UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football

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UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2023 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team
UMass Dartmouth Corsairs wordmark.svg
First season1985 [1]
Athletic directorLori Hendricks
Head coach Josh Sylvester
1st season, 9–2 (.818)
Stadium Cressy Field
(capacity: 1,850)
Year built1988
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Dartmouth, Massachusetts
NCAA division Division III
Conference MASCAC
Past conferences NEFC
All-time record190157 (.548)
Bowl record22 (.500)
Playoff appearances Div. III: 2
Playoff record Div. III: 0–2
Conference titles2 NEFC (1994, 2002)
2 MASCAC (2022–2023)
Division titles1 NEFC Bogan Division (2002)
Rivalries Plymouth State
ColorsBlue and gold [2]
   
MascotArnie
Website corsairathletics.com

The UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team represents the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Corsairs are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), fielding its team in the MASCAC since 2013. The Corsairs play their home games at Cressy Field in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. [3]

Contents

Their head coach is Josh Sylvester, who took over the position in 2023.

History

It was announced in the late 1960s that UMass Dartmouth—then Southeastern Massachusetts University—would establish an American football team as a club team in the coming years. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth football program played its inaugural season as a club team in 1985 off campus at Sargent Field (now named Paul Walsh Field). The team's first coach was Paul Harrison in 1985, and he held the position until 1989. In 1988, the school transitioned its football team from a club team to an official varsity sport. The university hired William Kavanaugh as their head coach in 1990 until his retirement in 2006. The third head coach, Mark Robichaud, was named as Kavanaugh's successor for the 2007 season where he coached until his retirement following the 2022 season. Josh Sylvester, previously an offensive coordinator for the team, replaced Robichaud.

Paul Harrison era (1985–1989)

In 1985, Harrison was hired to be their first head coach. He coached the team through its first three years as a club team and then two more years after transitioning to Division III. [4]

In 1988, Harrison led the Corsairs to a 5–4 record, getting his first win against Western New England with the final score being 23–15. The team went on a five-game winning streak beating UMass–Boston (35–3), Worcester State (14–7), Bridgewater State (22–9), and Fitchburg State (34–0) before ending the year dropping three in a row to Framingham State (18–26), Westfield State (0–7), and Massachusetts Maritime (6–14). [5]

The following year in 1989, UMass Dartmouth finished with a record of 2–7 and did not win a single of their five games on the road. The team's first win of the season did not come until homecoming night where the Corsairs beat Framingham State 22–18 at home. They finished the year winning one more game against Massachusetts Maritime 30–16 to finish Harrison's last game as a coach for the team. [6]

William Kavanaugh era (1990–2006)

In 1990, Kavanaugh took the job as the UMass Dartmouth head coach and finished his first campaign with the team with a 1–8 record; with their only win being Westfield State on the second-to-last-week of the season 14–13. [7] The next season, in 1991, Kavanaugh had turned the team around to accomplish a 6–3 record which was good enough for second in the New England Football Conference (NEFC).

After finishing 5–4 in both 1992 and 1993, the Corsairs finished 8–3 in 1994, their best record in program history up to that point. With a 7–1 conference record UMass Dartmouth was named conference co-champions alongside Maine Maritime and were invited to the team's first postseason appearance in the ECAC Northwest Championship Bowl at Union College. The team lost against Union 34–14 for its first action in postseason play. [8]

The team went 4–6 in 1995 before going 8–2 three consecutive years from 1996 to 1998. Finishing second in the NEFC in 1996 and 1998 and third in 1997. Despite having an 8–2 record for three straight years the team was yet to get a spot in the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. The team went 3–7 in 1999, 5–4 in 2000, and 6–3 in 2001.

In 2002, Kavanaugh led the team to an undefeated regular season record of 11–0. The Corsairs beat their opponents by at least 20 points in all but three outings, including a 44–0 win over Utica on homecoming night. UMass Dartmouth beat Westfield State 16–0 in the NEFC Championship Game to advance into their first ever playoff tournament appearance and postseason appearance since they were co-champions in 1994. The Corsairs lost their first-ever tournament appearance 6–56 against the Muhlenberg Mules. [9]

Despite the large loss in the previous year, UMass Dartmouth followed their undefeated season with a 9–2 record including a 21–7 victory over Worcester State in the ECAC Northeast Bowl, making the team back-to-back champions. [10] The following year Kavanaugh went 7–4 as the coach and once again went to the ECAC Northwest Bowl, they lost to Ithaca 19–36 in what would be Kavanaugh's last bowl game appearance. [11]

The last two seasons of Kavanaugh's career were average, going 5–5 in 2005 and 5–4 the following year. His final record with the team was 104–64 (.619) including two bowl game victories. He was named NEFC Coach of the Year three times throughout his seventeen years with the Corsairs, and is currently still the team's all-time leader in coaching wins and seasons coached. He was inducted into the UMass Dartmouth Hall of Fame in 2011. [12] [13] [14]

Mark Robichaud era (2007–2022)

In 2007, UMass Dartmouth hired Mark Robichaud to be their next head coach, despite having no prior head coaching experience. In Robichaud's first season with the team they went 5–5. The team started 0–5, but after beating Nichols, 28–7, the team won five straight to finish at an even .500. [15] Over the next ten years the team was consistently below average, reaching as high 6–4 in 2008 and as low as 0–10 in 2009 and 1–9 in 2012.

