Keiser Seahawks football

Keiser Seahawks football
2024 Keiser Seahawks football team
First season2018 (2018)
Athletic directorKris Swogger
Head coachMyles Russ
2nd season, 24–2 (.923)
LocationWest Palm Beach, Florida
StadiumKeiser Multi-Purpose Field
(capacity: 9,000)
ConferenceSun Conference
ColorsNavy and Columbia blue[1]
   
All-time record78–17 (.821)
Playoff record16–6 (.727)
NAIA national championships
2023
Conference championships
TSC: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Division championships
MSC Sun: 2019, 2020, 2021
MascotSeahawks
Websitekuseahawks.com/football

The Keiser Seahawks football team represents Keiser University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Seahawks are members of the Sun Conference (TSC), fielding its team in the TSC since 2022. The Seahawks play their home games at Keiser Multi-Purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Their head coach is Myles Russ, who took over the position in 2024.[2][3]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL O% CW CL C% PW PL DC CC NC Awards
1 Doug Socha[7][8][9] 2018–2023 69 54 15 0.783 33 3 0.917 10 4 0.714 2 TSC (2022–2023) 1 NAIA (2023)
2 Myles Russ[11] 2024–present 26 24 2 0.923 13 0 1.000 6 2 0.750 1 TSC (2024) —

Year-by-year results

National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
Season Year Head coach Assoc. Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Finish Win Loss
2018 2018 Doug Socha NAIA — MSC 6 4 3rd (Sun) 4 2 — —
2019 2019 9 1 1st (Sun) 6 0 L NAIA First Round[12] 7
2020–21 2020 9 1 1st (Sun) 5 0 L NAIA Semifinal[13] 4
2021 2021 9 3 1st (Sun) 5 1 L NAIA Quarterfinal[14] 11
2022 2022 TSC 9 4 1st 6 0 L NAIA Championship[15] 12
2023 2023 12 2 1st 7 0 W NAIA Championship[16] 3
2024 2024 Myles Russ 12 1 1st 6 0 L NAIA Championship[17] 1
2025 2025 12 1 1st 7 0 L NAIA Championship[18] 2

Notes

  1. ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[4]
  2. ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Keiser Seahawks Athletics". Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Myles Russ Named Next Head Coach of Keiser Football". Keiser University Athletics. January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ Barnett, Zach (January 28, 2024). "Sources: NAIA national champion head coach Doug Socha to take NCAA Division II job". Footballscoop. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  6. ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  7. ↑ Lichtenstein, Adam. "Doug Socha welcomes challenge of building Keiser football program". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Doug Socha - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory". Keiser University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Keiser University Announces Football Coach, Doug Socha". Seahawk Nation. January 24, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Keiser's Doug Socha Named AFCA Region 1 Coach of the Year". Keiser University Athletics. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  11. ↑ Robb, Rick. "Keiser football: Doug Socha leaves for Lenoir-Rhyne University, Myles Russ replaces him". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  12. ↑ Post, Alex Peterman Special to The. "College Football: Keiser's first playoff game ends in 28-24 loss to the University of the Cumberlands". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  13. ↑ Peterman, Alex. "Keiser football's historic season ends with loss to Lindsey Wilson in NAIA semifinals". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  14. ↑ Peterman, Alex. "Looking back: 4 takeaways from Keiser football's 2021 season". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  15. ↑ KTIV Staff (December 17, 2022). "Northwestern wins against Keiser, taking NAIA National Football title". www.ktiv.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  16. ↑ Register, Special to the. "Northwestern College falls to Keiser (Fla.) in NAIA football championship game". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  17. ↑ "No. 1 Football Falls in National Championship to No. 2 Grand View, 35-7". Keiser University Athletics. December 21, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  18. ↑ "No. 2 Football Falls to No. 1 Grand View in the NAIA National Championship, 22-16". Keiser University Athletics. December 20, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
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