2024 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team

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2024 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football
UMass Dartmouth Corsairs wordmark.svg
MASCAC champion
Conference Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record10–0 (9–0 MASCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Struthers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Faniel (17th season)
Home stadium Cressy Field
Seasons
←  2023
2025 →
2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
UMass Dartmouth $^  9 –0   10 –0  
Western Connecticut  8 –1   8 –2  
Plymouth State  5 –4   5 –4  
Bridgewater State  5 –4   5 –5  
Massachusetts Maritime  5 –4   5 –5  
Westfield State  4 –5   4 –6  
Framingham State  3 –6   3 –7  
Worcester State  3 –6   3 –7  
Castleton  2 –7   3 –7  
Fitchburg State  1 –8   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 2024 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team represented the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division III football season. The Corsairs, led by 2nd-year head coach Josh Sylvester, played their home games at Cressy Field in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 74:00 p.m. Nichols *
W 64–24 [1]
September 1412:00 p.m.at Fitchburg State
W 73–7850 [2]
September 207:00 p.m. Framingham State
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
W 58–13561 [3]
September 2812:00 p.m. Castleton
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
W 60–10563 [4]
October 47:00 p.m.at Massachusetts Maritime
W 34–0 [5]
October 1912:00 p.m.at Worcester State
W 58–7757 [6]
October 261:00 p.m. Bridgewater State
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
W 51–71,089 [7]
November 23:00 p.m. Western Connecticut
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
W 41–301,127 [8] [9]
November 912:00 p.m.at Westfield State
W 56–141,275 [10] [11]
November 1612:00 p.m.at Plymouth State
W 47–421,016 [12]
November 3012:00 p.m.at No. 23 Springfield *
 ESPN+ [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from D3 Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ↑ "Football Dropped By Corsairs". Nichols College. September 8, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Corsairs Cruise Past Football in Home Opener". Fitchburg State University. September 14, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  3. ↑ "UMass Dartmouth Downs Football on Rainy Friday Night". Framingham State University. September 20, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Corsairs Power Past Football". Castleton University. September 28, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ Canfield, Amie (October 4, 2024). "Corsairs Post 34-0 Shutout at Mass. Maritime". University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
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