Secretaries Cup

Secretaries Cup
Sport Football
Teams
First meeting October 15, 1949
67 years ago
Coast Guard, 21–14[1]:34
Latest meeting September 10, 2016
Merchant Marine, 31–27[2]
Next meeting 2017
Trophy Secretaries Cup
Statistics
Meetings total 45
All-time series Merchant Marine leads, 31–14[1]:34[2]
Largest victory Merchant Marine, 42–0 (1992)[1]:34
Longest win streak Merchant Marine, 7 (1965–1978)
Current win streak Merchant Marine, 2 (present)[2][2]
Kings Point
New Haven
Campus locations across Long Island Sound

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. Both academies compete in NCAA Division III athletics.

The Secretaries Cup is an intense rivalry game for both schools.[3] Although not matching the intensity or tradition of the Army–Navy Game, the Secretaries Cup is often described as a small-college version of that matchup.[4][5]

The rivalry was designated as the "Secretary's Cup" 35 years ago in 1981, when both academies were in the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation.[6] The name of the contest was pluralized when the U.S. Coast Guard moved to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003.[7]

The 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.

Results

Through 2016, the Merchant Marine Academy has an overall lead in the series 31–14 (.689). Since the Secretaries Cup was established in 1981, the Merchant Marine Academy leads 24–12 (.667). There have been no ties in the series.

Coast Guard victories
Merchant Marine victories

YearWinnerScoreCitySeries
1949Coast Guard21–14Kings Point CG 1–0[1]:34
No games played 1950–1964
1965Merchant Marine17–8New LondonTied 1–1
1966 Merchant Marine 41–6 Kings Point MM 2–1
No games played 1967–1973
1974 Merchant Marine 14–12 Kings PointMM 3–1
1975 Merchant Marine 9–7 New London MM 4–1
1976 Merchant Marine 9–7 Kings Point MM 5–1
1977 Merchant Marine 10–6 New London MM 6–1
1978 Merchant Marine 10–7 Kings Point MM 7–1
1979 Coast Guard 30–23 New LondonMM 7–2
1980No game played
Secretary's Cup established
1981 Coast Guard 14–7 New LondonMM 7–3
1982 Merchant Marine 14–7 Kings PointMM 8–3
1983 Merchant Marine 21–14 New LondonMM 9–3
1984 Merchant Marine 41–0 Kings PointMM 10–3
1985 Merchant Marine 42–14 New LondonMM 11–3
1986 Merchant Marine 28–0 Kings PointMM 12–3
1987 Merchant Marine 10–7 New LondonMM 13–3
1988 Coast Guard 35–7 Kings PointMM 13–4
1989 Merchant Marine 24–22 New LondonMM 14–4
1990 Coast Guard 21–17 Kings PointMM 14–5
1991 Coast Guard 25–20 New LondonMM 14–6
1992 Merchant Marine 42–0 Kings PointMM 15–6
1993 Coast Guard 31–23 New LondonMM 15–7
1994 Merchant Marine 21–6 Kings PointMM 16–7
1995 Coast Guard 27–9 New LondonMM 16–8
1996 Coast Guard 23–13 Kings PointMM 16–9
1997 Coast Guard 34–16 New LondonMM 16–10
1998 Merchant Marine 46–7 Kings PointMM 17–10
1999 Merchant Marine 24–21 New LondonMM 18–10
2000 Merchant Marine 28–21 Kings PointMM 19–10
2001 Merchant Marine 7–3 New LondonMM 20–10
2002 Merchant Marine 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 Merchant Marine 21–5 New London MM 23–11
2006 Merchant Marine 21–7 Kings PointMM 24–11
2007 Coast Guard 36–31 New LondonMM 24–12
2008 Merchant Marine 34–7 Kings PointMM 25–12
2009 Merchant Marine 33–27 Kings PointMM 26–12
2010 Coast Guard 10–8 New LondonMM 26–13
2011 Merchant Marine 35–28 Kings PointMM 27–13
2012 Merchant Marine 43–37 New LondonMM 28–13
2013 Merchant Marine 27–20 Kings PointMM 29–13
2014 Coast Guard 42–31 New London MM 29–14
2015 Merchant Marine 14–3 Kings PointMM 30–14
2016 Merchant Marine 31–27 New London MM 31–14

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2015 Coast Guard Football Media Guide" (PDF). US Coast Guard Academy. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bears Fall 14-3 in Secretaries' Cup Battle". Coast Guard Bears. September 12, 2015.
  3. Fulkerson, Vickie (September 8, 2011). "Nothing rivals CGA-Kings Point football matchup". The Day. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  4. 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.
  5. Montgomery, Bob (October 17, 2012). "Sports Insider: Vitrano with Coast Guard". The Bristol Press. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  6. Hersch, Hank (September 19, 1988). "They Also Serve". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  7. Anderson, Woody (November 15, 2003). "State Games Today". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
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