Montana State–Northern Lights football

The Montana State–Northern Lights football team represents Montana State University–Northern in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Lights are members of the Frontier Conference, fielding its team in the Frontier Conference since 1999. The Lights play their home games at Tilleman Field in Havre, Montana.[2][3]

Montana State–Northern Lights football
First season1957
Athletic directorChristian Oberquell
Head coachJerome Souers
2nd season, 1–19 (.050)
StadiumTilleman Field
(capacity: 2,000)
Year built2020
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationHavre, Montana
ConferenceFrontier
All-time record64–185 (.257)
Playoff appearancesNAIA: 1
Playoff recordNAIA: 0–1
ColorsMaroon and gold[1]
   
MascotNorthern lights
Websitegolightsgo.com

The school's head coach is Jerome Souers, who took over the position for the 2022 season.[4]

Conference affiliations

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List of head coaches

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Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches since 1999

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List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C%
1 Walt Currie[8] 1999–2003 52 10 42 0 0.192 7 33 0 0.175
2 Mark Samson 2004–2013 104 45 59 0 0.433 40 56 0 0.417
3 Jake Eldridge[9] 2014, 2017 14 3 11 0 0.214 2 11 0 0.154
4 Aaron Christensen[10][11] 2015–2017 32 2 27 0 0.069 1 26 0 0.037
5 Andrew Rolin[12][13] 2018–2021 37 3 34 0 0.081 1 33 0 0.029
6 Jerome Souers[14] 2022–present 20 1 19 0 0.050 1 19 0 0.050

Year-by-year results since 1999

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National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
Season Year Head coach Association Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie
Montana State–Northern Lights
1999 1999 Walt Currie NAIA Frontier 3 8 0 T–4th 1 7 0
2000 2000 2 8 0 4th 2 6 0
2001 2001 3 8 0 T–3rd 2 6 0
2002 2002 1 9 0 5th 1 7 0
2003 2003 1 9 0 5th 1 7 0
2004 2004 Mark Samson 1 10 0 T–4th 1 7 0
2005 2005 5 5 0 3rd 3 5 0
2006 2006 9 2 0 2nd 8 2 0 NAIA First Round 11
2007 2007 6 5 0 T–3rd 5 5 0
2008 2008 7 3 0 2nd 7 3 0 21
2009 2009 2 9 0 T–5th 1 9 0
2010 2010 3 7 0 5th 3 7 0
2011 2011 5 5 0 3rd 5 5 0
2012 2012 3 7 0 7th 3 7 0
2013 2013 4 6 0 T–5th 4 6 0
2014 2014 Jake Eldridge 3 8 0 7th 2 8 0
2015 2015 Aaron Christensen 0 11 0 8th 0 10 0
2016 2016 1 9 0 8th 1 9 0
2017 2017 Aaron Christensen / Jake Eldridge (interim, last 3 games) 1 10 0 8th 0 10 0
2018 2018 Andrew Rolin 1 10 0 8th 0 10 0
2019 2019 1 10 0 8th 0 10 0
2020 2020 0 4 0 5th 0 4 0
2021 2021 1 10 0 8th 1 9 0
2022 2022 Jerome Souers 0 10 0 8th 0 10 0
2023 2023 1 9 0 1 1 0

Notes

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  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[5]
  2. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[6]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Montana State University-Northern Brand Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Ferguson, George (August 25, 2021). "GAME DAY FEATURE: FINALLY: Fans ready to pack new Tilleman Field". Havre Daily News. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Montana State-Northern unveils 2021 spring football schedule, will open Tilleman Field on March 13". Montana Sports. October 8, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Ferguson, George (January 14, 2022). "Legendary head coach Jerome Souers named new MSU-N head football coach". Havre Daily News. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  5. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  6. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  7. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  8. ^ "Montana State-Northern announces 2023 hall of fame class". 406 MT Sports. August 3, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "Briefs: MSU-Northern FB coach quits". Great Falls Tribune. October 25, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  10. ^ Potter, Jim (October 25, 2017). "MSU-Northern Football Coach Resigns". Frontier Conference. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  11. ^ "Montana State University-Northern football coach resigns". USA Today. October 25, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  12. ^ Ferguson, George (November 29, 2021). "Andrew Rolin announces he's resigning as Lights' head coach". Havre Daily News. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  13. ^ Martin, Spencer (November 29, 2021). "Andrew Rolin resigns as MSU-Northern Head Football Coach". Montana Right Now. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  14. ^ Richards, Sierra (January 14, 2022). "Jerome Souers Named Head Football Coach at MSU-Northern". Frontier Conference. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
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