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Secretaries Cup

Summary

The Secretaries Cup is an annual college football game in the northeast United States between the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.[3] Both academies compete in NCAA Division III athletics.[4]

Secretaries Cup
2016 game action
SportFootball
Teams
First meetingOctober 15, 1949
75 years ago
Coast Guard, 21–14[1]: 34 
Latest meetingNovember 11, 2023
Merchant Marine, 39–27
Next meetingNovember 9, 2024 (expected)
StadiumsBrooks Stadium (Kings Point) and Cadet Memorial Field (Coast Guard)
TrophySecretaries Cup
Statistics
Meetings total52
All-time seriesMerchant Marine leads, 37–15[1]: 34 [2]
Largest victoryMerchant Marine, 42–0 (1992)[1]: 34 
Longest win streakMerchant Marine, 7 (1965–1978)
Current win streakMerchant Marine, 5
Map
50km
30miles
none
Coast Guard
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Merchant Marine
  
Locations of Coast Guard and Merchant Marine

The Secretaries Cup is an intense rivalry game for both schools.[5] Though less well known than the Army–Navy Game,The Secretaries Cup is often described as a small-college version of that matchup.[6][7] In fact, as a precursor to the Army–Navy Game, a win by Coast Guard is heralded as a good omen for a Navy victory against Army.

The two campuses are at opposite ends of Long Island Sound. The game alternates between the Coast Guard's Cadet Memorial Field in New London, Connecticut, and the Merchant Marine's Captain Tomb Field in Kings Point, New York just east of New York City.

The game had been played on the last Saturday of the Division III football regular season (generally mid-November) from 1991 through 2005. When the Coast Guard Academy joined the New England Football Conference in 2006, the rivalry became a non-conference game and was moved to September. In 2017, the game moved back to November when the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) began sponsoring football with both teams as conference members.

History edit

The first meeting between the schools was in 1949.[8] Played at King's Point in front of 4,000 spectators, the Bears won 21–14 after scoring the game-winning touchdown with one minute remaining.[9]

The rivalry was designated as the "Secretary's Cup" in 1981, when both academies were in the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation.[10] The name of the contest was pluralized when the United States Coast Guard moved to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003.[11]

The games have been broadcast on ESPN streaming networks since 2017. That game was played at 12 noon on Veterans Day, November 11.[12]

Results edit

Through 2022, the Merchant Marine Academy has an overall lead in the series 37–15 (.712). Since the Secretaries Cup was established in 1981, the Merchant Marine Academy leads 30–13 (.698). There have been no ties in the series.

The 2020 meeting, won 24–14 by Merchant Marine, was notable as the only Division III football game played in calendar 2020. The NCAA canceled the 2020 D-III football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it planned to move the division's championship tournament to spring 2021 before canceling it entirely. Nonetheless, the two academies chose to play their rivalry game on its normal schedule. Both schools had also chosen not to play football in spring 2021, making this their only game of the 2020–21 school year.[4]

