Nichols Bison football


The Nichols Bison football team represents Nichols College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bison are members of the Conference of New England, fielding its team in the CNE since 1972 when it was named the New England Football Conference. The Bison play their home games at Vendetti Field in Dudley, Massachusetts.
Their head coach is Vinny Marino, who will take over the position for the 2024 season.

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference championships

Nichols claims 5 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2023.
1973New England Football Conference8–14–0Michael Vendetti
1974New England Football Conference7–1–16–0–1Michael Vendetti
1975†New England Football Conference6–26–2Michael Vendetti
1976New England Football Conference8–17–1Michael Vendetti
1978†New England Football Conference6–26–2Michael Vendetti

† Co-champions

Division championships

Nichols claims 1 division title, which came in 2001.
2001NEFC BoydBill Carven6–45–0Westfield StateL 0–12

Postseason games

Bowl games

Nichols has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.
2001Bill CarvenECAC BowlWestern ConnecticutL 10–63