Dean Bulldogs football

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Dean Bulldogs football
First season1957;68 years ago (1957)
Athletic directorEric Desmond Lee (Vice President of Athletics and Recreation) [1]
Head coachEric Desmond Lee (interim)
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumDale Lippert Field
(capacity: 1,500)
Field surface Grass
Location Franklin, Massachusetts
NCAA division Division III
Conference ECFC
All-time record3102405 (.563)
Bowl record11 (.500)
Conference titles5
ColorsCardinal, 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 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC), fielding its team in the ECFC since 2016. [3] The Bulldogs play their home games at Dale Lippert Field in Franklin, Massachusetts. [4]

Contents

Their interim head coach is Eric Desmond Lee. He took over for 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

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall 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.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTDCCCNCAwards
1 Sal Lombardo [11] [12] 1957–196341201920.512
2 Bruce Marshall [13] 1964–19651610600.375
3 Jim Wolfe [13] 1966–197038172100.447
4 Thomas H. Bell [13] 197174300.571
5 Tom Schoen [14] 1972–1973147610.536
6 George Colfer [13] 197432100.667
7 Gary Scutt [15] 1975–19772314810.630
8 Dean Peterson [13] 1978–19791614200.875
9 James Attaway [16] 1980–198978502710.647
10 Bill McKeown [17] 1990, 19921811700.611
11 Rich Flanders [18] 19911010001.000
12 Tom Rezzuti [19] 199397200.778
12 Jim Foster [20] 1994–19951512300.800
13 Roger Pollard [21] 1996–1997167900.438
14 Jack Charney [22] [23] 1998–200353203300.377
15 Todd Vasey [24] 2004–2015120823800.683
16 Steve Tirrell [25] 2016–202150203000.400
17 Andrae Murphy [26] 2022–20242832500.107
18Eric Desmond Lee [27] 2024–20240000

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead
Coach
AssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Dean Bulldogs
19571957 Sal Lombardo NJCAA NR
19581958621
19591959NR
19601960621
19611961070
19621962350
19631963530
19641964 Bruce Marshall 440
19651965620
19661966 Jim Wolfe 440
19671967340
19681968260
19691969530
19701970340
19711971 Thomas Bell 430
19721972 Tom Schoen 520
19731973241
19741974 George Colfer 210
19751975 Gary Scutt 420
19761976521
19771977540
19781978 Dean Peterson 710
19791979710
19801980620
19811981 James Attaway 7202
1982198253010
19831983750
19841984440
19851985521
198619865406
19871987350
19881988730Bowl game berth
19891989710
19901990 Bill McKeown 720
19911991 Rich Flanders 1000Bowl game berth
19921992 Bill McKeown 450
19931993 Tom Rezzuti 720
19941994 Jim Foster 620
19951995610
19961996 Roger Pollard 440
19971997 NEFC 350
19981998 Jack Charney 270
19991999720Conference Champions
20002000440
20012001260
20022002370
20032003270
20042004 Todd Vasey 280
20052005640
20062006730
20072007910Conference Champions
200820081010Conference Champions
20092009920Conference Champions
20102010640
20112011810Bowl game berth
20122012730
20132013640
20142014640
20152015630
20162016 Steve Tirell Club team550
2017 2017 NCAA Division III ECFC 460250
2018 2018 550420
2019 2019 460410Conference Champions
Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021 2021 Steve Tirell NCAA Division III ECFC 280150
2022 2022 Andrae Murphy 190150
2023 2023 280-130
2024 2024 Andrae Murphy / Eric Desmond Lee080-030

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]

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