Western New England Golden Bears football
Western New England Golden Bears football | |
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First season | 1970 |
Head coach | Jason Lebeau 3rd season, 36–18 (.667) |
Stadium | Golden Bear Stadium (capacity: 2,000) |
Year built | 2002 |
Field surface | FieldTurf |
Location | Springfield, Massachusetts |
Conference | Conference of New England |
All-time record | 232–237–4 (.495) |
Bowl record | 2–1 (.667) |
Playoff appearances | 6 (2011, 2015–2019) |
Playoff record | 1–6 (.143) |
Conference titles | 6[1] |
Division titles | 2 |
Colors | Blue and yellow[2] |
Website | wnegoldenbears.com |
The Western New England Golden Bears football team is a college football that competes as part of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, representing Western New England University in the Conference of New England (CNE).
Championships
[edit]Conference championships
[edit]Western New England claims 6 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2019.
Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
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2011 | New England Football Conference | 10–2 | 7–0 | Keith Emery |
2015 | 10–1 | 7–0 | ||
2016 | 11–1 | 7–0 | ||
2017 | Commonwealth Coast Football | 8–3 | 5–0 | |
2018† | 8–3 | 5–1 | Jason Lebeau | |
2019 | 9–2 | 7–0 |
† Co-champions
Division championships
[edit]Western New England claims 2 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2011.
Year | Division | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Opponent | CG result |
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2010† | NEFC Boyd | Keith Emery | 9–2 | 6–1 | N/A lost tiebreaker to Endicott | |
2011 | 10–2 | 7–0 | Framingham State | W 20–13 |
† Co-champions
Postseason games
[edit]NCAA Division III playoff games
[edit]Western New England has appeared in the Division III playoffs six times, with an overall record of 1–6.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2011 | First Round | Salisbury | L, 24–62 |
2015 | First Round | John Hopkins | L, 20–52 |
2016 | First Round Second Round | Hartwick Alfred | W, 44–27 L, 24–30 |
2017 | First Round | Delaware Valley | L, 0–35 |
2018 | First Round | Frostburg State | L, 24–42 |
2019 | First Round | Brockport | L, 28–33 |
Bowl games
[edit]Western New England has participated in three bowl games, and has a record of 2–1.
Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
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2010 | Keith Emery | ECAC Bowl | Maine Maritime | W 66–41 |
2021 | Jason Lebeau | New England Bowl | Merchant Marine | L 35–63 |
2023 | New England Bowl | UMass Dartmouth | W 37–7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "All-Time Year-by-Year Results, Coaches Records" (PDF). Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Western New England Graphic Standards Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved December 10, 2018.