Keystone Giants football

The Keystone Giants football team represents Keystone College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Giants are members of the Landmark Conference, fielding its team in the conference since 2023. The Giants play their home games at the Turf Field Complex in La Plume, Pennsylvania.

Their head coach is Justin Higgins, who took over the position in 2019.

Conference affiliations

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]

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	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	DC	CC	NC	Awards
1	Sam Lee	1936, 1942–1943	20	5	11	0	0.313	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2	George Azar Jr.	1937–1941	31	12	17	2	0.419	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3	S. William Dowey	1944–1945	4	1	3	0	0.250	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	Bob Lamoreaux / John Franklin	1947–1948	13	6	6	1	0.500	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
5	Justin Higgins	2019–present	13	3	17	0	0.150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

National Champions	Conference Champions	Bowl game berth	Playoff berth

Season	Year	Head Coach	Association	Division	Conference	Record							Postseason	Final ranking
						Overall			Conference
						Win	Loss	Tie	Finish	Win	Loss	Tie
Keystone Giants^[6]
1936	1936	Sam Lee	NCAA	–	–	2	4	0					—	—
1937	1937	George Azar Jr.				1	5	0					—	—
1938	1938					4	1	1					—	—
1939	1939					4	3	0					—	—
1940	1940					2	4	0					—	—
1941	1941					1	4	1					—	—
1942	1942	Sam Lee				0	6	0					—	—
1943	1943	Sam Lee				3	1	0					—	—
1944	1944	S. William Dowey				0	2	0					—	—
1945	1945	S. William Dowey				1	1	0					—	—
No team in 1946
1947	1947	Bob Lamoreaux / John Franklin	NCAA	–	–	3	3	1					—	—
1948	1948	Bob Lamoreaux / John Franklin	NCAA	–	–	3	3	0					—	—
No team from 1949–2018
2019	2019	Justin Higgins	National Club Football Association	3	4	0					—	—
Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021	2021	Justin Higgins	NCAA	Division III	ECFC	0	10	0	7th	0	6	0	—	—
2022	2022					3	7	0	5th	3	3	0	—	—
2023	2023												—	—

^ 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.^[3]
^ 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.
^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[4]
^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[5]

^ "Turf Field Athletic Complex". gokcgiants.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Visual Identity Color Palette" (PDF). Retrieved December 31, 2022.
^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
^ "Football Record Book Keystone College Football Record Books". gokcgiants.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

v t e Landmark Conference
Current full members	Catholic Cardinals Drew Rangers Elizabethtown Blue Jays Goucher Gophers Juniata Eagles Lycoming Warriors Moravian Greyhounds Scranton Royals Susquehanna River Hawks Wilkes Colonels
Current associate members	Keystone Giants (football) Marywood Pacers (women's golf)
Former full member	Merchant Marine Mariners
Former associate members	Marywood Pacers (men's & women's swimming & diving) Washington & Jefferson Presidents (men's lacrosse)

v t e Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
Current members	Alfred State Pioneers (leaving in 2025) Anna Maria Amcats (leaving in 2025) Dean Bulldogs (leaving in 2025) Gallaudet Bison
Former members	Becker Hawks Castleton Spartans Husson Eagles Keystone Giants Mount Ida Mustangs Norwich Cadets SUNY Maritime Privateers

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