History & Traditions

POSTSEASON SUCCESS

Men’s Cross Country
NCAA National Qualifiers: 1979, 2001

Women’s Cross Country
NCAA National Qualifier: 2004

Baseball
NCAA World Series: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998; NCAA Regionals: 1972, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2006; NAIA World Series: 1966, 1970; NAIA Regionals: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970

Men’s Basketball
NCAA Regionals: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2004; NAIA: 1966, 1968, 1969

Women’s Basketball
NCAA National Champions: 1987
NCAA Elite 8: 1988; NCAA Regionals: 1986, 1989, 2003, 2006, 2007

Football
NCAA Runner-up: 1997; NCAA Semifinals: 1992; NCAA Regionals: 1993, 1995

Men’s Golf
NCAA 7th place: 1970; NCAA Regionals: 2004, 2005; NCAA Nationals: 2004; NCAA Regionals (Individual): 2006, 2007

Men’s Lacrosse
NCAA Regionals: 1977, 1978

Men’s Track & Field
NCAA National Qualifiers: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007

Men’s Soccer
NCAA Runner-up: 1976; NCAA Semifinals: 1977, 1984; NCAA Regionals: 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1983; NAIA: 1970

Women’s Soccer
NCAA Regionals: 2005, 2006

Softball
NCAA Regionals: 1995, 1996, 2004, 2005

Women’s Volleyball
NCAA Elite 8: 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002; NCAA Regionals: 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007; EAIAW: 1978, 1981

The University of New Haven has one of the finest comprehensive athletic programs in the Northeast Region, with a rich history and tradition of advancing to both conference and NCAA postseason tournament play. UNH has been a proud member of NCAA Division II since the early 1980's and will continue the D-II tradition with a move into the Northeast-10 Conference beginning in fall, 2008.

Charger student-athletes have represented the University of New Haven with class and dignity throughout the Department of Athletics' long history. UNH has produced Hall of Fame coaches and student-athletes that have gone on to professional careers as players, coaches and administrators. Chargers have earned All-America awards for their hard work on the playing fields and Academic All-America honors for their persistence in the classroom.

The school's all-time accomplishments are too numerous to list in one place, but each team's media guide lists their season-by-season results and awards. Some of our selected athletic highlights are listed below, and our over 120 all-time NCAA, NAIA and EAIAW tournament appearances are listed in the box at the right.

SELECTED ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS

Women’s Basketball won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 1987, becoming the first team from the Northeast Region to win the title.
The UNH women’s volleyball team has reached the NCAA Sweet 16 sixteen times since 1983, and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight ten times.
Baseball has consistently been ranked as one of the winningest Division II programs in NCAA history. Baseball Coach Emeritus Frank "Porky" Vieira retired after the 2006 season as Division II’s all-time winningest coach by percentage, and logged 1,127 career victories. The team has appeared in 18 College World Series and made 31 Regional appearances.
Baseball has also produced nine major league players, including former Cy Young winner Steve Bedrosian of the Philadelphia Phillies and First Round Draft Pick Cameron Drew.
The football program appeared in four NCAA championship playoffs, earning runner-up status in 1997. That title-game appearance made UNH the only football team in the State of Connecticut to ever compete for a national title and the smallest school (in terms of enrollment) to compete for an NCAA Championship.
Tailback Roger Graham won the 1993 Harlon Hill Trophy as the top Division II Football Player in the nation.
Men’s Soccer reached the NCAA finals in 1976 and finished third in 1977.

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