Football News -- 2018
Pirates retain Bubba Gonzalez as head football coach
April 18, 2019
COSTA MESA – After searching the country for its next head football coach, Orange Coast College found its choice right in its own backyard. The Pirates have retained Joel “Bubba” Gonzalez as their full-time head coach, becoming the eighth head football coach in the school’s 71-year history.
Five Pirates earn All-Southern League honors
December 05, 2018
COSTA MESA -- Five members of the Orange Coast College football team earned second-team, All-Northern Division, Southern League honors for their solid, all-around play this year, as voted on by the league's head coaches at their end-of-season meeting.
Pirates fall to Jaguars in season finale
November 10, 2018
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College football team saw its 2018 season come to an end on Saturday night with a 42-21 loss to visiting Southwestern at Dick Tucker Field.
Pirates come up short against Rustlers, 24-10
October 13, 2018
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College football team battled rival Golden West for four hard-fought quarters, but in the end, the Rustlers made fewer mistakes and came up with more big plays en route to a 24-10 Victory Bell-preserving win on Saturday night at Dick Tucker Field.
Turnovers costly for Pirates in loss to Bakersfield
September 29, 2018
BAKERSFIELD -- The long drive to Bakersfield wasn't as rough as the long drive FROM Bakersfield as the Orange Coast College football team lost to the host Renegades, 41-7, on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Pirates sacked by Warriors, 42-24
September 22, 2018
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College football team struggled in the trenches on Saturday night as visiting El Camino College notched 12 sacks on its way to a 42-24 win over the host Pirates at Dick Tucker Field.
Pirates run over L.A. Southwest, 44-29
September 15, 2018
LOS ANGELES -- It was a memorable night for multiple reasons as the Orange Coast College football team picked up win No. 1 for the 2018 season and win No. 1 in the coach Bubba Gonzalez era with a 44-29 win over L.A. Southwest College on Saturday at Cougars Stadium.
Coast falls short to Ventura in season opener
September 01, 2018
COSTA MESA -- Against one of the top preseason teams in the state, the Orange Coast College football team hung tough for all four quarters before coming up just short in a 24-20 loss to visiting Ventura College on Saturday night at LeBard Stadium's Dick Tucker Field.
Gonzalez takes the helm for the Pirate football program
August 17, 2018
COSTA MESA -- There is a new boss atop the Orange Coast College football team's chain of command and that boss is former assistant coach Joel "Bubba" Gonzalez, who will take over the program for the 2018-19 season.
