Carleton Knights football

The Carleton Knights football team represents Carleton College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The program was started in 1883 and was very successful through the early 1960s, winning over 20 conference championships from 1895 to 1956.

Carleton Knights football
First season1883
Athletic directorGerald Young
Head coachTom Journell
6th season, 28–22 (.560)
StadiumLaird Stadium
(capacity: 7,500)
Year built1927
LocationNorthfield, Minnesota
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceMIAC (1983–present)
Past conferencesMIAC (1920–1924)
Midwest (1922–1982)
All-time record48149125 (.495)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record0–1
Conference titles11 (9 Midwest, 2 MIAC)
ColorsBlue and maize
   
Websitecarleton.edu

Carleton has played in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference since 1983. The Knights won the conference title in 1992 with a 9–1 record overall, earning entry into the NCAA Division III Football Championship. Carleton lost in the first round.

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