| Bryant Bulldogs football | |||
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| First season | 1999; 25 years ago | ||
| Head coach | Chris Merritt 5th season, 17–21 (.447) | ||
| Stadium | Beirne Stadium (capacity: 5,500) | ||
| Year built | 1999 | ||
| Field surface | Turf | ||
| Location | Smithfield, Rhode Island | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | CAA Football (from 2024) | ||
| Past conferences | Northeast-10, NEC, Big South, Big South–OVC | ||
| All-time record | 116–85 (.577) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 2 | ||
| Playoff record | 0–2 | ||
| Conference titles | 2 | ||
| Colors | Black and gold[1] | ||
| Website | bryantbulldogs.com | ||
The Bryant Bulldogs football program represents Bryant University in college football. As of the upcoming 2024 season, the Bulldogs will be members of CAA Football, an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) league operated by, but legally separate from, the multi-sports Coastal Athletic Association.[2] Bryant had played the 2023 season in the Big South–OVC Football Association formed in that season as a football-only alliance, also operating at the FCS level, between the Big South Conference and Ohio Valley Conference. The team has played its home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island, which opened in 1999 as Bulldog Stadium and received its current name in 2016.
- ^ Bryant University Bulldogs Sports Information. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ "CAA Football Welcomes Bryant University as Its Newest Member in 2024" (Press release). CAA Football. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.