Westfield State Owls football
College football team
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The Westfield State Owls football team represents Westfield State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Owls are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, fielding its team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference since 2013. The Owls play their home games at Alumni Field in Westfield, Massachusetts.[2]
First season1982
Athletic directorRichard Lenfest
Head coachLou Conte
2nd season, 7–13 (.350)
2nd season, 7–13 (.350)
LocationWestfield, Massachusetts
| Westfield State Owls football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1982 |
| Athletic director | Richard Lenfest |
| Head coach | Lou Conte 2nd season, 7–13 (.350) |
| Location | Westfield, Massachusetts |
| Stadium | Alumni Field (capacity: 4,000) |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | MASCAC |
| Colors | Blue, white, and gold[1] |
| All-time record | 178–224–1 (.443) |
| Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) |
| Conference championships | |
| 1 | |
| Division championships | |
| 3 | |
| Mascot | Owl |
| Website | westfieldstateowls.com |
Their head coach is Lou Conte, who took over the position for the 2024 season.
Conference affiliations
- New England Football Conference (1982–2012)[3]
- Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2013–present)[4]
Championships
Conference championships
Westfield State claims 1 conference title, which came in 2001.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | New England Football Conference | 10–1 | 6–0 | Steve Marino |
† Co-champions
Division championships
Westfield State claims 3 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2003.
| Year | Division | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Opponent | CG result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NEFC Bogan | Steve Marino | 10–1 | 6–0 | Nichols | W 12–0 |
| 2002 | 8–3 | 6–0 | UMass Dartmouth | L 0–16 | ||
| 2003 | 7–3 | 6–0 | Curry | L 0–36 |
† Co-champions
Postseason games
NCAA Division III playoff games
Westfield State has appeared in the Division III playoffs one time, with an overall record of 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | First Round | Western Connecticut | L, 7–8 |
Bowl games
Westfield State has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.
| Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Steve Marino | ECAC Bowl | Cortland | L 7–30 |
List of head coaches
Key
| 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
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger LeClerc[8] | 1982 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Howard Murphy[9] | 1983–1985 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0.393 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0.393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jake Murdock[10] | 1986–1989 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0.514 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0.577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Steve Marino[11] | 1990–2013 | 235 | 119 | 115 | 1 | 0.509 | 90 | 75 | 0 | 0.545 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Pete Kowalski[12][13] | 2014–2023 | 82 | 22 | 60 | 0 | 0.268 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year-by-year results
| 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 | ||||||||
| Westfield State Owls | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | 1982 | Roger LeClerc | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 1983 | Howard Murphy | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1984 | 1984 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | Jack Murdock | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1987 | 1987 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd (South) | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd (South) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–2nd (South) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | Steve Marino | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–4th (South) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th (South) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th (Red) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th (Red) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–5th (Bogan) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 6 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd (Bogan) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th (Bogan) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 8 | 0 | T–7th (Bogan) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd (Bogan) | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th (Bogan) | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | MASCAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2014 | 2014 | Pete Kowalski | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2015 | 2015 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Season canceled due to COVID-19[15] | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Pete Kowalski | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | — | — | |||||||||||
Notes
- 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.