# Charleston Golden Eagles football

The Charleston Golden Eagles football program represents University of Charleston in college football at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC). The program competed between 1904 and 1956 when the school was known as Morris Harvey College. The Golden Eagles play home games at University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia.

## History

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA$^#$ |
| Walter O. Ropp (Independent) (1904–1907) |||||||
| 1904 | Walter O. Ropp | 2-0 | | | | |
| 1905 | Walter O. Ropp | 0-1 | | | | |
| 1906 | Walter O. Ropp | 0-1 | | | | |
| 1907 | Walter O. Ropp | 2-3 | | | | |
| No Coach (Independent) (1908–1909) |||||||
| 1908 | No Coach | 3-0 | | | | |
| 1909 | No Coach | 0-3 | | | | |
| Kemper Shelton (Independent) (1910–1913) |||||||
| 1910 | Kemper Shelton | 0-2-1 | | | | |
| 1911 | Kemper Shelton | 4-3 | | | | |
| 1912 | Kemper Shelton | 2-2 | | | | |
| 1913 | Kemper Shelton | 2-2-2 | | | | |
| Diener (Independent) (1914) |||||||
| 1914 | Diener | 0-4 | | | | |
| No Coach (Independent) (1915) |||||||
| 1915 | No Coach | 0-0* | | | | |
| Diener (Independent) (1916) |||||||
| 1916 | Diener | 0-2 | | | | |
| Herman Beckelheimer (Independent) (1917–1918) |||||||
| 1917 | Herman Beckelheimer | 2-4-1 | | | | |
| 1918 | Herman Beckelheimer | 0-0* | | | | |
| W.W. Lovell (Independent) (1919) |||||||
| 1919 | W.W. Lovell | 1-5 | | | | |
| Brownie Fulton (Independent) (1920) |||||||
| 1920 | Brownie Fulton | 5-2 | | | | |
| Herman Beckelheimer (Independent) (1921–1923) |||||||
| 1921 | Herman Beckelheimer | 6-3 | | | | |
| 1922 | Herman Beckelheimer | 4-4-1 | | | | |
| 1923 | Herman Beckelheimer | 0-8 | | | | |
| H.J. Hindman (WVIAC) (1924–1925) |||||||
| 1924 | H.J. Hindman | 0-4 | | | | |
| 1925 | H.J. Hindman | 1-6 | | | | |
| Brownie Fulton (WVIAC) (1926–1928) |||||||
| 1926 | Brownie Fulton | 3-6 | | | | |
| 1927 | Brownie Fulton | 3-4-1 | | | | |
| 1928 | Brownie Fulton | 2-9 | 1-6 | | | |
| A.E. Rezzonico (WVIAC) (1929) |||||||
| 1929 | A.E. Rezzonico | 0-11 | 0-8 | | | |
| Frank Arritt (WVIAC) (1930) |||||||
| 1930 | Frank Arritt | 2-5-2 | 1-3-2 | | | |
| Gilbert Welch (WVIAC) (1931) |||||||
| 1931 | Gilbert Welch | 5-5 | 4-5 | | | |
| Red Weaver (WVIAC) (1932–1933) |||||||
| 1932 | Red Weaver | 0-9 | 0-4 | | | |
| 1933 | Red Weaver | 1-8 | 0-5 | | | |
| Walter Walker (WVIAC) (1934–1935) |||||||
| 1934 | Walter Walker | 3-5-1 | 3-2-1 | | | |
| 1935 | Walter Walker | 2-7 | 2-4 | | | |
| Homer Martin (WVIAC) (1936) |||||||
| 1936 | Homer Martin | 0-9 | 0-7 | | | |
| Thurman Ward (WVIAC) (1937–1941) |||||||
| 1937 | Thurman Ward | 5-4 | 3-4 | | | |
| 1938 | Thurman Ward | 8-1-1 | 7-0-1 | 1st | | |
| 1939 | Thurman Ward | 6-3-1 | | | | |
| 1940 | Thurman Ward | 5-3-1 | | | | |
| 1941 | Thurman Ward | 5-3-1 | 3-0-1 | 2nd | | |
| Cebe Ross (WVIAC) (1942) |||||||
| 1942 | Cebe Ross | 6-1-2 | 4-0 | 1st | | |
| Alderson Propps (WVIAC) (1946) |||||||
| 1946 | Alderson Propps / Eddie King | 2-5 | 2-3 | 7th | | |
| Eddie King (WVIAC) (1947–1956) |||||||
| 1947 | Eddie King | 4-5 | 3-3 | 7th | | |
| 1948 | Eddie King | 5-2-2 | 3-0-1 | 1st | | |
| 1949 | Eddie King | 7-2-2 | 3-1 | 3rd | | |
| 1950 | Eddie King | 10-0 | 5-0 | 1st | W Tangerine Bowl | |
| 1951 | Eddie King | 6-3-1 | 4-0 | 1st | W Burley Bowl | |
| 1952 | Eddie King | 6-3 | 4-0 | 2nd | | |
| 1953 | Eddie King | 6-4-1 | 4-0 | 1st | W Elks Bowl | |
| 1954 | Eddie King | 8-2 | 4-0 | 1st | L Cigar Bowl | |
| 1955 | Eddie King | 4-5 | 2-0 | NA | | |
| 1956 | Eddie King | 5-4 | 1-0 | NA | | |
| Mike Springston (Independent) (2003–2004) |||||||
| 2003 | Mike Springston | 2-9 | | NA | | |
| 2004 | Mike Springston | 3-7 | | NA | | |
| Tony DeMeo (WVIAC) (2005–2010) |||||||
| 2005 | Tony DeMeo | 8-3 | 6-2 | 3rd | | |
| 2006 | Tony DeMeo | 5-6 | 4-3 | T-2nd | | |
| 2007 | Tony DeMeo | 8-3 | 6-2 | T-2nd | | |
| 2008 | Tony DeMeo | 7-4 | 5-3 | T-4th | | |
| 2009 | Tony DeMeo | 9-2 | 6-2 | T-2nd | | 23 |
| 2010 | Tony DeMeo | 6-5 | 4-4 | T-5th | | |
| Pat Kirkland (WVIAC) (2011–2012) |||||||
| 2011 | Pat Kirkland | 5-6 | 5-3 | T-4th | | |
| 2012 | Pat Kirkland | 9-2 | 6-2 | T-2nd | | 25 |
| Pat Kirkland (MEC) (2013–2021) |||||||
| 2013 | Pat Kirkland | 6-5 | 6-3 | 3rd | | |
| 2014 | Pat Kirkland | 8-3 | 7-3 | T-3rd | | |
| 2015 | Pat Kirkland | 10-2 | 9-1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 20 |
| 2016 | Pat Kirkland | 3-8 | 3-7 | T-6th | | |
| 2017 | Pat Kirkland | 4-6 | 4-6 | T-4th | | |
| 2018 | Pat Kirkland | 6-5 | 6-4 | 4th | | |
| 2019 | Pat Kirkland | 8-3 | 7-3 | 2nd | | |
| 2020 | Pat Kirkland | 3-1 | 3-0 | 1st (South) | | |
| 2021 | Pat Kirkland | 8-2 | 8-2 | 2nd | | |
| Quinn Sanders (MEC) (2022–2024) |||||||
| 2022 | Quinn Sanders | 6-5 | 6-4 | T-4th | | |
| 2023 | Quinn Sanders | 10-2 | 8-1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 19 |
| 2024 | Quinn Sanders | 11-1 | 9-0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 15 |
| Michael Tesch (MEC) (2025–present) |||||||
| 2025 | Michael Tesch | | | | | |
| Total: | Total: | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth |||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. |||||||

