Bridgewater State Bears football | |
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First season | 1960 |
Athletic director | Dr. Marybeth Lamb |
Head coach | Joe Verria 8th season, 37–26 (.587) |
Stadium | Swenson Field (capacity: 1,600) |
Field surface | FieldTurf |
Location | Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
NCAA division | Division III |
Conference | MASCAC |
Past conferences | NEFC |
All-time record | 335–238–7 (.584) |
Bowl record | 2–0 (1.000) |
Playoff appearances | 4 |
Conference titles | 9 |
Rivalries | Massachusetts Maritime (Cranberry Bowl)[1] |
Colors | Crimson, white, and black[2] |
Mascot | BRISTACO the Bear |
Website | bsubears.com |
The Bridgewater State Bears football team represents Bridgewater State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bears are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), fielding its team in the MASCAC since 2013. The Bears play their home games at Swenson Field in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.[3]
Their head coach is Joe Verria, who took over the position for the 2016 season.[4]
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
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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] |
No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
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1 | Ed Swenson[10][11] | 1960–1967 | 47 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 0.298 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2 | Peter Mazzaferro[12][13] | 1968–1986, 1988–2004 | 339 | 195 | 137 | 7 | 0.586 | 148 | 82 | 0 | 0.643 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | – |
3 | Jim Crowley | 1987 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
4 | Chuck Denune[14][15] | 2005–2015 | 112 | 75 | 37 | 0 | 0.670 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 0.696 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
5 | Joe Verria[16] | 2016–present | 63 | 37 | 26 | 0 | 0.587 | 48 | 24 | 0 | 0.667 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – |
National champions | Conference champions | Division champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
Season | Year | Head Coach |
Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
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Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
Bridgewater State Bears[17] | ||||||||||||||
1960 | 1960 | Ed Swenson | NAIA | — | NAIA Independent | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1961 | 1961 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1962 | 1962 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1963 | 1963 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1964 | 1964 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1965 | 1965 | NCAA | College Division | NEFC | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1966 | 1966 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1967 | 1967 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1968 | 1968 | Peter Mazzaferro | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1969 | 1969 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1970 | 1970 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1971 | 1971 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1972 | 1972 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1973 | 1973 | Division III | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
1974 | 1974 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1975 | 1975 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1976 | 1976 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1977 | 1977 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
1978 | 1978 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1979 | 1979 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8th | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1980 | 1980 | 5 | 3 | 1 | T–4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1981 | 1981 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1982 | 1982 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1983 | 1983 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1984 | 1984 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1985 | 1985 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1986 | 1986 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||
1987 | 1987 | Jim Crowley | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–2nd (South) | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
1988 | 1988 | Peter Mazzaferro | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–4th (South) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
1989 | 1989 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st (South) | 6 | 0 | 0 | L ECAC North Bowl | — | ||||
1990 | 1990 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st (South) | 6 | 0 | 0 | Division champions | — | ||||
1991 | 1991 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st (South) | 6 | 0 | 0 | Division champions | — | ||||
1992 | 1992 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L ECAC Northeast Bowl | — | ||||
1993 | 1993 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1994 | 1994 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1995 | 1995 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1996 | 1996 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1997 | 1997 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champions | — | ||||
1998 | 1998 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1st (Red) | 7 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champions | — | ||||
1999 | 1999 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st (Red) | 6 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
2000 | 2000 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–1st (Bogan) | 5 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
2001 | 2001 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd (Bogan) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2002 | 2002 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th (Bogan) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2003 | 2003 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3rd (Bogan) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2004 | 2004 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd (Bogan) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2005 | 2005 | Chuck Denune | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2nd (Bogan) | 5 | 1 | 0 | W ECAC Northeast Bowl | — | |||
2006 | 2006 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2nd (Bogan) | 6 | 1 | 0 | W ECAC North Atlantic Bowl | — | ||||
2007 | 2007 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2nd (Bogan) | 5 | 2 | 0 | L ECAC North Atlantic Bowl | — | ||||
2008 | 2008 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–1st (Bogan) | 6 | 1 | 0 | Division champions | — | ||||
2009 | 2009 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd (Bogan) | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2010 | 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th (Bogan) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2011 | 2011 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd (Bogan) | 5 | 2 | 0 | L ECAC Northeast Bowl | — | ||||
2012 | 2012 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2nd (Bogan) | 6 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
2013 | 2013 | MASCAC | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
2014 | 2014 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2015 | 2015 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | L ECAC Legacy Bowl | — | ||||
2016 | 2016 | Joe Verria | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | |||
2017 | 2017 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2018 | 2018 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | W New England Bowl | — | ||||
2019 | 2019 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
Season canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||||||||||||
2021 | 2021 | Joe Verria | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
2022 | 2022 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | W New England Bowl | — | ||||
2023 | 2023 | — | — |