Plymouth State Panthers football
| Plymouth State Panthers football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1970 |
| Athletic director | Kim Bownes |
| Head coach | Paul Castonia Devin Zeman[a] 21st season, 99–107 (.481) |
| Stadium | Panther Field (capacity: 1,200) |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Plymouth, New Hampshire |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | MASCAC |
| Past conferences | NEFC Freedom Football Conference |
| All-time record | 312–206–7 (.601) |
| Bowl record | 5–8 (.385) |
| Playoff appearances | Div. III: 5 |
| Playoff record | Div. III: 1–5 |
| Conference titles | 14 |
| Rivalries | UMass Dartmouth |
| Colors | Green and white[1] |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | athletics.plymouth.edu |
The Plymouth State Panthers football team represents Plymouth State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Panthers are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, fielding its team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference since 2013. The Panthers play their home games at Panther Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire.[2]
Their co-head coaches are Paul Castonia, who took over the position in 2003, and Devin Zeman who took over the position in 2020.[3]
Championships
[edit]Conference championships
[edit]Plymouth State claims 14 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2017.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | New England Football Conference | 9–1 | 9–0 | Jay Cottone |
| 1982 | 10–0 | 9–0 | ||
| 1983† | 9–2 | 8–1 | ||
| 1984 | 10–1 | 9–0 | ||
| 1985† | 8–3 | 8–1 | ||
| 1986 | 9–2–1 | 8–0–1 | Lou Desloges | |
| 1987 | 10–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 1988 | 10–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 1990 | 9–2 | 5–0 | ||
| 1994† | Freedom Football Conference | 10–1 | 6–0 | Don Brown |
| 1995 | 9–1 | 7–0 | ||
| 2001† | 7–3 | 5–1 | Chris Rorke | |
| 2008 | New England Football Conference | 10–2 | 7–0 | Paul Castonia |
| 2017† | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 9–2 | 7–1 |
† Co-champions
Division championships
[edit]Plymouth State claims 3 division titles, the most recent of which came in 1990.
| Year | Division | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Opponent | CG result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NEFC North | Lou Desloges | 10–1 | 5–0 | Worcester State | W 40–0 |
| 1988 | 10–1 | 6–0 | Worcester State | W 62–0 | ||
| 1990 | 9–1 | 5–0 | Bridgewater State | W 26–7 |
† Co-champions
Playoffs
[edit]The Panthers have made five appearances in the Division III playoffs. Their combined record is 1–5.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | First Round | Union (NY) | L 14–26 |
| 1994 | First Round Second Round |
Merchant Marine Ithaca |
W 19–18 L 7–22 |
| 1995 | First Round | Union (NY) | L 7–24 |
| 2008 | First Round | Cortland | L 14–26 |
| 2017 | First Round | Brockport | L 0–66 |
Seasons
[edit]| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Plymouth State Panthers[4] | ||||||||||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | Walter L. Murphy | NCAA | — | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | NEFC | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | Tom Bell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Charlie Currier | 5 | 4 | 0 | T-2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1977 | 1977 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9th | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | Dan Zaneski | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1979 | 1979 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T-5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | Jim Aguiar | 6 | 3 | 1 | T-4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1981 | 1981 | Jay Cottone | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 9 | 0 | 0 | Conference Champion | — | |||
| 1982 | 1982 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 9 | 0 | 0 | Conference Champion | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | Won ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 9 | 0 | 0 | Lost First Round 14–26 | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | Lou Desloges | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 1 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | |||
| 1987 | 1987 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Won ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | FFC | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1993 | 1993 | Don Brown | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Won 1994 First Round 19–18 Lost Second Round 7–22 |
— | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | Lost 1994 First Round 7–24 | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | Mike Kemp | 5 | 4 | 0 | T-4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T-2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | Chris Rorke | 8 | 3 | 0 | T-2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | Won ECAC Championship | — | |||
| 2000 | 2000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T-3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T-1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champion | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | Paul Castonia | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2004 | 2004 | — | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2006 | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | T-3rd | 4 | 3 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | Won ECAC Championship | — | |||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 0 | Lost 2008 First Round 14–26[5] | — | |||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | Lost ECAC Championship[6] | — | |||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T-4th | 4 | 3 | — | — | |||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 5 | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T-6th | 1 | 6 | — | — | |||||
| 2013 | 2013 | MASCAC | 2 | 8 | 0 | T-8th | 1 | 7 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | — | — | |||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T-8th | 1 | 7 | — | — | |||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T-3rd | 4 | 4 | — | — | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 9 | 2 | 0 | T-1st | 7 | 1 | Lost 2017 First Round 0–66[7] | — | |||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | — | — | |||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T-5th | 4 | 4 | — | — | |||||
| Season canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Paul Castonia / Devin Zeman | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | Won New England Bowl 21–20[8] | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
List of head coaches
[edit]Key
[edit]| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[9]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[10]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[11]
Coaches
[edit]| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Murphy[12] | 1970–1971 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.455 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Tom Bell[13] | 1972–1975 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0.706 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Charlie Currier[14] | 1976–1977 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0.417 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Dan Zaneski[15] | 1978–1979 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.368 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Jim Aguiar[16] | 1980 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.650 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Jay Cottone[14] | 1981–1985 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0.868 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | – | – |
| 7 | Lou Desloges[17] | 1986–1992 | 73 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 0.774 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | – | – |
| 8 | Don Brown[18] | 1993–1995 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0.806 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | – | – |
| 9 | Mike Kemp[19] | 1996–1998 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0.613 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Chris Rorke[20] | 1999–2002 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 0.488 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 11 | Paul Castonia[21] | 2003–present | 182 | 85 | 97 | 0 | 0.467 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 2 | – | – |
| 12 | Devin Zeman | 2020–present | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0.545 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Zeman has served as co-head coach since 2020. He will be in his fourth year with a record of 19–15.
References
[edit]- ^ "Plymouth State Logos, Colors, and Fonts". Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ "FB: Panthers ground Fitchburg State". Plymouth State University. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "PSU elevates Zeman to co-head coach – New Hampshire Football Report". Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Plymouth State Football Year by Year Results". athletics.plymouth.edu. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "PSU Football to visit SUNY Cortland for NCAA playoffs". November 16, 2008.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Springfield tops PSU Football in ECAC Northeast Bowl". Plymouth State University. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Newcomb, Nick. "Brockport blows out Plymouth St. 66-0 in first round of NCAA Division III playoffs". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Staff Report. "NH college football: Plymouth State wins New England Bowl". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ Citizen, For The. "Plymouth St. honors two local coaches". Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "History of Success; Bell's Tenure Sparks Years of Continued Success for Charger Football". University of New Haven Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ a b McCool, Joseph Daniel (August 17, 1997). "From Ordinary Guy To a Hall of Famer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "2003 Plymouth State Athletic Hall of Fame".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ex-college wrestling coach Aguiar dead at 68". InterMat. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Leader, Alex Hall New Hampshire Union. "Plymouth State football celebrates 50th season". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Vautour, Matt (November 24, 2021). "Matt Vautour: UMass' Don Brown has turned a doomed program into a winner before". masslive. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Head Football Coach Mike Kemp resigns". May 10, 1999.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Lehigh Names Chris Rorke Football Offensive Coordinator". patriotleague.org. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Paul Castonia named Head Football Coach". June 30, 2003.
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