The New Haven Chargers football program represents the intercollegiate football team for the University of New Haven. The Chargers previously competed in NCAA Division II as members of the Northeast-10 Conference but upgraded to the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) on July 1, 2025 when they joined the Northeast Conference.
| New Haven Chargers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1973[1] | ||
| Athletic director | Devin Crosby | ||
| Head coach | Mark Powell 1st season, 5–5–0 (.500) | ||
| Location | West Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | ||
| Stadium | Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium (capacity: 5,000) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I | ||
| Conference | NEC (from July 1, 2025) | ||
| Colors | Navy and Gold | ||
| All-time record | 294–188–5 (.609) | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| NE10: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |||
| Rivalries | Marist (rivalry) | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
The Chargers are coached by Mark Powell, whose first season is in 2025.
UNH home games are played on campus at the Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium, which opened in 2009 and seats 5,000 spectators.
History
editClassifications
edit- 1973–1981: NCAA Division III
- 1982–2003, 2009–2025: NCAA Division II
- 2025–present: NCAA Division I FCS
Conference memberships
edit- 1973–1981: D-III Independent
- 1981–2003: D-II independent
- 2004–2008: No team
- 2009–2025: Northeast-10 Conference
- 2025–: Northeast Conference
Championships
editFuture opponents
editAnnounced schedules as of December 11, 2025[2]
| 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist (8/28) | at Marist (8/27) | Marist (8/25) | at Marist (8/24) | Marist (8/30) | at Marist (8/29) | Marist (8/27) |
| at South Dakota State (9/5) | at Brown (9/18) | Albany (9/8) | at Albany (9/7) | |||
| Brown (9/19) | ||||||
| at Austin Peay (10/3) | ||||||
| at Merrimack (TBA) |
References
edit- ↑ "YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS" (PDF). newhavenchargers.com. UNH athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ "Future New Haven Football Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
External links
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