The Limestone Saints football program was the intercollegiate

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team for

Limestone University Limestone University, formerly Limestone College, was a private university, private Christian university in Gaffney, South Carolina, United States. Established in 1845 by Thomas Curtis, a scholar born and educated in England, Limestone was the f ...

located in the U.S. state of

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. The team competeted at the

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levels and were members of the

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(SAC). Limestone's first football team was fielded in 2014. The team played its home games at the 1,000-seat Saints Field in

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Conference affiliations

Limestone played as both an independent and conference-affiliated team. *

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(2014–2016) *

(2017–present)

Playoffs

The Saints made two

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in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Their combined record was 0–2.

Championships

Divisional championships

The Saints shared two division titles in 2022 and 2023 in the South Atlantic Conference Piedmont Division.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Limestone Saints football American football teams established in 2014 American football teams disestablished in 2024 2014 establishments in South Carolina 2024 disestablishments in South Carolina