St. Norbert Green Knights football
| St. Norbert Green Knights | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1931 | ||
| Athletic director | Tim Bald | ||
| Head coach |
Dan McCarty 1st year, 0–0 (–) | ||
| Other staff | Al Johnson (Offensive Coordinator) | ||
| Stadium | Schneider Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 2,454 | ||
| Location | De Pere, WI | ||
| NCAA division | Division III | ||
| Conference | Midwest Conference | ||
| Bowl record | 0–0 (–) | ||
| Colors |
Green and Gold | ||
| Website | St. Norbert Athletics | ||
The St. Norbert Green Knights football program is the intercollegiate American football team for St. Norbert College, located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
The team competes in the NCAA Division III and are members of the Midwest Conference.
St. Norbert's first football team was fielded in 1931.
The team plays its home games at the 2,454-seat Schneider Stadium in De Pere, Wisconsin.
The Green Knights are coached by Dan McCarty. He was the Defensive Coordinator when the previous Green Knights coach elected to resign from his position. McCarty previously coached the defense at UW-Stout. He led the Sturgeon Bay Clippers to a high school baseball State Championship in 1991 when he played for the Clippers. He went on to play football at Eastern Michigan University. He also has experience playing pro football overseas in Europe. Before the Green Bay Blizzard existed, McCarty was a huge part of the Green Bay Bombers which set the foundation for Green Bay arena football. Once again leading a team to a championship. The Bombers won the League Championship the year he played. After his playing days were over he once again set out for a Championship. He coached the Defense for the Sturgeon Bay Clippers in 2004 when they won State. In the year leading up to his St. Norbert's job, he was the head coach at Southern Door High School, where he turned that program around and got the ball rolling in the right direction for his brother Pat McCarty who is now the head coach there. Coach Dan McCarty will make his head coaching debut at the beginning of the 2015 season. [1]
References
- ↑ "St. Norbert Green Knights". d3football.com. Retrieved 2013-02-01.