Dean Bulldogs football

Dean Bulldogs football
First season	1957;68 years ago (1957)
Athletic director	Eric Desmond Lee (Vice President of Athletics and Recreation) [1]
Head coach	Luke Bakanowsky 1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium	Dale Lippert Field (capacity: 1,500)
Field surface	Grass
Location	Franklin, Massachusetts
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	MASCAC
All-time record	310–240–5 (.563)
Bowl record	1–1 (.500)
Conference titles	5
Colors	Cardinal, white, and black [2]
Mascot	Bulldog
Website	deanbulldogs.com

The Dean Bulldogs football team represents Dean College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bulldogs are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), having joined the conference in 2025. Dean competed in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) from 2017 to 2024. ^[3] The Bulldogs play their home games at Dale Lippert Field in Franklin, Massachusetts. ^[4] Luke Bakanowsky is the head coach of the program. He took over from Andrae Murphy after the 2024 season. ^[5]

The team was formally known as the Red Demons until 1994 when the school went from Dean Junior College to Dean College. ^[6]

Conference affiliations

• Unknown (1957–1997)
• Northeast Football Conference (1998–2015)
• Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (2017–2024)
• Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2025–present) ^[7]

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list

General		Overall		Conference		Postseason [A 1]
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]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards

No.	Name	Season(s)	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	DC	CC	NC	Awards
1	Sal Lombardo [11] [12]	1957–1963	41	20	19	2	0.512	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2	Bruce Marshall [13]	1964–1965	16	10	6	0	0.375	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3	Jim Wolfe [13]	1966–1970	38	17	21	0	0.447	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	Thomas H. Bell [13]	1971	7	4	3	0	0.571	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
5	Tom Schoen [14]	1972–1973	14	7	6	1	0.536	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
6	George Colfer [13]	1974	3	2	1	0	0.667	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
7	Gary Scutt [15]	1975–1977	23	14	8	1	0.630	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
8	Dean Peterson [13]	1978–1979	16	14	2	0	0.875	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
9	James Attaway [16]	1980–1989	78	50	27	1	0.647	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10	Bill McKeown [17]	1990, 1992	18	11	7	0	0.611	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
11	Rich Flanders [18]	1991	10	10	0	0	1.000	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
12	Tom Rezzuti [19]	1993	9	7	2	0	0.778	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
12	Jim Foster [20]	1994–1995	15	12	3	0	0.800	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
13	Roger Pollard [21]	1996–1997	16	7	9	0	0.438	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	Jack Charney [22] [23]	1998–2003	53	20	33	0	0.377	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	Todd Vasey [24]	2004–2015	120	82	38	0	0.683	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	Steve Tirrell [25]	2016–2021	50	20	30	0	0.400	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
17	Andrae Murphy [26]	2022–2024	28	3	25	0	0.107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
18	Luke Bakanowsky [27]	2025	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Year-by-year results

National champions

Conference champions

Bowl game berth

Playoff berth

Season	Year	Head Coach	Association	Division	Conference	Record							Postseason	Final ranking
						Overall			Conference
						Win	Loss	Tie	Finish	Win	Loss	Tie
Dean Bulldogs
1957	1957	Sal Lombardo	NJCAA	—	—	NR
1958	1958					6	2	1	–
1959	1959					NR
1960	1960					6	2	1	–
1961	1961					0	7	0	–
1962	1962					3	5	0	–
1963	1963					5	3	0	–
1964	1964	Bruce Marshall				4	4	0	–
1965	1965					6	2	0	–
1966	1966	Jim Wolfe				4	4	0	–
1967	1967					3	4	0	–
1968	1968					2	6	0	–
1969	1969					5	3	0	–
1970	1970					3	4	0	–
1971	1971	Thomas Bell				4	3	0	–
1972	1972	Tom Schoen				5	2	0	–
1973	1973					2	4	1	–
1974	1974	George Colfer				2	1	0	–
1975	1975	Gary Scutt				4	2	0	–
1976	1976					5	2	1	–
1977	1977					5	4	0	–
1978	1978	Dean Peterson				7	1	0	–
1979	1979					7	1	0	–
1980	1980					6	2	0	–
1981	1981	James Attaway				7	2	0	–					2
1982	1982					5	3	0	–					10
1983	1983					7	5	0	–
1984	1984					4	4	0	–
1985	1985					5	2	1	–
1986	1986					5	4	0	–					6
1987	1987					3	5	0	–
1988	1988					7	3	0	–				Bowl game berth
1989	1989					7	1	0	–
1990	1990	Bill McKeown				7	2	0	–
1991	1991	Rich Flanders				10	0	0	–				Bowl game berth
1992	1992	Bill McKeown				4	5	0	–
1993	1993	Tom Rezzuti				7	2	0	–
1994	1994	Jim Foster				6	2	0	–
1995	1995					6	1	0	–
1996	1996	Roger Pollard				4	4	0	–
1997	1997				NEFC	3	5	0	–
1998	1998	Jack Charney				2	7	0	–
1999	1999					7	2	0	–				Conference Champions
2000	2000					4	4	0	–
2001	2001					2	6	0	–
2002	2002					3	7	0	–
2003	2003					2	7	0	–
2004	2004	Todd Vasey				2	8	0	–
2005	2005					6	4	0	–
2006	2006					7	3	0	–
2007	2007					9	1	0	–				Conference Champions
2008	2008					10	1	0	–				Conference Champions
2009	2009					9	2	0	–				Conference Champions
2010	2010					6	4	0	–
2011	2011					8	1	0	–				Bowl game berth
2012	2012					7	3	0	–
2013	2013					6	4	0	–
2014	2014					6	4	0	–
2015	2015					6	3	0	–
2016	2016	Steve Tirell	Club team			5	5	0	–
2017	2017		NCAA	Division III	ECFC	4	6	0	–	2	5	0	—	—
2018	2018					5	5	0	–	4	2	0	—	—
2019	2019					4	6	0	–	4	1	0	Conference Champions	—
Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021	2021	Steve Tirell	NCAA	Division III	ECFC	2	8	0	–	1	5	0	—	—
2022	2022	Andrae Murphy				1	9	0	–	1	5	0	—	—
2023	2023					2	8	0	–	1	3	0	—	—
2024	2024					0	8	0	–	0	3	0	—	—
2025	2025	Luke Bakanowsky	NCAA	Division III	MASCAC	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	—	—

Notes

1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. ^[8]
2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. ^[9]
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. ^[10]

References

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25. Becker, Reed (December 8, 2021). "Steve Tirrell Resigns as Dean Bulldogs Football Head Coach". The Dean Daily. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
26. "Dean Alumnus Andrae Murphy '07 Chosen to Lead Football Program". Dean College. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
27. "Luke Bakanowsky | Our 2024 Head coach". Dean College. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

External links

• Official website