The Fairfield Stags football program were the intercollegiate American football team for Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The team competed in the NCAA Division I-AA and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1996. Fairfield participated in football from 1996 to 2002, compiling an all-time record of 44–28. The Fairfield football program was discontinued at the conclusion of the 2002 season.
Notable former players Notable alumni include: Kevin Nealon, Steve Norcini, Alex Warr, “High School” Bob Hoey and David Strada. Ben McAdoo was an assistant coach during the 2002 (final) season.
Year-by-year results Conference championsDivision champions
YearNCAA DivisionConferenceOverallCoach Games Win Loss Tie Pct. 1996 I-AA MAAC 9 1 8 0 .111 Kevin Kiesel 1997 I-AA MAAC 10 7 3 0 .700 Kevin Kiesel 1998 I-AA MAAC 11 9 2 0 .818 Kevin Kiesel 1999 I-AA MAAC 11 9 2 0 .818 Kevin Kiesel 2000 I-AA MAAC 10 8 2 0 .800 Kevin Kiesel 2001 I-AA MAAC 10 5 5 0 .500 Joe Bernard 2002 I-AA MAAC 11 5 6 0 .455 Joe Bernard Totals 72 44 28 0 .611
Championships
Conference championships Year Conference Coach Overall record Conference record 1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (Co-Championship) Kevin Kiesel 9–2 7–1 Total conference championships 1
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