Southern Virginia Knights football

Southern Virginia Knights football
Southern Virginia Knights football
First season	2003
Athletic director	Jason Lamb
Head coach	Joe DuPaix ; 2nd season, 1–13 (.071)
Stadium	Knight Stadium; (capacity: 1,000; Record: 1,332)
Year built	2017
Field surface	Artificial Turf
Location	Buena Vista, Virginia
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	USA South Athletic Conference
All-time record	54–151 (.263)
Colors	Crimson and White;
Outfitter	Nike
Website	knightathletics.com

For information on all Southern Virginia University sports, see Southern Virginia Knights

The Southern Virginia Knights football program is a college football team that represents Southern Virginia University in the NCAA Division III. They are a member of the USA South Athletic Conference. The team has had 6 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 2003.^[1]

History

Year	Conference
Conference Memberships
2003–2012:	NAIA Independent
2013:	NCAA Division III Independent
2014–2018:	New Jersey Athletic Conference
2019–2020	Old Dominion Athletic Conference
2021–present	USA South Athletic Conference

On August 30, 2008, Southern Virginia played Division I FCS Morehead State and lost 6–49.
On September 5, 2009, Southern Virginia played Division I FCS Morehead State and lost 10–61.^[2]
On August 30, 2012 Southern Virginia played Division I FCS Morehead State and lost 0–55.^[3]
On October 4, 2014, Southern Virginia played its first New Jersey Athletic Conference game and lost in overtime against Kean University 28–27.^[4]
On November 10, 2018 Southern Virginia played its last game as a member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference against The College of New Jersey and lost 33–30.^[5]
On April 9, 2021, Southern Virginia defeated North Carolina Wesleyan College in a home game 28–21 after being down by 21 points with 10:43 left in the third quarter. It was the final game of the spring 2021 season that was affected by the COVID-19 and their final game as a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

Year	Head Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record	Conference Standing
NAIA Independent (2003–2012)
2003	Gary Buer	0–10	N/A	N/A
2004	Gary Buer	0–9	N/A	N/A
2005	Gary Buer	2–8	N/A	N/A
2006	Gary Buer	2–8	N/A	N/A
2007	Michael Smith	6–5	N/A	N/A
2008	Michael Smith	3–8	N/A	N/A
2009	DeLane Fitzgerald	3–8	N/A	N/A
2010	DeLane Fitzgerald	4–7	N/A	N/A
2011	DeLane Fitzgerald	4–7	N/A	N/A
2012	DeLane Fitzgerald	5–6	N/A	N/A
NCAA Division III Independent (2013)
2013	DeLane Fitzgerald	8–2	N/A	N/A
New Jersey Athletic Conference (2014–2018)
2014	Jason Walker	1–9	1–6	T—7th of 8
2015	Jason Walker	0–10	0–9	10th of 10
2016	Joe DuPaix	2–8	1–8	T—9th of 10
2017	Joe DuPaix	2–8	1–8	9th of 10
2018	Edwin Mulitalo	3–7	2–7	8th of 10
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (2019–2020)
2019	Edwin Mulitalo	4–6	2–6	7th of 9
2020	Edwin Mulitalo	1–3	0–3	7th of 8
USA South Athletic Conference (2021–present)
2021	Edwin Mulitalo	2–8	1–7	8th of 9
2022	Edwin Mulitalo	1–9	1–6	8th of 9
2023	Joe DuPaix	1–9	1–6	8th of 9
Totals	20 Years 6 Coaches	54–151 .263	10–66 .132	3 Conferences

^ Shaffer, Ian. "Southern Virginia University (All Seasons)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
^ "Knights Fall to Morehead State, Show Improvement". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
^ "Southern Virginia Drops Season Opener at Morehead State". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
^ "Football Falls to Kean in Overtime in First NJAC Game". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
^ "Southern Virginia Falls Short in Season Finale at Home". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

v t e USA South Athletic Conference
Full members with football	Brevard Greensboro Methodist North Carolina Wesleyan Southern Virginia
Full, non-football members	Mary Baldwin Meredith^† Pfeiffer Salem^† William Peace
Football associate members	Belhaven Huntingdon LaGrange Maryville
^† Women's sports only