Husson Eagles football, 2003–2009

The 2003 Husson Braves football team represented Husson College—now known as Husson University—as an independent during the 2003 NCAA Division III football season. In their first year under head coach Gabby Price, the team compiled a 0–7 record and was outscored by opponents by a total of 60 to 271. Husson's board of trustees voted unanimously to bring back football as an intercollegiate sport with a budget of $250,000. Former Bangor High School head coach Gabby Price was tabbed as the team's inaugural head coach. The team began with 35 players but bloomed to 72 before the beginning of the season. The team had three captains: quarterback Lee St. Hilaire, linebacker Jim Tribou, and defensive lineman Nate Roberts. St. Hilaire was the Maine high school football's all-time passing leader and had enrolled to play Division I football for Maine before quitting the team midway through the season. He returned to the gridiron for Husson's first season after a year out of playing. In February 2004, St. Hilaire died of an apparent suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his stomach. St. Hilaire completed 79 of 172 passes for 960 yards, five touchdowns, and six interceptions. The team's leading rushers were running backs Justin Spencer and Josh Nowlin who finished with 352 and 250 yards, respectively. Roster ==2004==

The 2004 Husson Eagles football team represented Husson College—now known as Husson University—as an independent during the 2004 NCAA Division III football season. In their second year under head coach Gabby Price, the team compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored by opponents by a total of 174 to 278. Husson transitioned its mascot from the Braves to the Eagles prior to the season. Eagles won the popular student vote over the Hawks and Timberwolves. After losing the first 12 games of the program's restart, Husson earned its first win since October 13, 1934, with a 28–14 victory over winless in Bangor. Alongside the team's first win, Husson gained traction into joining the New England Football Conference (NEFC), but ultimately remained as an independent. Quarterback Chase David completed 72 of 188 passes for 1,090 yards, nine touchdowns, and 14 interceptions. The team's leading rusher was running back Mike Prentiss who finished with 1,158 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. Roster ==2005==

The 2005 Husson Eagles football team represented Husson College—now known as Husson University—as an independent during the 2005 NCAA Division III football season. In their third year under head coach Gabby Price, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 254 to 146. Second-year starting quarterback Chase David completed 71 of 142 passes for 1,119 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. The team's leading rushers were running backs Julius Williams and Ryan Leon who finished with 576 yards and 10 touchdowns and 456 yards and four touchdowns, respectively. Schedule Roster ==2006==

The 2006 Husson Eagles football team represented Husson College—now known as Husson University—as an independent during the 2006 NCAA Division III football season. In their fourth year under head coach Gabby Price, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 176 to 175. Third-year starting quarterback and two-time team captain Chase David completed 111 of 232 passes for 1,228 yards, ten touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. The team's leading rusher was running back Bryan Ferguson, who finished with 978 yards and seven touchdowns. In four years since the program's restart, the team went from winless to a winning record, including a 17–7 win over NCAA Division I-AA La Salle. Schedule Roster ==2007==

The 2007 Husson Eagles football team represented Husson College—now known as Husson University—as an independent during the 2007 NCAA Division III football season. In their fifth year under head coach Gabby Price, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 303 to 186. Quarterback Jonah Chappell completed 93 of 203 passes for 1,298 yards, eight touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. The team's leading rushers were running backs Bryan Ferguson and Julius Wiliams, who finished with 735 yards and seven touchdowns and 713 yards and ten touchdowns, respectively. On September 13, 2007, it was announced by the conference's commissioner, Julie Muller, that the conference would add football as a sponsored sport and would begin play in 2009. Despite the announcement, the conference never saw football played. Schedule Roster ==2008==

The 2008 Husson Eagles football team represented Husson University as an independent during the 2008 NCAA Division III football season. In their sixth year under head coach Gabby Price, the team compiled a 7–3 record, outscored opponents by a total of 281 to 190, and made an appearance in the Eastern College Athletic Conference's (ECAC) Northeast Championship Bowl. Quarterback James McCandless completed 70 of 144 passes for 1,080 yards, seven touchdowns, and seven interceptions. The team's leading rushers were running backs Julius Williams and Justin Lindie, who finished with 1,260 yards and 15 touchdowns and 830 yards and ten touchdowns, respectively. Schedule Roster ==2009==

The 2009 Husson Eagles football team represented Husson University as a member of the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) during the 2009 NCAA Division III football season. In their first year under head coach Niles Nelson, the team compiled a 4–5 record (3–3 in ECFC play) and outscored opponents by a total of 275 to 201. In June 2009, the team's only head coach since its restart, Gabby Price, shockingly announced his resignation. His resignation was seen as "completely unexpected," He resigned, stating, "It just felt right at this time; a good time to step aside to that [Husson football] could grow in the right ways." Nat Clark, the teams assistant head coach, special teams coordinator, and offensive line coach, and Greg Marter, the team's defensive line coach were the two other candidates. In 2007, it was announced that Husson's main conference, the North Atlantic Conference (NAC), would start sponsoring football in 2009 alongside Gallaudet, Norwich, Maritime, Becker, and Mount Ida. Due to NCAA Division III playoff rules, the NAC was not able to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament because at least seven members of the conference needed to be full-time members of the NAC. The team's leading rusher was running back Julius Williams, who finished with 1,042 yards and 11 touchdowns. Schedule Roster ==References==