2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season

2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference season
2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference season
League	NCAA Division III
Sport	football
Duration	September 1, 2023; November 18, 2023
Number of teams	9
TV partner(s)	LEC Network
2024 NFL draft
Seasons
	← 2022 2024 →

LeagueNCAA Division III

Sportfootball

DurationSeptember 1, 2023
November 18, 2023

Number of teams9

2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
UMass Dartmouth +	7	–	1	9	–	2
Bridgewater State +	7	–	1	7	–	3
Western Connecticut +^	7	–	1	7	–	3
Framingham State	5	–	3	5	–	4
Plymouth State	4	–	4	4	–	6
Westfield State	3	–	5	3	–	7
Massachusetts Maritime	2	–	6	2	–	8
Worcester State	1	–	7	1	–	9
Fitchburg State	0	–	8	0	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference season will be the 11th season of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference taking place during the 2023 NCAA Division III football season. The season will begin on September 1, 2023, with non-conference play and with conference play beginning on September 15, 2023.

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	MASCAC record
Bridgewater State	Joe Verria	8	37–26	37–26	34–14
Fitchburg State	Zach Shaw	1	0–0	0–0	0–0
Framingham State	Tom Kelley	19	120–67–1	120–67–1	64–8
Massachusetts Maritime	Jeremy Cameron	19	59–102	59–102	24–48
Plymouth State	Paul Castonia	20	87–125	85–97	33–39
UMass Dartmouth	Josh Sylvester	1	0–0	0–0	0–0
Western Connecticut	Joe Loth	11	110–101	54–37	31–17
Westfield State	Pete Kowalski	10	22–60	22–60	17–47
Worcester State	Adam Peloquin	4	4–16	4–16	4–12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	UMass Dartmouth	Nichols	Vendetti Field • Dudley, MA	W 57–6	564
September 1	7:00 PM	Worcester State	WPI	Alumni Stadium • Worcester, MA	L 13–44	3,112
September 2	12:00 PM	Merchant Marine	Western Connecticut	The WAC • Danbury, CT	L 35–12	775
September 2	12:00 PM	Westfield State	Anna Maria	Caparso Field • Paxton, MA	L 26–51	368
September 2	12:00 PM	Fitchburg State	Dean	Dale Lippert Field • Franklin, MA	L 17–33	1,007
September 2	12:00 PM	Bridgewater State	MIT	Steinbrenner Stadium • Cambridge, MA	L 27–41	957
September 2	1:00 PM	Plymouth State	Castleton	Dave Wolk Stadium • Castleton, VT	L 21–25	3,106
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	6:30 PM	Framingham State	Salve Regina	Toppa Field • Newport, RI	L 0–29	2,107
September 8	7:00 PM	Western New England	Westfield State	Alumni Field • Westfield, MA	L 0–46	2,000
September 8	7:00 PM	Maritime	Massachusetts Maritime	Clean Harbors Stadium • Buzzards Bay, MA (Annual Chowder Bowl)	L 7–14	1,234
September 8	7:00 PM	WPI	Bridgewater State	Swenson Field • Bridgewater, MA	L 21–24	1,504
September 9	12:00 PM	New England (ME)	Plymouth State	Panther Field • Plymouth, NH	L 21–31	2,681
September 9	12:00 PM	Union	Worcester State	John F. Coughlin Field • Worcester, MA	L 0–63	0
September 9	3:00 PM	Castleton	Fitchburg State	Elliot Field • Fitchburg, MA	L 3–32	350
September 9	5:00 PM	Curry	UMass Dartmouth	Cressy Field • Dartmouth, MA	W 28–14	2,788
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	7:00 PM	Westfield State	Western Connecticut	The WAC • Danbury, CT	42–0 (WCSU)	775
September 16	12:00 PM	UMass Dartmouth	Framingham State	Bowditch Field • Framingham, MA	33–7 (UMD)	800
September 16	12:00 PM	Fitchburg State	Worcester State	John F. Coughlin Field • Worcester, MA	33–13 (WOR)	245
September 16	12:00 PM	Plymouth State	Bridgewater State	Swenson Field • Bridgewater, MA	41–19 (BSU)	1,100
September 16	12:00 PM	Massachusetts Maritime	Anna Maria	Caparso Field • Paxton, MA	L 30–37	391
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 23	12:00 PM	Westfield State	Framingham State	Bowditch Field • Framingham, MA		9–8 (FRA)	1,000
September 23	12:00 PM	Worcester State	UMass Dartmouth	Cressy Field • Dartmouth, MA	LEC Network	59–0 (UMD)	300
September 23	1:00 PM	Fitchburg State	Massachusetts Maritime	Clean Harbor Stadium • Buzzards Bay, MA		21–3 (MMA)	1,891
September 23	4:00 PM	Western Connecticut	Bridgewater State	Swenson Field • Bridgewater, MA		35–28 (BSU)	1,100
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season

