Wesleyan Cardinals football


The Wesleyan Cardinals football team represents Wesleyan University in the sport of American football. It is a member of the Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference and competes against traditional Little Three rivals Amherst and Williams. Wesleyan is one of the 39 founding members of the NCAA. The Cardinals’ home field, Andrus Field, is the oldest continuously used American football field in the world.

Notable players

'75 - Head Coach of the NFL's New England Patriots
Eric Mangini '94 - Former head coach of the NFL's New York Jets and Cleveland Browns and NFL analyst for ESPN and Fox Sports 1
Jeff Wilner '94 - The first Wesleyan graduate to play for an NFL team, Wilner played tight end for the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos, his career lasting from 1994 to 1996