Utica University Tigers gridiron

The Utica Tigers gridiron team represents Utica University in the sport of gridiron football. The Tigers compete in the Tubrissian division of the Osarian Collegiate Gridiron League and in NSCF, as part of the 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 – in season 1, 3 and 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

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Championships

National championships

Season	Coach	Record	Championship opposition	Result
XX	Martin Connors	11–0	Kyoshiku	Utica 27 Kyoshiku 21
Total national championships:				13

OCGL season XX

The season XX Tigers, under head coach Martin Connors, cruised to an undefeated season capped by a win over Kyoshiku in the 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.

Year	Coach	Record	Championship opposition	Result
XY	Anthony Channa	13–1	Other Team	Utica 31, Other Team 17
Total national championship game appearances:				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.

Season	Division	Coach	Overall Record	Division Record
XX	Tubrissian	Martin Connors	X-X	X-X
Total divisional championships:				27

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.

Season	Conference	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record
NSCF 2	Woodlands	Mike Zampese	X–X	X–X
Total conference championships:				9

All-time vs. records

School Utica Record 1st Meeting Last Meeting Team 1-0-0 OCGL 1 OCGL XX

School Utica Record 1st Meeting Last Meeting Team 2-1-0 NSCF 3 NSCF 12

College Football Playoff Rankings and Polls

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 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 (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.

Season	Player	Place	Votes
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

Player	Pos.	Induction
Leon Saint	QB	2220

Coaches

Coach	Induction
Martin Connors	2215
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.

No.	Player	Pos.	Season(s)
31	Titus Jefferson	RB	OCGL 15-16

Utica and professional gridiron

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

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Coaching staff

Head coaching history

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

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Head Coach Les Miles

Name	Position
Anthony Channa	Head coach
Alex Hardison	Offensive coordinator
Reiss Ives	Defensive coordinator
Henri Toulalan	Quarterbacks coach
Sora Nakatamo	Offensive line coach
Ishmael Johnson	Running backs coach
Kelechi Amokachi	Linebackers coach
Aaron Richardson	Assistant linebackers coach
Wayne Stockton	Tight ends coach
Antoine Caulfield	Wide receivers coach
Lucas Clayton	Assistant wide receivers coach
Ki're Sorata'ki	Defensive backs coach
Lo'me Ramaku'li	Defensive line coach
Kenneth Hollis	Special teams coordinator
Sergio Puente	Strength and conditioning coordinator
Ryan LaTrane	Recruiting coordinator

See also

• Utica University
• Utica University Football Club
• Utica United F.C.