# Maine Maritime Mariners football

The Maine Maritime Mariners football team represents Maine Maritime Academy in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Mariners are members of the Conference of New England (CNE), fielding its team in the CNE since 2025. The Mariners play their home games at Ritchie Field in Castine, Maine.
Their head coach is Calvin Powell, who will take over the position for the 2024 season.

## Conference affiliations

* Independent (1946–1964)
* New England Football Conference (1965–2016)
* New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (2017–2019)
* No team (2020–2023)
* Independent (2024)
* Conference of New England (2025–future)

## List of head coaches
### Key

Key to symbols in coaches list :
| General | General | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | Postseason |
| No. | Order of coaches | 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 | C% | Conference winning percentage | | |
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage | | | | |

### Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records :
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% |
| 1 | John Hoctor | 1946–1956 | 81 | 48 | 30 | 3 | 0.611 | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Tom Morse | 1957–1958 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.136 | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Dave Wiggins | 1959–1964 | 45 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0.744 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Jim McCormick | 1965–1967 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0.636 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Bill Mottola | 1968–1978 | 89 | 35 | 52 | 2 | 0.404 | 19 | 28 | 1 | 0.406 |
| 6 | Mike DeLong | 1979–1980 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0.667 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0.667 |
| 7 | Bruce Morse | 1981–1986 | 56 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 0.482 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 0.472 |
| 8 | John Huard | 1987–1993 | 62 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 0.516 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 9 | Mike Hodgson | 1994–2000 | 67 | 31 | 36 | 0 | 0.463 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 0.580 |
| 10 | Chris McKenney | 2001–2019 | 179 | 62 | 117 | 0 | 0.346 | 46 | 82 | 0 | 0.359 |
| 11 | Calvin Powell | 2024–present | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – |

## Year-by-year results

| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | | | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | Postseason | Final ranking |
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| 1946 | 1946 | John Hoctor | NCAA | — | Independent | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1947 | 1947 | John Hoctor | NCAA | — | Independent | 5 | 3 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1948 | 1948 | John Hoctor | NCAA | — | Independent | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1949 | 1949 | John Hoctor | NCAA | — | Independent | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | | — | — |
| 1950 | 1950 | John Hoctor | NCAA | — | Independent | 4 | 4 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1951 | 1951 | John Hoctor | NCAA | — | Independent | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1952 | 1952 | John Hoctor | NCAA | — | Independent | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1953 | 1953 | John Hoctor | NCAA | — | Independent | 3 | 5 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1954 | 1954 | John Hoctor | NCAA | — | Independent | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1955 | 1955 | John Hoctor | NCAA | — | Independent | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | — | — |
| 1956 | 1956 | John Hoctor | NCAA | College Division | Independent | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1957 | 1957 | Tom Morse | NCAA | College Division | Independent | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1958 | 1958 | Tom Morse | NCAA | College Division | Independent | 0 | 5 | 1 | | | | | — | — |
| 1959 | 1959 | Dave Wiggins | NCAA | College Division | Independent | 5 | 3 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1960 | 1960 | Dave Wiggins | NCAA | College Division | Independent | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1961 | 1961 | Dave Wiggins | NCAA | College Division | Independent | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1962 | 1962 | Dave Wiggins | NCAA | College Division | Independent | 5 | 3 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1963 | 1963 | Dave Wiggins | NCAA | College Division | Independent | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | — | — |
| 1964 | 1964 | Dave Wiggins | NCAA | College Division | Independent | 5 | 1 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1965 | 1965 | Jim McCormick | NCAA | College Division | NEFC | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1966 | 1966 | Jim McCormick | NCAA | College Division | NEFC | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1967 | 1967 | Jim McCormick | NCAA | College Division | NEFC | 5 | 2 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1968 | 1968 | Bill Mottola | NCAA | College Division | NEFC | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | — | — |
| 1969 | 1969 | Bill Mottola | NCAA | College Division | NEFC | 2 | 5 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1970 | 1970 | Bill Mottola | NCAA | College Division | NEFC | 3 | 5 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1971 | 1971 | Bill Mottola | NCAA | College Division | NEFC | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1972 | 1972 | Bill Mottola | NCAA | College Division | NEFC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | Conference champions | — |
| 1973 | 1973 | Bill Mottola | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 1974 | Bill Mottola | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 1975 | Bill Mottola | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 1976 | Bill Mottola | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 4 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 1977 | Bill Mottola | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 1978 | Bill Mottola | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9th | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
| 1979 | 1979 | Mike DeLong | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 1980 | Mike DeLong | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | Conference champions | — |
| 1981 | 1981 | Bruce Morse | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 1982 | Bruce Morse | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1983 | 1983 | Bruce Morse | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 1984 | Bruce Morse | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 1985 | 1985 | Bruce Morse | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 1986 | Bruce Morse | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 1987 | John Huard | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6th (North) | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 1988 | John Huard | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th (North) | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 1989 | John Huard | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th (North) | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1990 | John Huard | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd (North) | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 1991 | John Huard | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd (North) | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 1992 | John Huard | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 1993 | John Huard | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Conference champions | — |
| 1994 | 1994 | Mike Hodgson | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — |
| 1995 | 1995 | Mike Hodgson | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 7 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 1996 | Mike Hodgson | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 1997 | Mike Hodgson | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 1998 | Mike Hodgson | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–1st (Red) | 5 | 1 | 0 | Division co-champions | — |
| 1999 | 1999 | Mike Hodgson | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5th (Red) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 2000 | Mike Hodgson | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7th (Bogan) | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 2001 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–4th (Bogan) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 2002 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | T–5th (Bogan) | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2003 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6th (Bogan) | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 2004 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–4th (Bogan) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 2005 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd (Bogan) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 2006 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd (Bogan) | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 2007 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2008 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–1st (Bogan) | 6 | 1 | 0 | Division co-champions | — |
| 2009 | 2009 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 6 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round | — |
| 2010 | 2010 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–1st (Bogan) | 6 | 1 | 0 | Division co-champions | — |
| 2011 | 2011 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–6th (Bogan) | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2012 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8th (Bogan) | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 2013 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2014 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2015 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2016 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2017 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEWMAC | 1 | 8 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 2018 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEWMAC | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 2019 | Chris McKenney | NCAA | Division III | NEWMAC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| No team from 2020 to 2023 |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2024 | Calvin Powell | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | — | — |