Westfield State Owls football | |
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First season | 1982 |
Athletic director | Richard Lenfest |
Head coach | Pete Kowalski 10th season, 20–66 (.233) |
Stadium | Alumni Field (capacity: 4,000) |
Year built | 1974 |
Field surface | FieldTurf |
Location | Westfield, Massachusetts |
NCAA division | Division III |
Conference | MASCAC |
Past conferences | NEFC |
All-time record | 173–217–1 (.444) |
Colors | Blue, white, and gold [1] |
Mascot | Owl |
Website | westfieldstateowls.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]
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 | 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 |
National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
Season | Year | Head Coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
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Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
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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 | — | — | |||||||||||
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