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339: 131: 469:) which had defeated William Jewell College in the first Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. The 4 teams had been chosen by the NCAA to compete in the first ever playoffs established for Division II schools. No complete playoff was set up until 1973. The 1969 football team was inducted into the college's Hall of Fame in 2004. The 1968 team with a perfect 9–0 record remains the only undefeated and untied football team in school history. The Yellow Jacket football team is currently coached by Pedro Arruza and won the ODAC championship in 2007, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. 1052: 22: 330:
31–10 victory. This win allowed Randolph Macon to advance to the NCAA playoffs for the first time in the school's history finishing the regular season ranked #5 in the nation and #1 in the NCAA South Region.   During the historic 1984 season, Randolph Macon wide receiver Keith Gilliam broke the all-time NCAA record by having nine consecutive receptions for touchdowns.
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31–10 victory. This win allowed Randolph–Macon to advance to the NCAA playoffs for the first time in the school's history finishing the regular season ranked #5 in the nation and #1 in the NCAA South Region. During the historic 1984 season, Randolph Macon wide receiver Keith Gilliam broke the all-time NCAA record by having nine consecutive receptions for touchdowns.
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The school's baseball team have won the ODAC championship in 1979, 1987, 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2016. In the 2016 season, R–MC reached the Mideast Regional title game. The Yellow Jackets won the South Regional Championship in 2018 and made their first appearance at the College World Series in Appleton,
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On November 24, 2020, the 1984 football victory over Hampden Sydney was voted the greatest football game in the history of Randolph Macon dating back to 1891. In this game, Randolph Macon's defense forced five turnovers which allowed the explosive and record breaking offense to score 31 points in a
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Randolph–Macon's basketball teams have had numerous successful seasons. The women's basketball team played in the NCAA Division III national championship game in the 2004–05 season, losing to Millikin University and finishing second in the nation. The men's basketball team has been ranked #1 in the
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On November 24, 2020, the 1984 football victory over Hampden Sydney was voted the greatest football game in the history of Randolph Macon dating back to 1891. In this game, Randolph Macon's defense forced five turnovers which allowed the explosive and record breaking offense to score 31 points in a
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The men's program has won two national championships, although in two different forms, in consecutive years. The NCAA did not hold a tournament in the truncated 2020–21 basketball season because an insufficient number of schools in Division III played the season. The program was ranked No. 1 in
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country by D3hoops.com on multiple occasions, most recently in the 2022–23 season, and earned a trip to the Final Four of the NCAA Division III tournament in 2010. The men's basketball program has made 24 NCAA tournament appearances while the women have appeared in 11 NCAA tournaments.
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As of November 2013 the football team had posted a record seven seasons with a winning record under Coach Arruza. The football team plays its home games at
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75–45 in the final to claim a legitimate championship. All-American Buzz Anthony earned the tournament's Most Outstanding Player award.
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R–MC won its seventh ODAC title and made its ninth NCAA appearance in 2022. In 2015 the team made an appearance in the Elite 8.
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Two Yellow Jackets women's lacrosse players in a match against the Christopher Newport University Captains, 2015
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Thunder in an organised pre-2014 college football-style national championship game to determine the
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in 1900, and remained in the organization until 1921, when the association dissolved.
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intercollegiate sports. The Yellow Jackets compete as members of the
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Randolph–Macon College Logo & Identity Standards
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