## Championships
### Conference

| Year | Conference | Coach | Record | Conference Record |
| 1938 | WVIAC | Thurman Ward | 8-0-1 | 7-0-1 |
| 1942 | WVIAC | Cebe Ross | 6-1-2 | 4-0 |
| 1948 | WVIAC | Eddie King | 5-2-2 | 3-0-1 |
| 1950 | WVIAC | Eddie King | 10-0 | 5-0 |
| 1951 | WVIAC | Eddie King | 6-3-1 | 4-0 |
| 1953 | WVIAC | Eddie King | 6-4-1 | 4-0 |
| 1954 | WVIAC | Eddie King | 8-2 | 4-0 |
| 2023 | MEC | Quinn Sanders | 10-2 | 8–1 |
| 2024 | MEC | Quinn Sanders | 11–1 | 9-0 |
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### Division

For the 2020 season, the Mountain East Conference decided to play a division format.
| Year | Division | Coach | Opponent | CG Result |
| 2020 | MEC South | Pat Kirkland | Notre Dame | L 34-51 |
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## Top 25 finishes

| Year | Coach | Record | AFCA rank |
| 2009 | Tony DeMeo | 9-2 | No. 23 |
| 2012 | Pat Kirkland | 9-2 | No. 25 |
| 2015 | Pat Kirkland | 10-2 | No. 20 |
| 2023 | Quinn Sanders | 10-2 | No. 19 |
| 2024 | Quinn Sanders | 11-1 | No. 15 |
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## NCAA Division II playoffs

| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2015 | First Round | IUP | L, 21-47 |
| 2023 | First Round Second Round | New Haven Kutztown | W, 52-44 L, 31-32 |
| 2024 | First Round | Ashland | L, 38-40 |