United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

The 2006 Coast Guard Academy football team had a season to remember in its first season in the New England Football Conference (NEFC). The Bears tied a school-record by winning eight straight games, won the NEFC Bogan Division championship with a perfect 7-0 record and earned a postseason berth, a spot in the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl, for the first time since 1997 when the team earned a berth to the NCAA Playoffs. The Bears, who had not had a winning season since 1997, finished 8-1 during the regular season and finished 8-3 overall.

Coast Guard, ranked 24th nationally by Street & Smith’s in its preseason magazine this year, and head coach Bill George, in his ninth season, welcome back eight NEFC All-division selections from last year, four first-team selections and four-second team selections led by Bogan Division Offensive Player of the Year senior quarterback Christian George and Bogan Division Defensive Rookie of the Year free safety Steve Arguelles, who has been named a preseason All-American by Street & Smith’s. Coast Guard returns 15 starters in all, seven on offense, six on defense and the punter and kicker.

Football - Bears Begin Practice

NEFC Bogan Division Offensive Player of the Year Christian George is one of 15 starters back for the Bears.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(8/9/07)--The defending New England Football Conference (NEFC) Bogan Division champion Coast Guard Academy football team will have its first practice on Monday, August 13th at 4 p.m at Cadet Memorial Field.

Coast Guard, ranked 24th nationally by Street & Smith’s in its preseason magazine this year, and head coach Bill George, in his ninth season, welcome back eight NEFC All-division selections from last year: four first-team selections and four-second team selections led by Bogan Division Offensive Player of the Year senior quarterback Christian George and Bogan Division Defensive Rookie of the Year free safety Steve Arguelles, who has been named a preseason All-American by Street & Smith’s. Coast Guard returns 15 starters in all, seven on offense, six on defense and the punter and kicker.

Senior punter Jesse Harms was one of six seniors named to the Gilburg Award watch list.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(7/16/07)--Coast Guard Academy senior punter Jesse Harms was one of six seniors named to the Gilburg Award watch list on Monday.

Since 2004, the Gilburg Award has been presented annually to the consensus All-America punter compiled from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), D3football.com and Associated Press Little All-America teams. It is named in honor of retired Franklin & Marshall football coach and former NCAA Division I and NFL punter, Tom Gilburg.

The 2006 recipient, Kevin Soflkianics, of Baldwin-Wallace headlines the group from the class of 2008, and could become the first player to take the award twice. Dom Anacona (Hobart), Chris Dooley (Shenandoah), Paul Fortman (St. Olaf), Aaron McLean (Millikin) and Harms round out the players gaining preseason consideration.

Steve Arguelles was named to the Street & Smith's Preseason All-America team.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(7/11/07)--Coast Guard Academy sophomore defensive back Steve Arguelles has been named to the Street & Smith’s Division III All-America football team. Street & Smith’s also has Coast Guard ranked 24th in its preseason poll.

Arguelles, the unanimous choice as NEFC Bogan Division Defensive Rookie of the Year, tied the Coast Guard school record and was second nationally with 11 interceptions, earned numerous postseason honors including All-America third team honors by Football Gazette, All-America honorable mention by D3football.com (the only freshman of 100 players honored), ECAC Northwest Rookie of the Year, Bogan Division Defensive Rookie of the Year, first team Bogan Division and he was a member of the New England Football Writers Division II/III All-Star team. Arguelles, the starting free safety, had 59 tackles, two for loss, four breakups and one fumble recovery.

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