The Maine Maritime Mariners football team represents Maine Maritime Academy in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Mariners are members of the Conference of New England (CNE), fielding its team in the CNE since 2025. The Mariners play their home games at Ritchie Field in Castine, Maine.

The team began play in 1946, operating until 2020 when it was suspended due to financial losses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. MMA revived the program in 2024 with a three-game schedule and two against non-varsity teams, which became a full slate in 2025.

Conference affiliations

Independent (1946–1964) New England Football Conference (1965–2016) New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (2017–2019) No team (2020–2023) Independent (2024) Conference of New England (2025–present)

List of head coaches Key

Coaches + 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 John Hoctor 1946–19568148303 – – – – 2 Tom Morse 1957–195811191 – – – – 3 Dave Wiggins 1959–19644533111 – – – – 4 Jim McCormick 1965–1967221480 – – – – 5 Bill Mottola 1968–19788935522 19 28 1 6 Mike DeLong 1979–1980181260 12 6 0 7 Bruce Morse 1981–19865626282 24 27 2 8 John Huard 1987–19936232300 23 23 0 9 Mike Hodgson 1994–20006731360 29 21 0 10 Chris McKenney 2001–2019179621170 46 82 0 11 Calvin Powell 20243030 – – – Int. Bill Mottola Jr. 20241010 – – –

Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieMaine Maritime Mariners 1946 1946John HoctorNCAA—Independent420—— 1947 1947530—— 1948 1948610—— 1949 1949512—— 1950 1950440—— 1951 1951 4 2 0 —— 1952 1952 7 2 0 —— 1953 1953 3 5 0 —— 1954 1954 3 4 0 —— 1955 1955 4 2 1 —— 1956 1956College Division 3 4 0 —— 1957 1957Tom Morse 1 4 0 —— 1958 1958 0 5 1 —— 1959 1959Dave Wiggins 5 3 0 —— 1960 1960 7 1 0 —— 1961 1961 6 2 0 —— 1962 1962 5 3 0 —— 1963 1963 5 1 1 —— 1964 1964 5 1 0 —— 1965 1965Jim McCormickNEFC 3 4 0 —— 1966 1966 6 2 0 —— 1967 1967 5 2 0 —— 1968 1968Bill Mottola 4 2 1 —— 1969 1969 2 5 0 —— 1970 1970 3 5 0 —— 1971 1971 3 6 0 —— 1972 1972 5 3 0 1st 3 10Conference champions— 1973 1973Division III 4 5 0 5th 2 30—— 1974 1974 1 8 0 8th 1 70—— 1975 1975 4 4 0 6th 4 30—— 1976 1976 4 4 0 T–5th 4 40— — 1977 1977 5 3 0 T–2nd 5 30—— 1978 1978 0 7 1 9th 0 71—— 1979 1979Mike DeLong 4 5 0 T–5th 4 50—— 1980 1980 8 1 0 1st 8 10Conference champions— 1981 1981Bruce Morse 7 2 0 2nd 7 20—— 1982 1982 7 2 1 3rd 6 21—— 1983 1983 3 6 0 T–7th 3 60—— 1984 1984 4 5 1 6th 3 51— — 1985 1985 4 4 0 T–4th 4 40— — 1986 1986 1 9 0 10th 1 80— — 1987 1987John Huard 0 8 0 6th (North) 0 50— — 1988 1988 2 7 0 7th (North) 0 60— — 1989 1989 5 4 0 5th (North) 5 40— — 1990 1990 5 4 0 3rd (North) 3 20— — 1991 1991530T–2nd (North)320—— 1992 1992630T–3rd530—— 1993 19939101st710Conference champions— 1994 1994Mike Hodgson730T–1st710Conference co-champions— 1995 1995720T–2nd620—— 1996 1996550T–3rd530—— 1997 1997460T–4th440—— 1998 1998550T–1st (Red)510Division co-champions— 1999 19993605th (Red)240—— 2000 20000907th (Bogan)060—— 2001 2001Chris McKenney270T–4th (Bogan)240—— 2002 2002180T–5th (Bogan)150—— 2003 20031806th (Bogan)150—— 2004 2004360T–4th (Bogan)330—— 2005 20057303rd (Bogan)420—— 2006 2006630T–3rd (Bogan)520—— 2007 2007540T–3rd (Bogan)430—— 2008 2008740T–1st (Bogan)610Division co-champions— 2009 20099201st (Bogan)610L NCAA Division III Second Round— 2010 2010830T–1st (Bogan)610Division co-champions— 2011 2011450T–6th (Bogan)250—— 2012 20120908th (Bogan)070—— 2013 20131807th160—— 2014 2014360T–6th250—— 2015 2015360T–6th250—— 2016 20161808th070—— 2017 2017NEWMAC180T–6th160—— 2018 20180908th070—— 2019 201901008th070——No team from 2020 to 2023 2024 2024Calvin PowellNCAADivision IIIIndependent020—— 2025 2025Nick SheehanCNE01008th070——

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