Catholic University Cardinals football

In 1965, football returned to the university at the club level, and, in 1977, re-entered NCAA competition as part of Division III.

The Cardinals have participated in the Division III playoffs three times in the late 1990s and have secured two Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) championships.

Catholic recovered a blocked field goal attempt and ran it back 92 yards for the equalizing score.

During his tenure, Bergman scheduled teams farther afield such as Detroit, DePaul, South Dakota State, and St. Mary's (Texas).

Bergman responded, "Tempe is a fast, powerful team, but we didn’t play our top game by any means ...

"[6] During that game Washington Redskins player and future Pro Football Hall of Famer Wayne Millner served as an assistant coach.

[4] A trial game was played against Saint Peter's College in 1965, and football revived the following year at the club level.

In 1997, the Cardinals, under head coach Tom Clark, made their first appearance in the Division III playoffs, losing 44–33 against Trinity.

[15] In 2011, Catholic's quarterback Greg Cordivari won the Melberger Award, for Division III's top football player in the nation.

An important rivalry in Cardinals' history has been the game against the Division I Georgetown Hoyas, where the Steven Dean Memorial Trophy was in dispute.

Catholic University has played in four bowl games, two of which occurred during their tenure prior to the birth of separate Divisions for the NCAA.