In 2019, the Corsairs began the season with a 54–7 win over Alfred State and won their first four games of the season before falling to Framingham State 33–39. The team would drop another game to Bridgewater State 20–56 before winning their homecoming game against Worcester State 46–8. The team finished with a record of 7–3, their best since their last bowl game appearance in 2004 under Kavanaugh. In 2020, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [16]

In 2021, Robichaud and the Corsairs compiled a record of 9–2 enroot to a New England Bowl appearance where the team faced Alfred State. The game ended in a 42–16 win for the Corsairs, their first bowl win since 2003. [17]

In 2022, the team finished with a 9–1 record and a trip to the playoffs and a MASCAC championship after beating Plymouth State 46–21 in Plymouth, New Hampshire. [18] He was also given the Murray Lewis Award, given to an outstanding football coach who positively influenced the game of football. Robichaud was named as the BSN Coach of the Year. [19]

Under Robichaud, UMass Dartmouth produced 49 all-conference selections, and in 2016 the MASCAC Offensive Player of the Year was junior running back Eddie Sheridan. [20]

On February 1, 2023, Robichaud announced his retirement; he finished as the school's second all-time leader in coaching wins. [21]

Josh Sylvester era (2023–present)

On February 1, 2023, following Robichaud's retirement, former Corsair offensive coordinator Josh Sylvester took over the position. [21] [22] In his first season as head coach he led the team to a 9–1 regular season record and finished as conference co-champions alongside Bridgewater State and Western Connecticut. [23] Following the season the Corsairs earned their second bid to the New England Bowl against Western New England, which they lost 37–7. [24]

Championships

Conference championship

UMass Dartmouth has won four championships, sharing two.

SeasonConferenceCoachOverall recordConference recordOpponentScore
1994 New England Football Conference William Kavanaugh 8–37–0n/an/a
2002 New England Football Conference William Kavanaugh 11–15–0 Westfield State W 16–0
2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Mark Robichaud 9–18–0n/an/a
2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Josh Sylvester 9–17–1n/an/a

† Co-champions

Division championships

UMass Dartmouth has won one division championship, their first, and only, being in the 2002 season as they won the Boyd Division with a record of 11–1.

YearDivisionCoachOverall recordConference record
2002 New England Football Conference William Kavanaugh 11–15–0

Bowl games

UMass Dartmouth has participated in five bowl games, going 2–3.

SeasonCoachBowlOpponentResultSource
1994 William Kavanaugh ECAC Bowl Union L 14–34 [25]
2003 William Kavanaugh ECAC Northeast Bowl Worcester State W 21–7 [26]
2004 William Kavanaugh ECAC Northwest Bowl Ithaca L 19–36 [27]
2021 Mark Robichaud New England Bowl Alfred State W 42–16 [28]
2023 Josh Sylvester New England Bowl Western New England L 37–7 [29]

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)GCOWOLO%CWCLC%PWPLDCCCNCAwards
1 Paul Harrison 1985–1989187110.389
2 William Kavanaugh 1990–2006168104640.61971360.6641312 NEFC Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2002)
3 Mark Robichaud 2007–202215170810.46455590.482111Murray Lewis Award (2022)

BSN Coach of the Year (2022)

4 Josh Sylvester 2023–present11920.818710.8751

NCAA Division III playoff appearances

UMass Dartmouth made two appearances in the Division III playoffs going 0–2.

YearRoundOpponentResultSource
2002 First Round Muhlenberg L 6–56 [33]
2022 First Round Ithaca L 20–63 [34]

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead
Coach
AssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Southeastern Massachusetts Corsairs
1985 1985 Paul Harrison Club team
1986 1986
1987 1987
1988 1988 NCAA Division III 540
1989 1989 270
1990 1990 William Kavanaugh 180
UMass Dartmouth Corsairs
1991 1991 William Kavanaugh NCAA Division III NEFC 630T–2nd (South)420
1992 1992 540T–5th440
1993 1993 540T–2nd530
1994 1994 830T–1st710Lost ECAC Championship 14–34
1995 1995 460T–5th350
1996 1996 8202nd710
1997 1997 8203rd620
1998 1998 8202nd (Blue)510
1999 1999 3705th (Blue)240
2000 2000 540T–2nd (Boyd)420
2001 2001 6303rd (Boyd)320
2002 2002 11101st (Boyd)500Lost First Round 6–56
2003 2003 920T–2nd (Boyd)420Won ECAC Championship 21–7
2004 2004 7403rd (Boyd)420Lost ECAC Championship 19–36
2005 2005 5503rd (Boyd)420
2006 2006 540T–3rd (Boyd)430
2007 2007 Mark Robichaud 550T–3rd (Boyd)430
2008 2008 6403rd (Boyd)430
2009 2009 01008th (Boyd)070
2010 2010 3706th (Boyd)250
2011 2011 5504th (Boyd)430
2012 2012 190T–6th (Boyd)160
2013 2013 MASCAC 360T–6th350
2014 2014 460T–6th350
2015 2015 460T–6th350
2016 2016 550T–3rd440
2017 2017 4605th440
2018 2018 550T–5th440
2019 2019 7304th530
Season canceled due to COVID-19 [35]
2021 2021 Mark Robichaud NCAA Division III MASCAC 9202nd620Won New England Bowl 42–16
2022 2022 9201st800Lost First Round 20–63
2023 2023 Josh Sylvester 920T–1st710Lost New England Bowl

Cressy Field

Cressy Field
Location285 Old Westport Rd
Dartmouth, MA 02747
Owner University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Operator University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Capacity 1,850
Surface FieldTurf
Opened1988
Tenants
UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (NCAA) (1985–present)

Cressy Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, with a seating capacity of 1,850. It is home to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs football, field hockey, lacrosse and track and field teams. The facility opened in 1988.

The field is named after former chancellor Peter H. Cressy. [36] It received renovations for artificial turf in 2002. [37]

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. [30]
  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. [31]
  4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [32]

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