Coast Guard victories
Merchant Marine victories
Year Winner Score City Series
1949 Coast Guard 21–14 Kings Point CG 1–0[1]: 34 
No games played 1950–1964
1965 Merchant Marine 17–8 New London Tied 1–1
1966 41–6 Kings Point MM 2–1
No games played 1967–1973
1974 Merchant Marine 14–12 Kings Point MM 3–1
1975 9–7 New London MM 4–1
1976 9–7 Kings Point MM 5–1
1977 10–6 New London MM 6–1
1978 10–7 Kings Point MM 7–1
1979 Coast Guard 30–23 New London MM 7–2
1980 No game played
Secretary's Cup established
1981 Coast Guard 14–7 New London MM 7–3
1982 Merchant Marine 14–7 Kings Point MM 8–3
1983 21–14 New London MM 9–3
1984 41–0 Kings Point MM 10–3
1985 42–14 New London MM 11–3
1986 28–0 Kings Point MM 12–3
1987 10–7 New London MM 13–3
1988 Coast Guard 35–7 Kings Point MM 13–4
1989 Merchant Marine 24–22 New London MM 14–4
1990 Coast Guard 21–17 Kings Point MM 14–5
1991 25–20 New London MM 14–6
1992 Merchant Marine 42–0 Kings Point MM 15–6
1993 Coast Guard 31–23 New London MM 15–7
1994 Merchant Marine 21–6 Kings Point MM 16–7
1995 Coast Guard 27–9 New London MM 16–8
1996 23–13 Kings Point MM 16–9
1997 34–16 New London MM 16–10
1998 Merchant Marine 46–7 Kings Point MM 17–10
1999 24–21 New London MM 18–10
2000 28–21 Kings Point MM 19–10
2001 7–3 New London MM 20–10
2002 31–6 Kings Point MM 21–10
became Secretaries Cup
2003 Coast Guard 9–7 New London MM 21–11
2004 Merchant Marine 16–7 Kings Point MM 22–11
2005 21–5 New London MM 23–11
2006 21–7 Kings Point MM 24–11
2007 Coast Guard 36–31 New London MM 24–12
2008 Merchant Marine 34–7 Kings Point MM 25–12
2009 33–27 Kings Point MM 26–12
2010 Coast Guard 10–8 New London MM 26–13
2011 Merchant Marine 35–28 Kings Point MM 27–13
2012 43–37 New London MM 28–13
2013 27–20 Kings Point MM 29–13
2014 Coast Guard 42–31 New London MM 29–14
2015 Merchant Marine 14–3 Kings Point MM 30–14
2016 31–27 New London MM 31–14
2017 48–23 New London MM 32–14
2018 Coast Guard 26–12 Kings Point MM 32–15
2019 Merchant Marine 56–41 New London MM 33–15
2020 24–14 Kings Point MM 34–15
2021 49–14 New London MM 35–15
2022 41–33 Kings Point MM 36–15
2023 39–27 Kings Point MM 37–15

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "2015 Coast Guard Football Media Guide" (PDF). US Coast Guard Academy. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Bears Fall 14-3 in Secretaries' Cup Battle". Coast Guard Bears. September 12, 2015.
  3. ^ http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/11/annual-secretaries-cup-football-game-u-s-coast-guard-academy-u-s-merchant-marine-academy-carried-espn-network/ Annual “Secretaries Cup” Football Game Between U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy To Be Carried on an ESPN Network Derek Volner
  4. ^ a b Hale, David M. (November 15, 2020). "A mind-boggling Big Ten, QB drama and fake spikes are all we needed in Week 11". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Fulkerson, Vickie (September 8, 2011). "Nothing rivals CGA-Kings Point football matchup". The Day. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  6. ^ David Helvarg (2009). Rescue Warriors: The U.S. Coast Guard, America's Forgotten Heroes. St. Martin's Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-4299-8953-4.
  7. ^ Montgomery, Bob (October 17, 2012). "Sports Insider: Vitrano with Coast Guard". The Bristol Press. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  8. ^ "Coast Guardsmen Meet King's Point In Service Game". Hartford Courant. October 15, 1949. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "C. G. Academy Touchdown in Last Minute Beats Kings Point, 21-14". The Day. October 17, 1949. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Hersch, Hank (September 19, 1988). "They Also Serve". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  11. ^ Anderson, Woody (November 15, 2003). "State Games Today". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  12. ^ "ESPN to Carry Secretaries Cup Game Beginning in 2017". Retrieved 2022-10-29.
Further reading
  • Foxx, Anthony (September 15, 2014). "Strong comeback earns Coast Guard Academy the 2014 Secretaries' Cup". Transportation.gov.
  • Fulkerson, Vickie (September 12, 2015). "Merchant Marine beats CGA 14-3 for the Secretaries' Cup". The Day.

External links edit

  • College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2016-11-09 at the Wayback Machine – Coast Guard vs. Merchant Marine

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