1864
Gallaudet as deaf university centerpiece
Gallaudet is founded as the world's only university designed for deaf students; football becomes part of that identity
Gallaudet University
0-2Southern Collegiate Athletic · Hotchkiss Field · 1,500
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Averett · our model 26% Gallaudet University · a number, not a pick
LastL 28–49 at Anderson (IN) · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Averett · Sat Sep 19 · 3 pm ET · Daly Field at Frank R. Campbell Stadium · series 1-0
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All-time record · Gallaudet University
Gallaudet University has won 25% of its games since 1891 — 50% at home, 16% on the road.
16-47 all-time · 23 seasons · 1891–2026
Home
9-9
Away
7-37
Neutral
0-1
1 g
1890s
0%
1900s
10%
1910s
3 g
1920s
41%
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
The huddle invention (1894)
Paul D. Hubbard invents the huddle when deaf players' signed play-calls are readable by opposing sidelines. The circular formation conceals hand signals and becomes universal by the 1920s—the most important tactical innovation in football history
Miracle
2025 Stefan LeFors hiring
Gallaudet hires Stefan LeFors as head coach—fluent ASL, CODA, former NFL-caliber QB, committed to building a winning culture
2026 SCAC membership begins
Gallaudet becomes an affiliate member of the SCAC, the first time the conference receives an automatic NCAA Division III playoff bid
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