Recruiting classes

Preseason poll

Head coaches

Schedule

Regular season schedule

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Week Seven

Week Eight

Week Nine

Week Ten

Week Eleven

Playoffs

Head to head matchups

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Home game announced attendance

Other headlines

References

Related Articles

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	UMass Dartmouth	63 (7)
2	Bridgewater State	53
3	Western Connecticut	47 (1)
4	Framingham State	46 (1)
5	Plymouth State	41
6	Massachusetts Maritime	29
7	Westfield State	19
8	Worcester State	16
9	Fitchburg State	10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	12:00 PM	Massachusetts Maritime	Westfield State	Alumni Field • Westfield, MA	17–10 (WES)	1,017
September 30	12:00 PM	Bridgewater State	Fitchburg State	Elliot Field • Fitchburg, MA	38–14 (BSU)	1,200
September 30	1:00 PM	Framingham State	Plymouth State	Panther Field • Plymouth, NH	24–14 (FRA)	4,679
September 30	4:00 PM	UMass Dartmouth	Western Connecticut	The WAC • Danbury, CT	52–21 (WCSU)	1,995
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
October 6	12:00 PM	Bridgwater State	Worcester State	John F. Coughlin Field • Worcester, MA	35–7 (BSU)	912
October 7	12:00 PM	Framingham State	Fitchburg State	Elliot Field • Fitchburg, MA	40–7 (FRA)	1,200
October 7	1:00 PM	Massachusetts Maritime	UMass Dartmouth	Cressy Field • Dartmouth, MA	26–0 (UMD)	0
October 7	4:00 PM	Plymouth State	Western Connecticut	The WAC • Danbury, CT	55–20 (WCSU)	1,001
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 12	12:00 PM	Worcester State	Massachusetts Maritime	Clean Harbors Stadium • Buzzards Bay, MA		22–19 (MMA)	2,134
October 14	12:00 PM	Western Connecticut	Framingham State	Bowditch Field • Framingham, MA		56–34 (WCSU)	600
October 14	12:00 PM	Fitchburg State	Plymouth State	Panther Field • Plymouth, NH		40–21 (PSU)	1,213
October 14	2:00 PM	UMass Dartmouth	Westfield State	Alumni Field • Westfield, MA	LEC Network	26–23 OT (UMD)	2,326
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
October 20	7:00 PM	Massachusetts Maritime	Western Connecticut	The WAC • Danbury, CT	28–0 (WCSU)	880
October 21	12:00 PM	Worcester State	Plymouth State State	Panther Field • Plymouth, NH	35–0 (PSU)	192
October 21	4:00 PM	Fitchburg State	UMass Dartmouth	Cressy Field • Dartmouth, MA	42–7 (UMD)	419
October 21	4:00 PM	Westfield State	Bridgewater State	Swenson Field • Bridgewater, MA	21–0 (BSU)	2,000
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
October 28	12:00 PM	Framingham State	Massachusetts Maritime	Clean Harbors Stadium • Buzzards Bay, MA	28–3 (FRA)	1,764
October 28	12:00 PM	UMass Dartmouth	Bridgewater State	Swenson Field • Bridgewater, MA	34–14 (UMD)	1,500
October 28	4:00 PM	Plymouth State	Westfield State	Alumni Field • Westfield, MA	20–19 (PSU)	1,207
October 28	3:00 PM	Western Connecticut	Worcester State	John F. Coughlin Field • Worcester, MA		-
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
November 4	12:00 PM	Western Connecticut	Fitchburg State	Elliot Field • Fitchburg, MA	54-0 (WCSU)	1,200
November 4	12:00 PM	Bridgewater State	Framingham State	Bowditch Field • Framingham, MA		-
November 4	12:00 PM	Worcester State	Westfield State	Alumni Field • Westfield, MA		-
November 4	12:00 PM	Massachusetts Maritime	Plymouth State	Panther Field • Plymouth, NH		-
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
November 11	12:00 PM	Westfield State	Fitchburg State	Elliot Field • Fitchburg, MA	49-0 (WES)	1,200
November 11	12:00 PM	Bridgewater State	Massachusetts Maritime	Clean Harbors Stadium • Buzzards Bay, MA (Cranberry Bowl)		-
November 11	12:00 PM	Plymouth State	UMass Dartmouth	Cressy Field • Dartmouth, MA		-
November 11	12:00 PM	Framingham State	Worcester State	John F. Coughlin Field • Worcester, MA		-
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams			Rookie
Week	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position
Week 1^[4]	Dante Aviles-Santos	UMass Dartmouth	QB	Trell Best	UMass Dartmouth	DB	Braedyn DeMarco	UMass Dartmouth	K	Rocky Marchitelli	Fitchburg State	QB
Week 2^[5]	Marvens Jean	UMass Dartmouth	WR	Trell Best (2)	UMass Dartmouth	DB	Isaiah Wright	Bridgewater State	RB	Jason Nickerson	UMass Dartmouth	DB
Week 3^[6]	James Cahoon	Bridgewater State	QB	Ryan Justin	Worcester State	DL	Joey Naso	Bridgewater State	K	Lance Williams	Worcester State	WR
Week 4^[7]	Adam Couch	Bridgewater State	RB	Jared Martino	Framingham State	LB	Isaiah Wright (2)	Bridgewater State	RB	Dae'Shawn Allen	Western Connecticut	RB
Week 4^[7]	Adam Couch	Bridgewater State	RB	Jared Martino	Framingham State	LB	Najier Monteiro	Framingham State	LB	Dae'Shawn Allen	Western Connecticut	RB
Week 5^[8]	Devaun Ford	Framingham State	RB	Max Margeson	Westfield State	DB	Aiden Figueroa	Western Connecticut	RB	Cooper Harvey	Westfield State	K
Week 6^[9]	Devaun Ford (2)	Framingham State	RB	Mike Henricksen	UMass Dartmouth	LB	Moise Nazaire	Framingham State	DB	Jorge Aquino Debes	Bridgewater State	DE
Week 7^[10]	Keion Jones	Western Connecticut	QB	Cade Nelson	Westfield State	DL	Cooper Harvey	Westfield State	K	Dae'Shawn Allen (2)	Western Connecticut	RB
Week 8^[11]	Luis Gonzalez	UMass Dartmouth	RB	Jack Cataldi	Plymouth State	RB	Angel Sanchez	UMass Dartmouth	WR	Dae'Shawn Allen (3)	Western Connecticut	RB

