2021 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season | |
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Sport | Football |
Duration | September 3, 2020 – November 13, 2021 |
Number of teams | 9 |
Champions | Framingham State |
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Framingham State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass Dartmouth | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bridgewater State | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plymouth State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Connecticut | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts Maritime | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Worcester State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Westfield State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fitchburg State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season was the season of college football played by the nine member schools of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) as part of the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Framingham State Rams were conference champions; compiling perfect 8–0 records against conference opponents.
Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Overall record | Points scored | Points against |
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1 | Framingham State | Tom Kelley | 8–0 | 8–3 | 306 | 210 |
T–2 | UMass Dartmouth | Mark Robichaud | 6–2 | 9–2 | 349 | 198 |
T–2 | Bridgewater State | Joe Verria | 6–2 | 6–4 | 294 | 223 |
4 | Plymouth State | Paul Castonia | 5–3 | 5–5 | 176 | 152 |
5 | Western Connecticut | Joe Loth | 4–4 | 5–5 | 303 | 216 |
T–6 | Massachusetts Maritime | Jeremy Cameron | 3–5 | 4–6 | 155 | 196 |
T–6 | Worcester State | Adam Peloquin | 3–5 | 3–7 | 217 | 428 |
8 | Westfield State | Pete Kowalski | 1–7 | 1–9 | 131 | 311 |
9 | Fitchburg State | Scott Sperone | 0–8 | 0–10 | 90 | 366 |
2021 Framingham State Rams football | |
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MASCAC champion | |
NCAA Division III First Round, L 0–45 at Muhlenberg | |
Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–3 (8–0 MASCAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Conor Tierney |
Defensive coordinator | Joe Pappagallo |
Home stadium | Bowditch Field |
The 2021 Framingham State Rams football team represented Framingham State University as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Rams, led by 14th-year head coach Tom Kelley, played their home games at Bowditch Field in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 4 | Brockport * | L 0–31 | [2] | |||
September 11 | at St. John Fisher * |
| L 7–38 | [3] | ||
September 18 | UMass Dartmouth | W 45–21 | [4] | |||
September 25 | Westfield State | W 41–6 | [5] | |||
October 2 | at Plymouth State |
| W 33–0 | [6] | ||
October 9 | at Fitchburg State |
| W 35–0 | [7] | ||
October 16 | Western Connecticut | W 35–21 | [8] | |||
October 30 | at Massachusetts Maritime |
| W 23–14 | [9] | ||
November 6 | Bridgewater State | W 47–13 | [10] | |||
November 13 | at Worcester State |
| W 40–21 | [11] | ||
November 20 | at Muhlenberg * | L 0–45 (First round) | [12] | |||
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2021 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football | |
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Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–2 (6–2 MASCAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Cressy Field |
The 2021 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team represented the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Corsairs, led by 15th-year head coach Mark Robichaud, played their home games at Cressy Field in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 4 | at Husson * |
| W 21–14 | [13] | ||
September 11 | Dean * | W 48–29 | [14] | |||
September 18 | at Framingham State | L 21–45 | [15] | |||
September 25 | Worcester State | W 52–7 | [16] | |||
October 2 | at Western Connecticut |
| L 19–34 | [17] | ||
October 9 | Massachusetts Maritime | W 26–10 | [18] | |||
October 16 | at Westfield State |
| W 26–16 | [19] | ||
October 23 | Fitchburg State | W 40–0 | [20] | |||
October 30 | at Bridgewater State |
| W 26–20 | [21] | ||
November 13 | Plymouth State | W 28–7 | [22] | |||
November 20 | Alfred State * | W 42–16 (New England Bowl) | [23] | |||
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2021 Bridgewater State Bears football | |
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Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–4 (6–2 MASCAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Swenson Field |
The 2021 Bridgewater State Bears football team represented Bridgewater State University as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Bears, led by 6th-year head coach Joe Verria, played their home games at Swenson Field in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 4 | at Ithaca * |
| L 20–52 | [24] | ||
September 11 | New England (ME) * |
| L 20–23 (OT) | [25] | ||
September 18 | Plymouth State |
| W 27–24 | [26] | ||
September 25 | Western Connecticut |
| W 21–17 | [27] | ||
October 2 | at Fitchburg State |
| W 42–0 | [28] | ||
October 9 | at Worcester State |
| W 49–13 | [29] | ||
October 23 | Westfield State |
| W 47–14 | [30] | ||
October 30 | UMass Dartmouth |
| L 20–26 | [31] | ||
November 6 | at Framingham State | L 13–47 | [32] | |||
November 13 | at Massachusetts Maritime |
| W 35–7 | [33] | ||
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2021 Plymouth State Panthers football | |
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Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–5 (5–3 MASCAC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Devin Zeman (13th season) |
Home stadium | Panther Field |
The 2021 Plymouth State Panthers football team represented Plymouth State University as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Panthers, led by 18th-year head coach Paul Castonia, played their home games at Panther Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 4 | at Castleton * |
| L 0–13 | [34] | ||
September 11 | Husson * |
| L 7–10 | [35] | ||
September 18 | at Bridgewater State |
| L 24–27 | [36] | ||
October 2 | Framingham State |
| L 0–33 | [37] | ||
October 9 | at Western Connecticut |
| W 16–13 | [38] | ||
October 16 | Fitchburg State |
| W 36–0 | [39] | ||
