Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football

The Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football team represents the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor in college football in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division III level. The Crusaders are members of the American Southwest Conference (ASC), fielding its team in the ASC since 1998. The Crusaders play their home games at Crusader Stadium in Belton, Texas.

Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football
First season	1998; 27 years ago (1998)
Athletic director	Randy Mann
Head coach	Larry Harmon 4th season, 26–10 (.722)
Stadium	Crusader Stadium (capacity: 7,671)
Year built	2012
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Belton, Texas
Conference	ASC
All-time record	249[n 1]–46 ()
Claimed national titles	2 NCAA Division III (2018, 2021)[n 1]
Playoff appearances	20
Playoff record	42–16[n 1] (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Conference titles	20 ASC (2002–2003, 2005–2022)
Colors	Purple and gold[1]
Website	cruathletics.com

Their head coach is Larry Harmon, who took over the position for the 2022 season after serving the previous twenty as the team's defensive coordinator under Pete Fredenburg.

Mary Hardin–Baylor has won three NCAA Division III football championships: 2016, 2018, and 2021. The 2016 championship was vacated and 29 wins were vacated due to ineligible players.^[2]

Conference affiliations

• American Southwest Conference (1998–present)

List of head coaches

Key

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]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records

No.	Name	Season(s)	GC	OW	OL	O%	CW	CL	C%
1	Pete Fredenburg[6]	1998–2021	270	231[n 1]	39	0.856[n 1]	154[n 1]	16	0.906[n 1]
2	Larry Harmon[7]	2022–present	36	26	10	0.722	17	3	0.850

Year-by-year results

National champions

Conference champions

Bowl game berth

Playoff berth

Season	Year	Head coach	Association	Division	Conference	Record					Postseason	Final ranking
						Overall		Conference
						Win	Loss	Finish	Win	Loss
Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders
1998	1998	Pete Fredenburg	NCAA	Division III	ASC	3	7	T–5th	2	5	—	—
1999	1999					4	6	T–4th	3	4	—	—
2000	2000					9	1	2nd	8	1	—	—
2001	2001					8	2	2nd	7	1	L NCAA Division III First Round	—
2002	2002					10	1	1st	9	0	L NCAA Division III First Round	—
2003	2003					9	1	T–1st	8	1	—	15
2004	2004					13	2	2nd	8	1	L NCAA Division III Championship	2
2005	2005					9	2	1st	7	1	L NCAA Division III Second Round	11
2006	2006					10	3	1st	8	0	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal	8
2007	2007					12	2	1st	8	0	L NCAA Division III Semifinal	3
2008	2008					12	2	1st	8	0	L NCAA Division III Semifinal	3
2009	2009					10	2	T–1st	7	1	L NCAA Division III Second Round	7
2010	2010					12	1	1st	8	0	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal	5
2011	2011					12	1	1st	8	0	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal	5
2012	2012					13	1	1st	7	0	L NCAA Division III Semifinal	5
2013	2013					13	1	1st	6	0	L NCAA Division III Semifinal	2
2014	2014					11	1	1st	5	0	L NCAA Division III Second Round	6
2015	2015					11	2	T–1st	4	1	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal	7
2016	2016					2[n 1]	0	1st	1[n 1]	0	W (vacated)[n 1] NCAA Division III Championship	1
2017	2017					1[n 1]	0	1st	1[n 1]	0	L (vacated)[n 1] NCAA Division III Championship	2
2018	2018					15	0	1st	9	0	W NCAA Division III Championship	1
2019	2019					12	1	1st	9	0	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal	6
2020–21	2019					5	0	1st (East)	4	0	—	—
2021	2021					15	0	1st	9	0	W NCAA Division III Championship	1
2022	2022	Larry Harmon				12	2	1st	8	0	L NCAA Division III Semifinal	3
2023	2023					6	4	2nd	5	1	—	—
2024	2024					8	4	2nd	4	2	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal	—

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Crusader Stadium

Crusader Stadium

Location	905 University Dr Belton, TX 76513
Owner	University of Mary Hardin–Baylor
Operator	University of Mary Hardin–Baylor
Capacity	9,118
Surface	FieldTurf
Construction
Broke ground	2012
Opened	2013
Construction cost	$20 million
Architect	Turner Construction
Tenants
Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders (NCAA) (1988–present)

Crusader Stadium is a football stadium in Belton, Texas, with a seating capacity of 9,118. It is home to the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football team. The facility opened in 2013 and replaced Tiger Field.^[9]

It cost $20 million to build and was designed by Turner Construction who designed the new Yankee Stadium and Target Field.^[10] The stadium's construction was a part of the university's $100 million campus improvements which included a new nursing school, banquet hall, and arts complex.^[10][11]

In 2021, the McLane Family gifted funds to replace the stadium's video board with a 1,000 square-foot screen.^[12]

Notes

1. 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]
2. 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.
3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[4]
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[5]

1. In June 2020, Mary Hardin–Baylor vacated a total of 26 wins and 1 loss from the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The Crusaders finished the 2016 season with an overall record of 15–0 and a conference mark of 6–0. 13 wins, including 5 conference wins and 5 wins in the NCAA Division III playoffs, and the NCAA Division III title from the 2016 season was vacated. Mary Hardin–Baylor finished the 2017 season with an overall record of 14–1 with a conference mark of 9–0. 13 wins and 1 loss, including 8 conference wins and 4 wins and 1 loss in the NCAA Division III playoffs from the 2017 season were vacated.