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'{{Short description|Sports team}} {{Infobox NCAA football school | TeamName = Wesleyan Cardinals football | Image = | ImageSize = | HeadCoachDisplay = | HeadCoachLink = | HeadCoach = [[Dan DiCenzo]] | HeadCoachYear = 9th | HCWins = 50 | HCLosses = 23 | HCTies = | Stadium = Andrus Field | StadCapacity = | StadiumBuilt = | StadSurface = | Location = [[Middletown, Connecticut]] | Conference = [[New England Small College Athletic Conference|NESCAC]] | FirstYear =1875 | AthleticDirector = | ATWins = | ATLosses = | ATTies = | ATPercentage = | BowlWins = | BowlLosses = | BowlTies = | Color1 = Cardinal | Color1Hex =C41E3A | Color2 = Black | Color2Hex = 000000 | MascotDisplay = [[Northern cardinal|Cardinals]] }} The '''Wesleyan Cardinals football''' team represents [[Wesleyan University]] in the sport of [[American football]]. It is a member of the [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] New England Small College Athletic Conference ([[NESCAC]]) and competes against traditional [[Little Three]] rivals Amherst and Williams. Wesleyan is one of the 39 founding members of the NCAA.<ref>Leilana McKindra, [http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/NCAANewsArchive/2006/Membership+Information/founding%2Bmembers%2Bhold%2Btrue%2Bto%2Bncaa%2Beducational%2Bmission.html Founding members hold true to NCAA educational mission], The NCAA News, 7 December 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2011.</ref> The Cardinals’ home field, Andrus Field, is the oldest continuously used American football field in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.wesleyan.edu/facilities/andrus_football|title=Corwin Stadium at Andrus Field - Football|website=Wesleyan Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_212836.asp |title=Games Today at the Oldest Football Fields - 11/05/2011 |publisher=Chattanoogan.com |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref> Andrus Field is also the oldest continuously used baseball field in the world as the Wesleyan baseball team also uses Andrus Field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.wesleyan.edu/sports/bsb/andrusfieldhistory-baseball.pdf|title=Wesleyan Athletics|website=Wesleyan Athletics}}</ref> == NESCAC Championship == 2013* (7-1), '''2024''' (8-1) <nowiki>*</nowiki>Shared Championship == Little Three Titles == 1913, 1918, 1927, 1933, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1955, 1966, 1969, 1970, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 ==Notable players== * [[Bill Belichick]]: former head coach of the [[New England Patriots]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.wesleyan.edu/sports/fball/alumni_and_nfl|title=Wesleyan University Alumni and the NFL|website=Wesleyan Athletics}}</ref> * [[Eric Mangini]]: former head coach of the NFL's [[New York Jets]] and [[Cleveland Browns]] and NFL analyst for [[ESPN]] and [[Fox Sports 1]]<ref name="auto"/> * [[Jeff Wilner]]: first Wesleyan graduate to play for an NFL team; played [[tight end]] for the [[Green Bay Packers]] and [[Denver Broncos]] from 1994 to 1996<ref name="auto"/> * [[Field Yates]]: analyst on [[ESPN]] and former member of the coaching staff of the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|1=https://athletics.wesleyan.edu/sports/football?path=football}} {{Wesleyan Cardinals football navbox}} [[Category:Wesleyan Cardinals football| ]] [[Category:1875 establishments in Connecticut]] [[Category:American football teams established in 1875]] {{amfoot-team-stub}} {{collegefootball-stub}} {{Connecticut-sport-team-stub}}'