Saint Anselm Hawks
The Saint Anselm Hawks are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Saint Anselm College, located in Goffstown, New Hampshire. They are members of NCAA Division II for most sporting competitions.
The Hawks are primarily members of the Northeast-10 Conference, where 21 of their 23 sports compete. The two exceptions are women's ice hockey and women’s bowling, which compete as de facto Division I member in the New England Women's Hockey Alliance and the East Coast Conference, respectively.
Individual programs
The college's athletic teams have been known as the Hawks since the mid-1930s. Prior to that, teams were "referred to as the Saints, the Hilltoppers, or simply St. Anselm's." In 1934, a contest was held to select a name, with Blue Jays as the winning entry. However, that name was dropped in favor of Hawks in 1935.Football
The 1936 Saint Anselm Hawks football team finished the season undefeated, allowed zero points on defense, and knocked Holy Cross out of contention for the 1937 Rose Bowl.College football returned to the Hilltop in 1999 after a 58-year hiatus brought about by the onset of World War II. The team has played its home games at Grappone Stadium since the program's resumption.
One of the college's greatest athletes was Ray "Scooter" McLean; he was coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1953 and 1958 and a National Football League player for the Chicago Bears, winning NFL Championship Games in 1940, 1941, 1943 and 1946. In more recent years, Michael Geary was a Second Team All NE-10 offensive lineman in 2003.