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{{Infobox NCAA football school
| CurrentSeason    = Utica University NSCF 14 season
| TeamName         = Utica University Tigers
| Image            = 
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| HeadCoachDisplay = Anthony Channa
| HeadCoachLink    = Anthony Channa
| HeadCoachYear    = 13th
| HCWins           = 
| HCLosses         = 
| HCTies           = 
| Stadium          = Martin Connors Memorial Stadium
| StadCapacity     = 37,000
| StadSurface      = Turf
| Location         = [[Utica, Tubriss]]
| ConferenceDisplay= Woodlands (NSCF 2-present)
| ConferenceLink   = NSCF Woodlands Conference
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| ATWins           = 120 <!-- correct these figures -->
| ATLosses         = 20
| ATTies           = 0
| ATPercentage     = {{Winning percentage|120|20|0}}
| PlayoffApps      = 13
| BowlWins         = 0
| BowlLosses       = 0
| BowlTies         = 0
| ConfTitles       = 10
| Heismans         = 0
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| MascotDisplay    = [[Tyrus and Tanit]]
| MascotLink       = [[Tyrus and Tanit]]
| PagFreeLabel     = Primary Rivals
| PagFreeValue     =Kyoshiku Steel Wolves<br/>Arkinesia Wyverns<br />Frbiba State Firebirds<br/>Mora Mustangs

The '''Utica Tigers gridiron''' team represents [[Utica University]] in the sport of [[gridiron football]].  The Tigers compete in the [[OCGL Tubrissian division|Tubrissian division]] of the [[Osarian Collegiate Gridiron League]] and in [[NSCF]], as part of the [[NSCF Woodlands conference|Woodlands conference]]. Utica ended last season as NSCF 13 champions, having also reached the OCGL playoff semi-finals earlier in the year. The Tigers are currently the all-time win leaders in NSCF and possess the highest recorded [[OSN Gridiron Power Index]].

Utica has won thirteen national championships in Osarius, and three NSCF Championships &ndash; in season [[NSCF season 1|1]], [[NSCF season 3|3]] and [[NSCF season 13|13]]. Utica became the first team to win multiple NSCF titles after beating the Frbiba State Firebirds 37-26 in the [[NSCF 3 Championship game]], and would later become the first team to win three NSCF titles with a 3-0 win over Stoneshore College Bruins in the [[NSCF 13 Championship game]].

==History==

[ coming later ... ]

==Championships==

===National championships===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="1" style="width:85%;"
|-
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Season
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Coach
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Record
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Championship<br />opposition
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Result
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[OCGL season XX|XX]] || [[Martin Connors]] || 11–0 || [[Kyoshiku Steel Wolves gridiron|Kyoshiku]] || Utica 27 [[Kyoshiku Steel Wolves gridiron|Kyoshiku]] 21
|-  style="text-align:center;
! style="background:#fdd023; color:#000;" colspan="4"| '''Total national championships:'''
! style="background:#fdd023; color:#000;" | '''13'''
|}

'''OCGL season XX'''

The [[Utica Tigers OCGL season XX|season XX Tigers]], under head coach [[Martin Connors]], cruised to an undefeated season capped by a win over [[Kyoshiku Steel Wolves gridiron|Kyoshiku]] in the [[OCGL season XX Championship game|Championship game]].  Sophomore runningback Titus Jefferson rushed for a then-record 1,437 yards in twelve games, and claimed the OCGL Player of the Year award.

===OCGL championship game appearances===

Since the OCGL was established, Utica has played in the national championship game nineteen times, compiling a 13-6 record.

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="1" style="width:85%;"
|-
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Year
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Coach
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Record
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Championship<br />opposition
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Result
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[OCGL season XY|XY]] || [[Anthony Channa]] || 13–1 || LSU 21, [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] 14
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2007 LSU Tigers football team|2007]] || [[Les Miles]] || [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]] || 12–2 || [[2008 BCS National Championship Game|BCS National Championship Game]] || LSU 38, [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] 24
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2011 LSU Tigers football team|2011]] || [[Les Miles]] || [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]] ||13–1|| [[2012 BCS National Championship Game|BCS National Championship Game]] || [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] 21, LSU 0
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fc0;"
! style="background:#fdd023; color:#000;" colspan="4"| '''Total national championship game appearances:'''
! style="background:#fdd023; color:#000;" colspan="2"| '''3'''
|}

===OCGL Divisional championships===

Since the OCGL began using divisions in season XX, Utica has won twenty-seven divisional championships, all of them in the Tubrissian Division.

{| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="1" style="width:60%;"
|-
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Season
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Division
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Coach
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Overall Record
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Division Record
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[OCGL season XX|XX]] || [[OCGL Tubrissian Division|Tubrissian]] || [[Martin Connors]] || X-X || X-X
|-  style="text-align:center; class="sortbottom"
! style="background:#FDD023; color:#000;" colspan="4"| '''Total divisional championships:'''
! style="background:#fdd023; color:#000;" colspan="1"| '''27'''
|}

===NSCF Championships===

===NSCF Championship game appearances===

===NSCF Conference championships===

Utica has won a total of nine conference championships in NSCF. All nine have been in the Woodlands conference, of which, Utica is a founding member.

{| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="1" style="width:85%;"
|-
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Season
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Conference
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Coach
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Overall Record
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Conference Record
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[NSCF season 2|NSCF 2]] || [[NSCF Woodlands Conference|Woodlands]] || [[Mike Zampese]] || X–X || X–X
|-  style="text-align:center; class="sortbottom"
! style="background:#FDD023; color:#000;" colspan="4"| '''Total conference championships:'''
! style="background:#fdd023; color:#000;" colspan="1"| '''9'''
|}

==Logos and uniforms==

===Helmets===

===Jerseys===

==Rivalries==

===Kyoshiku Steel Wolves===

===Arkinesia Wyverns===

===Frbiba State Firebirds===

===Mora Mustangs===

==All-time vs. records==
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">School
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Utica Record
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">1st Meeting
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Last Meeting
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| Team || 1-0-0 || OCGL 1 || OCGL XX
|}
|
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">School
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Utica Record
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">1st Meeting
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Last Meeting
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| Team || 2-1-0 || NSCF 3 || NSCF 12
|}
|}

===College Football Playoff Rankings and Polls===
{{Main|List of LSU Tigers football College Football Playoff rankings and Poll history}}

====College Football Playoff rankings====
The LSU Tigers football team finished in the Top 25 in the first [[College Football Playoff]] rankings.

====Preseason polls====
The LSU Tigers football team has been ranked #1 in the Pre-season [[AP Poll|Associated Press Poll]] (AP Poll) in 1959 and the Pre-season [[Coaches' Poll]] in 2012.

==Individual award winners==

===Players===
*'''[[Connors Trophy]]''' (OCGL Player of the Year)
:Leon Saint (x2)
:[[Rashad Jackson]] (x2)
:Antonio Martinez
:Luke Saint
:Rignor Konradsen
:Lewis Aneke ([[OCGL season CD|CD]])
*'''[[OCGL Offensive Player of the Year]]'''
:Karim Ouaddou (x2)
*'''[[OCGL Defensive Player of the Year]]'''
:Darrius Mallory
*'''[[NSCF Defensive Player of the Year]]'''
:[[Hi'ro Manaka'li]]

===Connors Trophy voting history===

The following table also includes players nominated for the OCGL Player of the Year award, as the [[Connors Trophy]] was known prior to [[OCGL season AB]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|- style="text-align:center;"
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Season
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Player
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Place
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Votes
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[OCGL season AA|AA]]
| Player Name
| 7th
| 24
|}

===Coaches===
*'''[[NSCF Coach of the Year]]'''
: Mike Zampese
*'''[[OCGL Coach of the Year]]'''
:Martin Connors
:Mike Zampese
*'''OSN Gridiron Coach of the Year'''
:Martin Connors
:Mike Zampese
:Anthony Channa

===Gridiron Hall of Fame inductees===
Utica has had X players and 2 head coaches inducted into the [[Osarian Gridiron Hall of Fame]].

====Players====
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Player
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Pos.
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Induction
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[Leon Saint]]
|[[quarterback|QB]]
|2220
|-
|}

====Coaches====
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Coach
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Induction
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[Martin Connors]]
|2215
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[Mike Zampese]]
|2220
|}

===Retired numbers===

As a policy, Utica do not permanently retire numbers, but have temporarily restricted some on occasion, in honour of legendary alumni.

{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="text-align:center;"
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">No.
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Player
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Pos.
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Season(s)
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 31 || [[Titus Jefferson]] || [[Runningback|RB]] || OCGL 15-16
|}

==Utica and professional gridiron==

===Utica Tigers players in the OSAGIF League Draft===

===Pro Football Hall of Fame===

Three former LSU football players have been inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].


==Stadiums==
:''See also: [[Martin Connors Memorial Stadium]]''

[ coming soon ... ]

==Coaching staff==
===Head coaching history===
{{Main|List of LSU Tigers head football coaches}}
Utica has had nine head coaches since the establishment of the OCGL. In that time, six coaches have led the Tigers to an OCGL championship game. Three have led the Tigers to an NSCF Championship game. Most successful of all was [[Mike Zampese]], who led the Tigers to eight national championships and two NSCF titles. Current head coach Anthony Channa was hired as defensive co-ordinator to Zampese prior to [[NSCF season 2]].

===2016 Coaching staff===
[[File:Anthony Channa.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Head Coach [[Les Miles]]]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|- style="text-align:center;"
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Name
!  style="background:#461d7c; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:white;">Position
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Anthony Channa]] || Head coach
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Alex Hardison || Offensive coordinator
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Reiss Ives]] || Defensive coordinator
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Henri Toulalan || Quarterbacks coach
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Sora Nakatamo || Offensive line coach
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Ishmael Johnson]] || Running backs coach
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Kelechi Amokachi || Linebackers coach
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Aaron Richardson]] || Assistant linebackers coach
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Wayne Stockton]] || Tight ends coach
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Antoine Caulfield]] || Wide receivers coach
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Lucas Clayton || Assistant wide receivers coach
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Ki're Sorata'ki || Defensive backs coach
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Lo'me Ramaku'li || Defensive line coach
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Kenneth Hollis]] || Special teams coordinator
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Sergio Puente || Strength and conditioning coordinator
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Ryan LaTrane || Recruiting coordinator
|}

==See also==
* [[Utica University]]
* [[Utica University Football Club]]
* [[Utica United F.C.]]

==References==
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