St. Norbert Green Knights football
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.[2]
St. Norbert Green Knights football | |
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First season | 1931 |
Athletic director | Cam Fuller |
Head coach | Dan McCarty 7th season, 45–17 (.726) |
Stadium | Schneider Stadium (capacity: 2,454) |
Location | De Pere, Wisconsin |
NCAA division | Division III |
Conference | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference |
Colors | Green and gold[1] |
Website | athletics.snc.edu |
The Green Knights have been coached by Dan McCarty since 2015. He was the defensive coordinator until the previous Green Knights coach elected to resign from his position. McCarty previously coached the defense at the University of Wisconsin–Stout.
Lambeau Field games
In 1982 and 1983, St. Norbert hosted Fordham, Vince Lombardi's alma mater, in two tilts, benefitting the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation at Lambeau Field.[3] The first was held on November 20, 1982 and the second on November 19, 1983. The first game, a 14–10 St. Norbert win, drew 5,119 people. The second games, an 18–9 St. Norbert win, drew 842 people.
References
- "Green Knights Identity". Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- "St. Norbert Green Knights". d3football.com. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- Sandomir, Richard (September 1, 2016). "Lambeau Field Gives Football the Old College Try". The New York Times. Retrieved September 2, 2016.