Christopher Newport Captains football
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The Christopher Newport Captains football
team represents Christopher Newport University
in the NCAA Division III, competing as part of the USA South Athletic Conference
(USA South). Christopher Newport (CNU) plays its home games at the 4,200 seat Pomoco Stadium
, which is located on-campus in Newport News
, Virginia
. Competing since 2001, the Captains are led by head coach Matt Kelchner
.
in 2001, and on May 9, 2000, Matt Kelchner was announced as the program's first head coach. In the Captains history, the program has captured six co-conference and one outright conference championship in addition to making seven appearances in the Division III playoffs.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
team represents Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University, or CNU, is a public liberal arts university located in Newport News, Virginia, United States. CNU is the youngest comprehensive university in the Commonwealth of Virginia...
in the NCAA Division III, competing as part of the USA South Athletic Conference
USA South Athletic Conference
The USA South Athletic Conference is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III...
(USA South). Christopher Newport (CNU) plays its home games at the 4,200 seat Pomoco Stadium
Pomoco Stadium
Pomoco Stadium, also spelled POMOCO Stadium, is located in Newport News, Virginia, and serves as the home stadium for the Christopher Newport Captains football team since their inaugural 2001 season...
, which is located on-campus in Newport News
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. Competing since 2001, the Captains are led by head coach Matt Kelchner
Matt Kelchner
Matt Kelchner is the head coach of the Christopher Newport University Captains college football team in Newport News, Virginia, and previously served as an assistant coach at The College of William & Mary between 1984 and 2000...
.
History
By the late 1990s, the prospect of bringing football to Christopher Newport was gaining momentum from both students and the administration alike. On December 16, 1999, the CNU Board of Visitors voted in favor of starting a football program to compete at the Division III level by the 2001 season. By Spring 2000, the initial schedule was released for play in the Dixie ConferenceDixie Conference
The Dixie Conference was the name of three collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. The first operated from 1930 until the United States' entry into World War II in 1942. The second conference to use the name existed from 1948 to 1954...
in 2001, and on May 9, 2000, Matt Kelchner was announced as the program's first head coach. In the Captains history, the program has captured six co-conference and one outright conference championship in addition to making seven appearances in the Division III playoffs.