October 23 | Worcester State |
| W 42–14 | [40] | ||
October 30 | at Westfield State |
| W 17–7 | [41] | ||
November 6 | Massachusetts Maritime |
| W 27–7 | [42] | ||
November 13 | at UMass Dartmouth | L 7–28 | [43] | |||
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2021 Western Connecticut Colonials football | |
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Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–5 (4–4 MASCAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | The WAC |
The 2021 Western Connecticut Colonials football team represented Western Connecticut State University as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Colonials, led by 9th-year head coach Joe Loth, played their home games at the WAC in Danbury, Connecticut.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 4 | William Paterson * |
| W 24–21 | [44] | ||
September 11 | Albright * |
| L 28–33 | [45] | ||
September 17 | Westfield State |
| W 42–6 | [46] | ||
September 24 | at Bridgewater State |
| L 17–21 | [47] | ||
October 2 | UMass Dartmouth |
| W 34–19 | [48] | ||
October 9 | Plymouth State |
| L 13–16 | [49] | ||
October 16 | at Framingham State | L 21–35 | [50] | |||
October 23 | Massachusetts Maritime |
| L 20–22 | [51] | ||
October 30 | at Worcester State |
| W 56–30 | [52] | ||
November 13 | at Fitchburg State |
| W 48–13 | [53] | ||
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2021 Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football | |
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Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 4–6 (3–5 MASCAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Clean Harbors Stadium |
The 2021 Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football team represented Massachusetts Maritime Academy as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Buccaneers, led by 17th-year head coach Jeremy Cameron, played their home games at Clean Harbors Stadium in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 10 | Maritime * |
| W 14–6 | [54] | ||
September 18 | at Anna Maria * |
| L 13–23 | [55] | ||
September 25 | Fitchburg State |
| W 28–0 | [56] | ||
October 2 | at Westfield State |
| W 16–8 | [57] | ||
October 9 | at UMass Dartmouth | L 10–26 | [58] | |||
October 16 | Worcester State |
| L 24–28 | [59] | ||
October 23 | at Western Connecticut |
| W 22–20 | [60] | ||
October 30 | Framingham State |
| L 14–23 | [61] | ||
November 6 | at Plymouth State |
| L 7–27 | [62] | ||
November 13 | Bridgewater State |
| L 7–35 | [63] | ||
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2021 Worcester State Lancers football | |
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Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 3–7 (3–5 MASCAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | John F. Coughlin Field |
The 2021 Worcester State Lancers football team represented Worcester State University as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Lancers, led by 2nd-year head coach Adam Peloquin, played their home games at John F. Coughlin Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 3 | at WPI * | L 20–38 | [64] | |||
September 11 | Union * |
| L 13–62 | [65] | ||
September 18 | Fitchburg State |
| W 38–35 | [66] | ||
September 25 | at UMass Dartmouth | L 7–52 | [67] | |||
October 9 | Bridgewater State |
| L 13–49 | [68] | ||
October 16 | at Massachusetts Maritime |
| W 28–24 | [69] | ||
October 23 | at Plymouth State |
| L 14–42 | [70] | ||
October 30 | Western Connecticut |
| L 30–56 | [71] | ||
November 6 | at Westfield State |
| W 33–30 | [72] | ||
November 13 | Framingham State |
| L 21–40 | [73] | ||
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2021 Westfield State Owls football | |
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Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 1–9 (1–7 MASCAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Alumni Field |
The 2021 Westfield State Owls football team represented Westfield State University as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Owls, led by 8th-year head coach Pete Kowalski, played their home games at Alumni Field in Westfield, Massachusetts.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 3 | at Nichols * |
| L 6–21 | [74] | ||
September 10 | Western New England * |
| L 0–48 | [75] | ||
September 17 | at Western Connecticut |
| L 6–42 | [76] | ||
September 25 | at Framingham State | L 6–41 | [77] | |||
October 2 | Massachusetts Maritime |
| L 8–16 | [78] | ||
October 16 | UMass Dartmouth |
| L 16–26 | [79] | ||
October 23 | at Bridgewater State |
| L 14–47 | [80] | ||
October 30 | Plymouth State |
| L 7–17 | [81] | ||
November 6 | Worcester State |
| L 30–33 | [82] | ||
November 13 | at Fitchburg State |
| W 38–20 | [83] | ||
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2021 Fitchburg State Falcons football | |
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Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 0–10 (0–8 MASCAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Elliot Field |
The 2021 Fitchburg State Falcons football team represented Fitchburg State University as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Falcons, led by 1st-year head coach Scott Sperone, played their home games at Elliot Field in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 4 | at Dean * |
| L 6–42 | [84] | ||
September 11 | Castleton * |
| L 0–35 | [85] | ||
September 18 | at Worcester State |
| L 35–38 | [86] | ||
September 25 | at Massachusetts Maritime |
| L 0–28 | [87] | ||
October 2 | Bridgewater State |
| L 16–26 | [88] | ||
October 9 | Framingham State |
| L 0–35 | [89] | ||
October 16 | at Plymouth State |
| L 0–36 | [90] | ||
October 23 | at UMass Dartmouth | L 0–40 | [91] | |||
November 6 | Western Connecticut |
| L 13–48 | [92] | ||
November 13 | Westfield State |
| L 20–38 | [93] | ||
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Offensive Player of the Year – Devaun Ford, Framingham State, running back
Defensive Player of the Year – Joshua Onujiogu, Framingham State, defensive end
Offensive Lineman of the Year – Bryan Lawton, Framingham State, guard
Offensive Rookie of the Year – Dante Aviles-Santos, UMass Dartmouth, quarterback
Defensive Rookie of the Year – Dylan DeWolfe, Framingham State, linebacker
Coach of the Year – Tom Kelley, Framingham State
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