The North Greenville Trailblazers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for North Greenville University located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of Conference Carolinas. North Greenville's first football team was fielded in 1994. The team plays its home games at the 5,000-seat Younts Stadium in Tigerville, South Carolina. Nate Garner is the head coach for the Trailblazers, a position he had held since 2015.
History The Trailblazers started off as an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) team in 1994. They finished their first season 1–8.
In 2003 North Greenville joined the NCAA as a Division II member. Four seasons after joining the NCAA they went 10–2 in 2006 and won the Victory Bowl. They made their first NCAA playoff appearance in 2011 and went on to make the quarterfinals before losing to Delta State.
As of 2023, they have made 2 Division II playoffs (2011 and 2016) and won 3 Victory Bowls (2006, 2010, and 2014).
Notable former players Notable alumni include: Andrew Jordan (American football) Clayton Holmes Jonathon Sharpe Nick Rosamonda Freddie Martino Willy Korn Chauncy Haney
Year-by-year results Statistics correct as of the end of the 2018-19 college football season
Junior college 1988 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 9–1
1989 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 9–0
1990 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 7–2
1991 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 8–0
1992 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 7–3
1993 North Greenville Mounties Football team Transition to 4 year 5–5
College NCAA Division I championsNCAA Division I FCS championsNCAA Division II championsConference championsDivision championsBowl eligibleUndefeated season YearAssociationConferenceOverallConferenceCoachFinal ranking Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Standing 1994 NAIA Independent 9 1 8 0 .111 N/A Rich Beard - 1995 Mid-South 11 5 6 0 .455 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Steve Patton - 1996 10 7 3 0 .700 7 4 3 0 .571 T–3rd - 1997 10 2 8 0 .111 6 0 6 0 .000 7th Scott Parker - 1998 12 8 4 0 .700 7 6 1 0 .857 T–1st - 1999 11 5 6 0 .455 7 5 2 0 .714 3rd Joe Johnson - 2000 10 0 10 0 .000 8 0 8 0 .000 8th - 2001 NCAA Division II Independent 10 0 10 0 .000 N/A - 2002 10 4 6 0 .400 Brian Smith - 2003 11 6 5 0 .545 - 2004 10 3 7 0 .300 Mike Taylor - 2005 10 2 8 0 .200 - 2006 12 10 2 0 .833 - 2007 11 5 6 0 .455 - 2008 11 2 9 0 .182 - 2009 10 2 8 0 .200 Jamey Chadwell - 2010 10 7 3 0 .700 - 2011 14 11 3 0 .786 12 2012 11 5 6 0 .455 Carroll McCray - 2013 11 5 6 0 .455 Jeff Farrington - 2014 12 7 5 0 .583 - 2015 10 7 3 0 .700 - 2016 14 9 5 0 .643 17 2017 10 4 6 0 .400 - 2018 Gulf South 10 4 6 0 .400 7 3 4 0 .429 6th - 2019 10 3 7 0 .300 8 2 6 0 .250 8th - 2021 11 5 6 0 .454 7 2 5 0 .400 6th - 2022 11 3 8 0 .273 7 2 5 0 .400 T-6th - 2023 10 5 5 0 8 4 4 0 T-5th - 2024 11 6 5 0 7 4 3 0 4th - Totals 324 143 181 0 79 31 48 0
Championships Conference championships Mid-South Conference (1998)
Postseason NCAA Division II playoffs The Trailblazers have made three appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs, with a combined record of 4–3.
2011 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Albany StateMars HillDelta State W, 63–14W, 52–38L, 23–28 2016 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Florida TechTuskegeeNorth Alabama W, 27–13W, 45–26L, 0–38 2025 First Round West Florida L, 19–43
Individual conference honors Mid-South Conference
Player of the Year 1998: Derek Burnette (QB) Coach of the Year 1998: Scott Parker
ALL Mid-South 1st Team 1996: Anthony Johnson (DB) 1996: CoCo Henderson (RB) 1996: Patrick Banister (P) 1996: PJ Crosby (WR) 1996: Scott Buchanan (OL) 1996: Vernon Adams (DL) 1997: Patrick Banister (P) 1998: Derek Burnett (QB) 1998: Patrick Banister (K) 1998: Patrick Banister (P) 1998: Jerome Kennedy (SB) 1999: Trevor Cole (TE) 1999: Jamie Ballenter (P) 2000: Jamie Ballenter (P) ALL Mid-South 2nd Team 1996: Kamell Evans (DB) 1996: Michael Edmunds (DL) 1996: Stuart Fulcher (LB) 1997: Derek Burnette (QB) 1997: Clay Sims (OL) 1998: Aaron Moose (OL) 1998: Chris Davis (WR) 1998: Trevor Cole (TE) 1998: Scott Simpson (DL) 1999: Aaron Moose (OL) 1999: Chris Davis (WR) 1999: Corey Fountain (QB) 1999: James Rice (RB) 2000: Anton Gist (DB)
Gulf South Conference
Defensive Player of the Year 2019: Chauncy Haney (DL) Defensive Freshman of the Year 2021: De'Iveon Donald 2022: Kendrick Clark Jr
ALL-GSC 1st Team 2018: Seth Laughter (DL) 2019: Aaron Watson (DB) 2019 Chauncy Haney (DL) 2019: Johnny Worthy (BT) 2021: Myles Prosser (P) 2021: Nick Jones (STU) 2022: De'Iveon Donald (LB) 2022: Myles Prosser (P) ALL-GSC 2nd Team 2018: Demajiay Rooks (WR) 2019: Jordan Helms (TE) 2019: Dantevian Byrd (LB) 2019: Aaron Watson (DB) 2019: Chauncy Haney (BT) 2021: Dre' Williams (AP) 2021: De'Iveon Donald (LB) 2021: Aaron Watson (DB) 2022: Corey Watkins (RB) 2022: Lewis McBeth (OL) 2022: Kwame Livingston (DL) 2022: Kendrick Clark Jr (DB)
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