List of Westfield State Owls head football coaches

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The Westfield State Owls football program is a college football team that represents Westfield State University in the New England Football Conference, a part of the Division III (NCAA). The team has had 18 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1980. The most recent coach was Pete Kowalski. [1]

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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

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2022 college football season.

No.NameTermGCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLCCsNCsAwards
0unknown19801010.000
1 Roger LeClerc 19829270.222
2 Howard Murphy 198319852811170.393
3 Jack Murdock 198619893719180.514
4 Steve Marino 199020132351191151.50911
5 Pete Kowalski 2014–2023922567.27211

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. [2]
  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. [3]
  4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [4]

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The Westfield State Owls football team represents Westfield State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Owls are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, fielding its team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference since 2013. The Owls play their home games at Alumni Field in Westfield, Massachusetts.

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "Westfield State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  2. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  3. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  4. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.