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Total	Average	% of capacity
Bridgewater State	Swenson Field	1,600	1,504	1,100	1,100	2,000†	1,500	---	---	7,204	1,441	90.1%
Fitchburg State	Elliot Field	1,200	350	1,200†	1,200†	---	---	---	---	2,750	917	76.4%
Framingham State	Bowditch Field	5,130	800	1,000†	600	---	---	---	---	2,400	900	17.5%
Massachusetts Maritime	Clean Harbors Stadium	2,300	1,234	1,891	2,134†	1,764	---	---	---	7,023	1,756	76.3%
Plymouth State	Currier Memorial Field / Panther Field	1,200	2,681	4,679†	1,213	192	---	---	---	8,765	2,191	182.6%
UMass Dartmouth	Cressy Field	1,850	2,788†	300	0	419	---	---	---	3,507	877	47.4%
Western Connecticut	The WAC	4,500	775	775	1,995†	1,001	880	---	---	5,426	1,085	24.1%
Westfield State	Alumni Field	4,000	2,000	1,017	2,326†	1,207	---	---	---	6,550	1,310	32.8%
Worcester State	John F. Coughlin Field	2,500	0	245	912†	---	---	---	---	1,157	386	15.4%

Index to colors and formatting
MASCAC member won
MASCAC member lost
MASCAC teams in bold

Head to head
Team	Bridgewater State	Fitchburg State	Framingham State	Massachusetts Maritime	Plymouth State	UMass Dartmouth	Western Connecticut	Westfield State	Worcester State
Bridgewater State	—	L 14–38	—	—	L 19–41	—	L 28–35	—	L 7–35
Fitchburg State	W 38–14	—	W 40–7	W 21–3	—	—	—	—	W 33–13
Framingham State	—	L 7–40	—	—	L 14–24	W 33–7	—	L 8–9	—
Massachusetts Maritime	—	L 3–21	—	—	—	W 26–0	—	W 17–10	L 19–22
Plymouth State	W 41–19	—	W 24–14	—	—	—	W 55–20	—	—
UMass Dartmouth	—	—	L 7–33	L 0–26	—	—	W 52–21	—	L 0–59
Western Connecticut	W 35–28	—	—	—	L 20–55	L 21–52	—	L 0–42	—
Westfield State	—	—	W 9–8	L 10–17	—	—	W 42–0	—	—
Worcester State	W 35–7	L 13–33	—	W 22–19	—	W 59–0	—	—	—

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Former teams	Castleton Spartans
Championships & awards	All-time standings
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