Florida Southern Moccasins

Florida Southern Moccasins
University Florida Southern College
Conference Sunshine State Conference
NCAA Division II
Athletic director Pete Meyer
Location Lakeland, FL
Varsity teams 19
Basketball arena George W. Jenkins Field House
Baseball stadium Henley Field
Soccer stadium Barnett Field
Nickname Moccasins
Colors Scarlet and White
         
Website fscmocs.com/landing/index

The Florida Southern Moccasins (also shortened to Florida Southern Mocs) are the athletic teams that represent Florida Southern College, located in Lakeland, Florida, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Moccasins compete as members of the Sunshine State Conference for all 19 varsity sports. Florida Southern has been a member of the conference since 1975.

Championships

Florida Southern's athletic program is one of the most prolific in Division II sports with 28 national championships, including in Men's Golf (12), Baseball (9), Women's Golf (4), Men's Basketball (2), and Softball (1). Moccasin athletes have also captured 22 individual NCAA National Championships, including 8 in men's golf, 6 in women's golf, 5 in women's swimming, and 3 in men's swimming. Florida Southern's most recent championship came in 2015 when the men's basketball team won their 2nd NCAA national title. The college competes in 20 sports, 9 for men, 10 for women, and 1 co-ed sport.

Team

Association Division Sport Year Opponent/Runner-Up Score
NCAA Division II Baseball[1] 1971 Central Michigan 4–0
1972 Cal State Northridge 5–1
1975 Marietta 10–7
1978 Delta State 7–2
1981 Eastern Illinois 9–0
1985 Cal Poly Pomona 15–5
1988 Sacramento State 5–4
1995 Georgia College 15–0
2005 North Florida 12–9

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports

Women's sports

Individual teams

Basketball

The men's basketball program has experienced significant success since the inception of the SSC in 1975. The Mocs have won the SSC regular season 22 times and have also been crowned SSC Tournament Champions 22 times. FSC, which won consecutive regular and postseason titles from 2012-2014, leads the SSC in conference wins (310), and owns the best winning percentage of any current member (.711). The men's basketball team won the NCAA Division II national title in 2015 with a 77-62 win over Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Kevin Capers was named tournament MVP and first team all-American. The Mocs also won the 1981 title with a 73-68 win over Mount St. Mary's.[2]

Baseball

The baseball program has also seen success on the national stage. The Mocs have won 17 SSC baseball championships and nine national championships (1971, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1995, and 2005). The Moccasins finished the 2014 season 35-19, and as runner-up at the NCAA South Regional Tournament. In addition to NCAA play, the baseball team traditionally plays an exhibition game against the Detroit Tigers, who conduct their Spring Training in Lakeland. Matt Joyce, a 2011 Major League All-Star for the Tampa Bay Rays, is a former Moccasins.

Football

Florida Southern fielded a football team from 1912 to 1935 with a break during the 1918 season. From 1926 to 1930 it was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The team's overall record in those years was 57–70–8.[3]

Golf

The men's golf program has won 12 NCAA National Championships and produced eight individual national champions, including Tim Crouch who won back-to-back titles in 2013 and 2014. Among the more successful Moccasin alumni are PGA Tour members Rocco Mediate, Lee Janzen and Jeff Klauk. The women's team has won four championships of their own with three golfers each winning two NCAA individual national championships.

Swimming

The men's swimming program has also experienced success at the national level placing third in 2012 and runner-up in 2013 and 2014.

References

  1. "Division II Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  2. "NCAA record book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  3. Florida Southern Moccasins, College Football Data Warehouse, accessed July 9, 2013.

External links

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