Westfield State Owls football
| Westfield State Owls | |
|---|---|
| Head coach |
Steve Marino 22nd season, 105–99–1 (.515) |
| Stadium |
Alumni Field (Capacity: 4,800) |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Westfield, Massachusetts |
| Conference | New England Football Conference |
| Division | NEFC Bogan |
| All-time record | 138–141–1 (.495) |
| Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Owl |
| Website | Westfield State Owls |
Westfield State Owls football team is a NCAA Division III college football team located in Western Massachusetts.
From 1984 to 1986 the Owls would stay around .500 going 4-5, 5-5, and 5-4. In 1987 the Owl would experience their most successful season of the 80s finishing with an impressive 6-3 record. The owls would finish the 80s going 5-4 in '88, 3-7 in 89. The Owls would start the 90's going 3-7 in 1990 for the second year. The Owls would improve every year for the next 3 years going 4-6 in '91 6-3 in '92. In this 1992 season they would experience a heartbreaking loss in triple overtime again Umass Darthmoth. During the 1992 season the Owls offense would gain an impressive 279 yards per game would be a record that still stands today. They would experience their best season in 10 years going 7-2 with one tie against Hartwick. This would be the best season of the decade they would spend the rest of 90's hovering around .500 having mixed success. Westfield would go 5-5 in '94, 3-6 in '95, 4-6 in both 1996 and '97. In 1998 they would again go .500 and would cap of the decade going 4-6. The 2000 season proved to be a heartbreaking season the Owls would go 3-6 losing 3 games by an average of 4 points. This close games would help prepare the team for there upcoming championship runs.
In 2001 the Owls went undefeated in the regular season and winning the Bogan division and meeting Nichols college in the NEFC Championship Game which they won 12-0. However, they would come up one point short failing to advance in the NCAA playoffs in a heart breaking loss to Western Connecticut 7-8. They would finish the season with a 10-1 record. In both 2002 and 2003 the Owls would again win the Bogan division. In 2003 the Owls Finish 7-3; Advance To NEFC Championship Game for the third straight season. Highlights of the season were a 21-19 victory at Worcester State and a thrilling 27-24 come-from-behind homecoming victory over Bridgewater State. This would be the third and last time the Owls would win the division title. In there impressive three-year run the compiled a 25-7 record.
The Owls would finish 5-4 in 2004 and 4-5 in 2005. In 2006 they would have a difficult season going 1-8 in what would turn out to be a rebuilding season. The next year they would go 5-4 in 2007. In 2008 they would be in top form having an impressive 7-3 season however coming up just short of capturing a Bogan division title. 2010 would have a .500 season going 5-5.
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