Western New England Golden Bears football

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Western New England Golden Bears football
First season1970
Head coach Jason Lebeau
7th season, 42–22 (.656)
StadiumGolden Bear Stadium
(capacity: 2,000)
Year built2002
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Springfield, Massachusetts
Conference CNE
All-time record2322374 (.495)
Bowl record21 (.667)
Playoff appearances6
(2011, 2015–2019)
Playoff record1–6 (.143)
Conference titles6 [1]
Division titles2
ColorsBlue and yellow [2]
   
Website wnegoldenbears.com

The Western New England Golden Bears football team is a college football that competes as part of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, representing Western New England University in the Conference of New England (CNE).

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Championships

Conference championships

Western New England claims 6 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2019.

YearConferenceOverall RecordConference RecordCoach
2011 New England Football Conference 10–27–0 Keith Emery
201510–17–0
201611–17–0
2017 Commonwealth Coast Football 8–35–0
2018†8–35–1 Jason Lebeau
20199–27–0

† Co-champions

Division championships

Western New England claims 2 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2011.

YearDivisionCoachOverall RecordConference RecordOpponentCG result
2010† NEFC Boyd Keith Emery 9–26–1N/A lost tiebreaker to Endicott
201110–27–0 Framingham State W 20–13

† Co-champions

Postseason games

NCAA Division III playoff games

Western New England has appeared in the Division III playoffs six times, with an overall record of 1–6.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2011 First Round Salisbury L, 24–62
2015 First Round Johns Hopkins L, 20–52
2016 First Round
Second Round
Hartwick
Alfred
W, 44–27
L, 24–30
2017 First Round Delaware Valley L, 0–35
2018 First Round Frostburg State L, 24–42
2019 First Round Brockport L, 28–33

Bowl games

Western New England has participated in three bowl games, and has a record of 2–1.

SeasonCoachBowlOpponentResult
2010 Keith Emery ECAC Bowl Maine Maritime W 66–41
2021 Jason Lebeau New England Bowl Merchant Marine L 35–63
2023 New England Bowl UMass Dartmouth W 37–7

References

  1. "All-Time Year-by-Year Results, Coaches Records" (PDF). Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  2. "Western New England Graphic Standards Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved December 10, 2018.