Framingham State Rams football

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Framingham State Rams football
First season1972;52 years ago (1972)
Athletic director Tom Kelley
Head coach Tom Kelley
20th season, 125–75–1 (.624)
Stadium Bowditch Field
(capacity: 5,130)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Framingham, Massachusetts
NCAA division Division III
Conference MASCAC
Past conferences NEFC
All-time record220–251–2 (.467)
Bowl record4–0 (1.000)
Playoff appearances6 (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021)
Playoff record0–6 (.000)
Conference titles8
Division titles3
Rivalries Western Connecticut [1]
ColorsGold and black [2]
   
MascotRam
Website fsurams.com

The Framingham State Rams football team represents Framingham State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Rams are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, having joined in 2013. The Rams play their home games at Bowditch Field in Framingham, Massachusetts. [3]

Contents

Their head coach is Tom Kelley, who took over the position for the 2007 season. [4]

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference championships

Framingham State claims 8 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2021.

YearConferenceOverall RecordConference RecordCoach
2012 New England Football Conference 10–28–0 Tom Kelley
2013 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 9–28–0
201410–18–0
20159–28–0
2017†10–17–1
20188–37–1
20198–38–0
20218–38–0

† Co-champions

Division championships

Bridgewater State claims 7 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2008.

YearDivisionCoachOverall RecordConference RecordOpponentCG result
2010 NEFC Bogan Tom Kelley 9–27–1N/A lost tiebreaker to Maine Maritime
2011†7–46–2 Western New England L 13–20
201210–28–0 Salve Regina W 28–16

† Co-champions

Postseason games

NCAA Division III playoff games

Framingham State has appeared in the Division III playoffs six times, with an overall record of 0–6.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2012 First Round Cortland L, 19–20
2013 First Round Ithaca L, 0–25
2015 First Round Wesley L, 22–42
2018 First Round Brockport L, 27–40
2019 First Round Wesley L, 21–58
2021 First Round Muhlenberg L, 0–45

Bowl games

Framingham State has participated in four bowl games, and has a record of 4–0.

SeasonCoachBowlOpponentResult
2010 Tom Kelley ECAC Bowl Norwich W 27–21
2014 ECAC Bowl RPI W 42–36
2016 New England Bowl Salve Regina W 37–34
2017 New England Bowl Curry W 48–14

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 Dennis Golden [10] 1972–198182473500.573
2 Tom Kelley [11] [12] 1982–1984, 2007–2019, 2021–present1781156210.649
3 Tom Raeke [13] [14] 1985–199481315000.383
4 Michael Strachan [15] [16] 1995–200175155810.2209450
5 Mark Sullivan [17] 2002–20064544100.089
6 Aynsley Rosenbaum [18] 20200000–

Year-by-year results

National ChampionsConference ChampionsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead
Coach		AssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Framingham State Rams [19]
1972 1972 Dennis Golden Club team––500——
1973 1973430——
1974 1974 NCAA Division III NEFC 530T–5th430——
1975 1975 6203rd520——
1976 1976 540T–5th440——
1977 1977 3608th260——
1978 1978 5406th440——
1979 1979 630T–2nd630——
1980 1980 4507th450——
1981 1981 4506th450——
1982 1982 Tom Kelley 3607th360——
1983 1983 360T–7th360——
1984 1984 17110th171——
1985 1985 Tom Raeke 3608th360——
1986 1986 6404th630——
1987 1987 2605th (South)140——
1988 1988 2706th (South)240——
1989 1989 450T–2nd (South)330——
1990 1990 4503rd (South)330——
1991 1991 260T–6th (South)150——
1992 1992 4507th350——
1993 1993 450T–6th350——
1994 1994 Tom Raeke (week 1) / Michael Strachan (weeks 2–10)1718th160——
1995 1995 Michael Strachan 2707th260——
1996 1996 1808th170——
1997 1997 280T–8th170——
1998 1998 2807th (Red)060——
1999 1999 2807th (Red)060——
2000 2000 370T–5th (Bogan)240——
2001 2001 270T–4th (Bogan)240——
2002 2002 Mark Sullivan 180T–5th (Bogan)150——
2003 2003 0908th (Bogan)060——
2004 2004 0907th (Bogan)060——
2005 2005 2706th (Bogan)150——
2006 2006 180T–7th (Bogan)160——
2007 2007 Tom Kelley 270T–7th (Bogan)160——
2008 2008 550T–5th (Bogan)340——
2009 2009 5505th (Bogan)340——
2010 2010 9201st (Bogan)710W ECAC Northeast Bowl—
2011 2011 740T–1st (Bogan)620Conference champions—
2012 2012 10201st (Bogan)800L NCAA Division III First Round —
2013 2013 MASCAC 9201st800L NCAA Division III First Round —
2014 2014 10101st800W ECAC North Atlantic Bowl—
2015 2015 9201st800L NCAA Division III First Round —
2016 2016 8302nd620W New England Bowl —
2017 2017 1010T–1st710W New England Bowl —
2018 2018 8301st710L NCAA Division III First Round —
2019 2019 8301st800L NCAA Division III First Round —
Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021 2021 Tom Kelley NCAA Division III MASCAC 8301st800L NCAA Division III First Round —
2022 2022 5505th440——
2023 2023 ——

Rivalries

Worcester State

The traditional final game of the season and plays for the Route 9 Cup [20] (the only state route that links Framingham directly with Worcester). Worcester State leads the series with twenty wins to seventeen as of the end of the 2022 season.

Massachusetts Maritime

Plays for the Kelley Bowl due to both coaches being a part of the Kelley family. [21]

Notable former players

See also

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. [7]
  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. [8]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [9]

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