valhalla Stadium in Mount Berry, Georgia.[2]

Their head coach is Tony Kunczewski, who took over the position for the 2013 season.[3]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
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

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards
1 Tony Kunczewski[8] 2013–present 98 74 34 0 0.685 56 23 0 0.709 2 3 0 – 5 – SAA Coach of the Year (2016–2018, 2020)[9]

Year-by-year results

National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth

[10]

Season Year Head
Coach 		Association Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie
Berry Vikings
2013 2013 Tony Kunczewski NCAA Division III SAA 0 9 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
2014 2014 2 8 0 T–6th 1 5 0 — —
2015 2015 7 3 0 T–2nd 6 2 0 — —
2016 2016 9 1 0 T–1st 7 1 0 SAA co-champions[11] —
2017 2017 11 1 0 1st 8 0 0 L NCAA Division III Second Round[12] 15[13]
2018 2018 10 2 0 T–1st 7 2 0 L NCAA Division III Second Round[14] 17[15]
2019 2019 9 2 0 T–1st 7 1 0 L NCAA Division III First Round[16] —
2020–21 2020–21 4 0 0 1st 4 0 0 SAA champion[9] —
2021 2021 6 4 0 4th 4 3 0 — —
2022 2022 7 3 0 T–2nd 5 2 0 — —
2023 2023 9 1 0 2nd 7 1 0 — —
2024 2024 8 3 0 T–1st 6 1 0 L NCAA Division III First Round[17] —

Notes

  1. ^ 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.[5]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[6]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[7]

References

  1. ^ "BERRY COLLEGE". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Facilities". Berry College. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Berry hires first coach". April 16, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Eight Division III Southeastern Colleges Form Southern Athletic Association". Rhodes College Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Football: Kunczewski named first Berry head football coach - LaGrange Athletics". lagrangepanthers.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Football Claims Three Major Awards, Places 21 on All-SAA Teams". November 19, 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ "Football Archives". Berry College. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  11. ^ "2016 Southern Athletic Association football standings". D3football.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  12. ^ "2017 Division III Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "D3football.com Top 25, 2017 final".
  14. ^ "2018 Division III Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "D3football.com Top 25, final".
  16. ^ "2019 Division III Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  17. ^ "2024 Division III Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.