Westfield State Owls football


Westfield State Owls football is a NCAA Division III college football program that represents Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts.

History

1984 to 2001

From 1984 to 1986, the Owls compiled records of 4-5, 5-5, and 5-4. In 1987, the team compiled a 6-3 record. The Owls finished the 1980s going 5-4 in 1988, 3-7 in 1989. The Owls started the 1990s going 3-7 in 1990 for the second year. The Owls improved every year for the next three years going 4-6 in 1991 6-3 in 1892. In the 1992 season, the team experienced a heartbreaking loss in triple overtime against UMass Dartmouth. During the 1992 season, the Owls offense gained an impressive 279 yards per game, a program record that still stands. The Owls experienced their best season in 10 years going 7-2 with one tie against Hartwick. This was the best season of the decade. They spent the rest of 90's hovering around.500 with mixed success. Westfield compiled a 5-5 record in '94, 3-6 in '95, 4-6 in both 1996 and '97. In 1998, the team compiled a.500 and would cap of the decade going 4-6. The 2000 season proved to be a heartbreaking season the Owls would go 3-6 losing three games by an average of four points.

2001 to 2003

In 2001, the Owls went undefeated in the regular season, won the Bogan division and met Nichols College in the New England Football Conference championship game which they won 12-0. However, they came up one point short failing to advance in the NCAA playoffs in a loss to Western Connecticut by an 8-7 score. They finished the season with a 10-1 record. In both 2002 and 2003, the Owls again won the Bogan division. In 2003, the Owls finished 7-3 and advanced to the NEFC championship game for the third straight season. Highlights of the season were a 21-19 victory at Worcester State and a 27-24 come-from-behind homecoming victory over Bridgewater State. This was the third and last time the Owls won the division title. In their three-year run, the Owls compiled a 25-7 record.

2004 to present

The Owls finish 5-4 in 2004 and 4-5 in 2005. In 2006, they had a difficult season going 1-8. The next year, they compiled a 5-4 record. In 2008, they had an impressive 7-3 season, coming up just short of capturing a Bogan division title.

Head coaching records

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