Stetson Hatters football

The Stetson Hatters football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Stetson University located in the U.S. state of Florida. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Pioneer Football League. Stetson's first football team was fielded in 1901, but the school dropped the sport in 1956 and did not reinstate it until 2013. The team plays its home games at the 6,000 seat Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand, Florida. The Hatters are coached by Roger Hughes.

Stetson Hatters
2020 Stetson Hatters football team
First season1901
(ended 1956, relaunched 2013)
Athletic directorJeff Altier
Head coachRoger Hughes
6th season, 24–42 (.364)
StadiumSpec Martin Stadium
(Capacity: 6,000)
LocationDeLand, Florida
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferencePioneer Football League
Bowl record1–0 (1.000)
RivalriesMercer
Rollins
ColorsHunter Green and White[1]
         
WebsiteGoHatters.com
For information on all Stetson University sports, see Stetson Hatters

History
1894 Forbes team.

A 7-game series between intramural teams from Stetson and Forbes occurred in 1894, the first football games in the state of Florida. The first intercollegiate game between official varsity teams was played on November 22, 1901. Stetson beat Florida Agricultural College at Lake City, one of the four forerunners of the University of Florida, 6-0, in a game played as part of the Jacksonville Fair.[2] A sure score by FAC was obstructed by a tree stump.[3] Stetson claims state titles in 1901, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1909.[4]

The Hatters participated in one bowl game, the 1952 Tangerine Bowl. They won 35–20 over Arkansas State.[5]

After a 57-year hiatus, on August 31, 2013, Stetson revived their football program against Warner University (who were playing in their inaugural football game) at Spec Martin Stadium. The Hatters held a lead of 10-3 with 12:35 remaining in the 2nd quarter when the game was suspended due to lightning. After more than a two-hour delay, the game was officially postponed until the next day.[6] On September 1, 2013, the game resumed, and Stetson won 31-3.[7] It was Stetson's first win since defeating the University of Havana 64-0 at the end of the 1956 season.[8]

The stands during 1894.

On May 5, 2017, Donald Payne was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens. Though he would be cut, he would be picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he would become a star on special teams, becoming the first player from Stetson to play in the NFL. Payne spent two months on the injured reserve list at Jacksonville near the end of 2018, and was waived in May 2019. He would then sign with the Ravens in August 2019

Stetson finished their 2018 season 8–2, finishing second in the PFL and finishing with their first winning record since renewing the program.[9]

Classifications
  • 2013–present: NCAA Division I FCS

Conference memberships

Notable former players
See also: List of Stetson Hatters in the NFL Draft

Notable alumni include:

List of head coaches
Statistics correct as of August 13, 2016

The Hatters have had nine head coaches in over 50 seasons of (interrupted) play, with no play from 1917–1918, 1941–1945, and 1957–2012.[11]

# Name Term GC OW OL OT O% PW PL
1 Seaton Fleming 1901–1903 7 4 1 2 .714 — —
2 Litchfield Colton 1904–1916 52 32 17 3 .644 — —
3 Pug Allen 1920–1922 17 7 10 0 .412 — —
4 Herb McQuillan 1923–1934, 1955–1956 107 55 44 8 .551 — —
5 Bradley Cowell 1935–1940, 1946–1948 79 32 40 7 .449 — —
6 Bob Trocolor 1949 10 3 5 2 .400 — —
7 Joe McMullen 1950–1951 20 15 3 2 .800 1 0
8 Jay Pattee 1952–1954 27 7 17 3 .315 — —
9 Roger Hughes 2013–present 34 10 24 0 .676 — —

Bowl game appearances
DateBowlOpponentResult
January 1, 1952Tangerine BowlArkansas StateW 35–20
Total1 bowl game1–0

Championships

Conference championships
  • SIAA Champs of Florida 1929

References
  1. Stetson University Hatters Athletics Brand Management Style Guide Manual (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
  2. "Florida Power:The Early Years". August 17, 1999.
  3. "A History of Stetson Football" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2015-09-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Stetson vs. Warner football game to resume at 3 p.m. Sunday". Daytona Beach News Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  7. "Stetson tops Warner, 31-3, in 1st game in 57 years". Daytona Beach News Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  8. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19611129&id=xVRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zT4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1741,4831413&hl=en
  9. "Tentler, Stetson roll to 1st NCAA Division I victory at homecoming". DB News Journal. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  10. "Veteran Lake builder Keith Shamrock tosses coin as football returns to alma mater Stetson". The Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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