Westfield State Owls football
First season1982
Athletic directorRichard Lenfest
Head coachPete Kowalski
10th season, 20–66 (.233)
StadiumAlumni Field
(capacity: 4,000)
Year built1974
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationWestfield, Massachusetts
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceMASCAC
Past conferencesNEFC
All-time record173–217–1 (.444)
ColorsBlue, white, and gold[1]
     
MascotOwl
Websitewestfieldstateowls.com

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]

Their head coach is Pete Kowalski, who took over the position for the 2014 season.[3]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

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

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 Roger LeClerc[9] 1982 9 2 7 0 0.222 2 7 0 0.222 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Howard Murphy[10] 1983–1985 28 11 17 0 0.393 11 17 0 0.393 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Jake Murdock[11] 1986–1989 37 19 18 0 0.514 15 11 0 0.577 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Steve Marino[12] 1990–2013 235 119 115 1 0.509 90 75 0 0.545 0 1 0 3 1 0 0
5 Pete Kowalski[13][14] 2014–present 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

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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[16]
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

  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.[6]
  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.[7]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Westfield State Graphic Identity Manual" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Alumni Field". ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Role Model Takes Helm of Football Team". Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "NEFC Timeline". ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "FB: Panthers ground Fitchburg State". Plymouth State University. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  6. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  7. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  8. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  9. ^ "Former WSU Head Coach, NFL Standout Roger Leclerc Passes". January 27, 2021. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ "Westfield State Coaching Records". November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Jack Murdock Obituary (1930 - 2007) - Akron, OH - Akron Beacon Journal". Legacy.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "Westfield State University". Westfield State University. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "Pete Kowalski Named Football Head Coach". May 16, 2014. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ "All-Time Leading Scorers and Coaching History". ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. ^ "Role Model Takes Helm of Football Team". Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  16. ^ "MASCAC cancels, but Plymouth State football exploring other options". unionleader.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

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