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Olivet Comets football

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Olivet Comets football
First season1884
Athletic directorHailey Diringer
Head coachDan Musielewicz
8th season, 37–31 (.544)
StadiumCutler Athletic Complex
(capacity: 2,200)
LocationOlivet, Michigan
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
All-time record349–569–30 (.384)
Playoff appearances2
(2007, 2016)
Playoff record0–2 (.000)
Conference titles13* 12
(1895, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1974, 1991*, 2007, 2015, 2016)
*Forfeited
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
WebsiteOlivet Comets Athletics

The Olivet Comets football program represents Olivet College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. Olivet has been a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association since its founding in 1888.

Notable seasons

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Year Record Coach Points
for
Points
against
Description
1883 0-1 -- 5 10 First season
1892 2-1 -- 44 22 First victory; first winning 10season
1895 4-0 -- 119 2 First MIAA championship (3-0)
1901 8-0 Henry Hall 165 34 Second MIAA championship (7-0)
1906 5-1-1 Burt E. Kennedy 69 40 MIAA champion (4-0-1)
1907 7-2 Burt E. Kennedy 285 96 MIAA champion (5-1)
1909 4-2-1 Henry Hall 116 85 MIAA champion (4-0)
1911 5-1 J. E. Mills 80 37 MIAA co-champion (4-0)
1913 3-3 Otto Carpell 88 56 MIAA champion (3-1)
1914 5-3 George Rider 11 58 MIAA co-champion (3-1)
1961 8-1 Stuart Parsell 163 69 Finished 2nd in MIAA
1967 8-1 Stuart Parsell 222 115 Finished 2nd in MIAA
1974 7-2 Doug Kay 203 96 MIAA champion (5-0) -- first championship in 60 years
2007 6-5 Dominic Livedoti 281 215 MIAA co-champion (6-1), lost to Central in first round of NCAA Division III playoffs
2015 9-1 Dan Pifer MIAA champion (5-1)
2016 9-2 Dan Pifer MIAA champion (6-0), lost to John Carroll in first round of NCAA Division III playoffs
2019 8-2 Dan Musielewicz Tied for 2nd in MIAA
2021 7-3 Dan Musielewicz Tied for 4th in MIAA (3-3)

References

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  1. ^ "Fast Facts". Retrieved July 14, 2023.
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