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North Greenville Trailblazers football

The North Greenville Trailblazers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for North Greenville University located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of Conference Carolinas. North Greenville's first football team was fielded in 1994. The team plays its home games at the 5,000-seat Younts Stadium in Tigerville, South Carolina. Nate Garner is the head coach for the Trailblazers, a position he had held since 2015.

History

The Trailblazers started off as an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) team in 1994. They finished their first season 1–8.

In 2003 North Greenville joined the NCAA as a Division II member. Four seasons after joining the NCAA they went 10–2 in 2006 and won the Victory Bowl. They made their first NCAA playoff appearance in 2011 and went on to make the quarterfinals before losing to Delta State.

As of 2023, they have made 2 Division II playoffs (2011 and 2016) and won 3 Victory Bowls (2006, 2010, and 2014).

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Year-by-year results

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2018-19 college football season

Junior college

1988 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 9–1

1989 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 9–0

1990 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 7–2

1991 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 8–0

1992 North Greenville Mounties Football team Junior College 7–3

1993 North Greenville Mounties Football team Transition to 4 year 5–5

College

Championships

Conference championships

Postseason

NCAA Division II playoffs

The Trailblazers have made three appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs, with a combined record of 4–3.

Individual conference honors

Mid-South Conference

  • Player of the Year
1998: Derek Burnette (QB)
  • Coach of the Year
1998: Scott Parker
  • ALL Mid-South 1st Team
1996: Anthony Johnson (DB)
1996: CoCo Henderson (RB)
1996: Patrick Banister (P)
1996: PJ Crosby (WR)
1996: Scott Buchanan (OL)
1996: Vernon Adams (DL)
1997: Patrick Banister (P)
1998: Derek Burnett (QB)
1998: Patrick Banister (K)
1998: Patrick Banister (P)
1998: Jerome Kennedy (SB)
1999: Trevor Cole (TE)
1999: Jamie Ballenter (P)
2000: Jamie Ballenter (P)
  • ALL Mid-South 2nd Team
1996: Kamell Evans (DB)
1996: Michael Edmunds (DL)
1996: Stuart Fulcher (LB)
1997: Derek Burnette (QB)
1997: Clay Sims (OL)
1998: Aaron Moose (OL)
1998: Chris Davis (WR)
1998: Trevor Cole (TE)
1998: Scott Simpson (DL)
1999: Aaron Moose (OL)
1999: Chris Davis (WR)
1999: Corey Fountain (QB)
1999: James Rice (RB)
2000: Anton Gist (DB)

Gulf South Conference

  • Defensive Player of the Year
2019: Chauncy Haney (DL)
  • Defensive Freshman of the Year
2021: De'Iveon Donald
2022: Kendrick Clark Jr
  • ALL-GSC 1st Team
2018: Seth Laughter (DL)
2019: Aaron Watson (DB)
2019 Chauncy Haney (DL)
2019: Johnny Worthy (BT)
2021: Myles Prosser (P)
2021: Nick Jones (STU)
2022: De'Iveon Donald (LB)
2022: Myles Prosser (P)
  • ALL-GSC 2nd Team
2018: Demajiay Rooks (WR)
2019: Jordan Helms (TE)
2019: Dantevian Byrd (LB)
2019: Aaron Watson (DB)
2019: Chauncy Haney (BT)
2021: Dre' Williams (AP)
2021: De'Iveon Donald (LB)
2021: Aaron Watson (DB)
2022: Corey Watkins (RB)
2022: Lewis McBeth (OL)
2022: Kwame Livingston (DL)
2022: Kendrick Clark Jr (DB)

References

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