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Worcester State Lancers football

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Worcester State Lancers football
First season1962
Athletic directorMichael Mudd
Head coachZach Besaw (interim)
1st season, 2–2 (.500)
StadiumJohn F. Coughlin Field
(capacity: 2,500)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationWorcester, Massachusetts
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceMASCAC
Past conferencesIndependent
NEFC
All-time record185–181 (.505)
RivalriesFitchburg State (Sterling Cup)
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
MascotLancer
Websitewsulancers.com

The Worcester State Lancers football team represents Worcester State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Lancers are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), fielding its team in the MASCAC since 2013. The Lancers play their home games at John F. Coughlin Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.[2]

Their head coach is Adam Peloquin, who took over the position for the 2020 season.[3]

Conference affiliations

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Championships

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Conference championships

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Worcester State claims 3 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 1997.

Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record Coach
1995 New England Football Conference 9–2 8–0 Brien Cullen
1996 10–1 8–0
1997† 8–3 7–1

† Co-champions

Division championships

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Worcester State claims 4 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2011.

Year Division Coach Overall Record Conference Record Opponent CG result
1987 NEFC South Brien Cullen 7–2 5–0 Plymouth State L 0–40
1988 7–3 5–1 Plymouth State L 0–62
2000† NEFC Bogan 7–2 5–1 N/A lost tiebreaker to Bridgewater State
2011† 8–3 6–2 N/A lost tiebreaker to Framingham State

† Co-champions

Postseason games

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Bowl games

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Worcester State has participated in seven bowl games, and has a record of 1–6.

Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1995 Brien Cullen ECAC Bowl RPI L 12–69
1996 ECAC Bowl Ithaca L 21–27
1997 ECAC Bowl RPI L 13–14
2001 ECAC Bowl Curry W 36–35
2002 ECAC Bowl RPI L 29–55
2003 ECAC Bowl UMass Dartmouth L 7–21
2011 ECAC Bowl Salve Regina L 6–26

List of head coaches

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Key

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Key to symbols in coaches list
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]

Coaches

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List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards
1 Brien Cullen[10] 1985–2019 346 181 165 0 0.523 130 111 0 0.539 1 6 0 3 6 0 NEFC Coach of the Year (1987, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2011)
2 Adam Peloquin[11] 2020–present 20 4 16 0 0.200 4 12 0 0.250 0 0 0 0 0 0

Year-by-year results

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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
Worcester State Lancers
1983 1983 Brien Cullen Club team
1984 1984
1985 1985 NCAA Division III Independent 5 0 0
1986 1986 NEFC 4 5 0 7th 4 5 0
1987 1987 7 2 0 1st (South) 5 0 0 Conference champions
1988 1988 7 3 0 1st (South) 5 1 0 Conference champions
1989 1989 4 5 0 T–2nd (South) 3 3 0
1990 1990 5 4 0 2nd (South) 5 1 0
1991 1991 2 8 0 5th 2 4 0
1992 1992 1 9 0 8th 1 7 0
1993 1993 6 3 0 T–3rd 5 3 0
1994 1994 8 2 0 T–3rd 6 2 0
1995 1995 9 2 0 1st 8 0 0 L ECAC Northeast Bowl
1996 1996 10 1 0 1st 8 0 0 L ECAC Northeast Bowl
1997 1997 8 3 0 T–1st 7 1 0 L ECAC Northeast Bowl
1998 1998 4 6 0 4th (Bogan) 3 3 0
1999 1999 1 9 0 6th (Bogan) 1 5 0
2000 2000 7 2 0 T–1st (Bogan) 5 1 0 Conference champions
2001 2001 10 1 0 2nd (Bogan) 5 1 0 W ECAC Northeast Bowl
2002 2002 9 2 0 2nd (Bogan) 5 1 0 L ECAC Northeast Bowl
2003 2003 8 3 0 2nd (Bogan) 5 1 0 L ECAC Northeast Bowl
2004 2004 6 4 0 T–4th (Bogan) 3 3 0
2005 2005 5 5 0 4th (Bogan) 3 3 0
2006 2006 4 6 0 T–4th (Bogan) 3 4 0
2007 2007 4 6 0 T–4th (Bogan) 3 4 0
2008 2008 2 8 0 7th (Bogan) 2 5 0
2009 2009 1 9 0 8th (Bogan) 1 6 0
2010 2010 5 5 0 T–4th (Bogan) 3 4 0
2011 2011 8 3 0 1st (Bogan) 6 2 0 L ECAC Northwest Bowl
2012 2012 6 4 0 5th (Bogan) 4 4 0
2013 2013 MASCAC 3 7 0 T–8th 1 7 0
2014 2014 7 3 0 3rd 5 3 0
2015 2015 4 6 0 T–4th 4 4 0
2016 2016 3 7 0 T–6th 3 5 0
2017 2017 6 4 0 T–3rd 5 3 0
2018 2018 2 8 0 T–8th 1 7 0
2019 2019 0 10 0 9th 0 8 0
Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021 2021 Adam Peloquin NCAA Division III MASCAC 3 7 0 7th 3 5 0
2022 2022 1 9 0 8th 1 7 0
2023 2023

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.[7]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[8]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Worcester State Style Guide". Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "No. 14 Union Football Topples Worcester State". Union College Athletics. September 11, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Peloquin Named Head Football Coach". alumni.worcester.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Celebrating 50 Years of Football". alumni.worcester.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "NEFC Timeline". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference". MASCAC. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Toland, Jennifer. "College football: Brien Cullen retires after 37 years as Worcester State football coach". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  11. ^ Toland, Jennifer. "'Our program is on its way to having continued success,' Spencer's Adam Peloquin earns full-time job for Worcester State football". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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