Huntingdon Hawks football

Huntingdon Hawks football
First season	2003
Athletic director	Eric Levanda
Head coach	Mike Turk 21st season, 140–62 (.693)
Stadium	Charles Lee Field at Samford Stadium (capacity: 2,500)
Field surface	Artificial Turf
Location	Montgomery, Alabama
Conference	USA South Athletic Conference
Past conferences	NCAA Division III independent (2003–2007, 2009–2012) St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2008)
All-time record	139–67 (.675)
Playoff appearances	7 (2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Playoff record	2–7
Conference titles	4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Rivalries	Maryville Birmingham–Southern (Wesley Cup) LaGrange Faulkner (Bible Bowl)
Consensus All-Americans	3
Colors	Scarlet and Grey
Mascot	Hawks
Website	huntingdonhawks.com

The Huntingdon Hawks football team represents Huntingdon College in the sport of American football. The team plays at Charles Lee Field at Samford Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama. The Huntingdon Hawks compete in Division III of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They compete in the USA South Athletic Conference and have won three conference championships in 2015, 2016, and 2017. The Hawks are currently coached by Mike Turk, who has served as the team's head football coach since 2004.

Conference affiliations

• NCAA Division III independent (2003–2007)
• St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2008)
• NCAA Division III independent (2009–2012)
• USA South Athletic Conference (2013–present)

Head coaching history

Huntingdon has only had two head coaches in their brief 21-year history. The Hawks first head football coach was Duane Trogdon, who served as in the position for Huntingdon's first season in 2003 leading the team to their only winless season to date with a record of 0–7. In 2004 Huntingdon College hired then-Troy assistant coach and former Troy quarterback Mike Turk as their new head football coach. Turk has served as head coach for 20 years leading the Hawks to a record of 139–60 as of the 2023 season.

Yearly records

Season	Head coach	Overall record	Conf. record	Conf. standing	Conference	Playoffs
2003	Duane Trogdon	0–7			D-III independent
2004	Mike Turk	4–5			D-III independent
2005	Mike Turk	7–2			D-III independent
2006	Mike Turk	6–4			D-III independent
2007	Mike Turk	5–5			D-III independent
2008	Mike Turk	8–2	6–1	2nd	SLIAC
2009	Mike Turk	8–3			D-III independent	NCAA Division III First Round
2010	Mike Turk	6–4			D-III independent
2011	Mike Turk	7–3			D-III independent
2012	Mike Turk	6–3			D-III independent
2013	Mike Turk	7–3	5–2	T–3rd	USA South
2014	Mike Turk	7–3	6–2	T–2nd	USA South
2015	Mike Turk	10–2	7–0	1st	USA South	NCAA Division III First Round
2016	Mike Turk	9–2	6–1	T–1st	USA South	NCAA Division III First Round
2017	Mike Turk	9–2	7–0	1st	USA South	NCAA Division III First Round
2018	Mike Turk	4–5	4–3	T–3rd	USA South
2019	Mike Turk	8–4	6–1	1st	USA South	NCAA Division III Second Round
2020	Mike Turk	3–1	2–1	-	USA South
2021	Mike Turk	8–3	8–0	1st	USA South	NCAA Division III First Round
2022	Mike Turk	9–2	7–0	1st	USA South	NCAA Division III First Round
2023	Mike Turk	8–2	6–1	2nd	USA South

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division III

The Hawks have appeared in the Division III playoffs six times, with an overall record of 2–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	First Round	Mississippi College	L, 35–56
2015	First Round Second Round	Hendrix Mary Hardin-Baylor	W, 38–27 L, 23–43
2016	First Round	Wheaton (IL)	L, 10–45
2017	First Round	Berry	L, 20–34
2019	First Round Second Round	Berry Mary Hardin-Baylor	W, 27–24 L, 6–42
2021	First Round	Birmingham–Southern	L, 14–24
2022	First Round	Mary Hardin-Baylor	L, 0–54

Rivalries

Birmingham–Southern Panthers

The Wesley Cup is the annually game between the Huntingdon Hawks and the Birmingham–Southern Panthers. Starting in the 2009 season these two teams have played every year for the "Wesley Cup" trophy typically in the month of September. The game is named after John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist church, both, schools are private United Methodist Colleges. Birmingham-Southern leads the series 5–4.

Faulkner Eagles

The Bible Bowl was a game played between Huntingdon and Faulkner. Both colleges are private Christian colleges located in Montgomery, Alabama. The series was played from 2007 through 2011 with Huntingdon winning all five meetings between the two schools to date. The series ended with the 2011 game being the last between the two schools for now. With Huntingdon looking to play more Division III opponents to better position themselves for playoffs. Along with the Faulkner playing football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) a completely separate organization of college athletics than the NCAA. With their conference the Mid-South Conference requiring them to schedule 10 of their potential 10–11 games as conference opponents. Thus reducing the opportunity for the two schools scheduling each other.

Maryville Scots

The Maryville Scots of Maryville, Tennessee and the Huntingdon Hawks have been annual foes since their first meeting in the 2004 season and have only missed one season playing each other, 2006. Huntingdon leads the all-time series versus Maryville 11–3 and won 10 straight from 2008 to 2017.

LaGrange Panthers

Huntingdon and LaGrange have been a fixture on each other's schedules since the 2006 season. Both Schools are private United Methodist colleges. Since 2006, the two schools have met a total of 13 times with Huntingdon dominating the series 10–3 and winning the most recent matchup 42–14 on November 11, 2018.