First season 1900 Stadium Stokes Stadium Seating capacity 4,000 | Athletic director Jerry Wollmering Year built 1939 | |
Head coach Greg D. Nesbitt
6th year, 25–29 (.463) | ||
The Truman Bulldogs football program represents Truman State University in college football and competes in the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). In 2013, Truman became a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and has remained in the league. Prior to this TSU was in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 1924–2012. TSU's home games are played at Stokes Stadium in Kirksville, Missouri.
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History
Truman's football program dates back to 1900 when the program went 3–2–1. Since their inaugural season the Bulldogs claim twenty-six conference championships.
Conference affiliations
Stadium
The Bulldogs have played their home games at Stokes Stadium since 1930. Stokes Stadium was named for a former physics professor. The current capacity of the stadium is at 4,000.
Conference championship seasons
1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1988, 2016