The Plymouth State Panthers football team represents Plymouth State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Panthers are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, fielding its team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference since 2013. The Panthers play their home games at Panther Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
Their co-head coaches are Paul Castonia, who took over the position in 2003, and Devin Zeman who took over the position in 2020.
Championships Conference championships Plymouth State claims 14 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2017.
1981 New England Football 9–1 9–0 Jay Cottone 1982 10–0 9–0 1983† 9–2 8–1 1984 10–1 9–0 1985† 8–3 8–1 1986 9–2–1 8–0–1 Lou Desloges 1987 10–1 5–0 1988 10–1 6–0 1990 9–2 5–0 1994† Freedom Football 10–1 6–0 Don Brown 1995 9–1 7–0 2001† 7–3 5–1 Chris Rorke 2008 New England Football 10–2 7–0 Paul Castonia 2017† Massachusetts State 9–2 7–1 † Co-champions
Division championships Plymouth State claims 3 division titles, the most recent of which came in 1990. 1987 NEFC North Lou Desloges 10–1 5–0 Worcester State W 40–0 1988 10–1 6–0 Worcester State W 62–0 1990 9–1 5–0 Bridgewater State W 26–7 † Co-champions
Playoffs The Panthers have made five appearances in the Division III playoffs. Their combined record is 1–5.
1984 First Round Union (NY) L 14–26 1994 First RoundSecond Round Merchant MarineIthaca W 19–18L 7–22 1995 First Round Union (NY) L 7–24 2008 First Round Cortland L 14–26 2017 First Round Brockport L 0–66
Seasons National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTiePlymouth State Panthers 1970 1970Walter L. MurphyNCAA—— 0 3 0 — — 1971 1971NEFC 5 3 0 — — 1972 1972Tom Bell 4 2 1 2nd 3 1 1 — — 1973 1973Division III 6 2 0 2nd 3 2 0 — — 1974 1974 7 1 1 2nd 5 1 1 — — 1975 1975 6 4 0 5th 5 3 0 — — 1976 1976Charlie Currier 5 4 0 T-2nd 5 3 0 — — 1977 1977 2 6 1 9th 1 6 1 — — 1978 1978Dan Zaneski 3 6 0 8th 2 6 0 — — 1979 1979 4 6 0 T-5th 4 5 0 — — 1980 1980Jim Aguiar 6 3 1 T-4th 5 3 1 — — 1981 1981Jay Cottone 9 1 0 1st 9 0 0 Conference Champion — 1982 1982 10 0 0 1st 9 0 0 Conference Champion — 1983 1983 9 2 0 1st 8 1 0 Won ECAC Championship— 1984 1984 10 1 0 1st 9 0 0 Lost First Round 14–26— 1985 1985 8 3 0 1st 8 1 0 Lost ECAC Championship — 1986 1986Lou Desloges 9 1 1 1st 8 0 1 Lost ECAC Championship — 1987 1987 10 1 0 1st 5 0 0 Won ECAC Championship — 1988 1988 10 1 0 1st 6 0 0 Lost ECAC Championship — 1989 1989 7 2 0 2nd 4 1 0 —— 1990 1990 9 2 0 1st 5 0 0 Lost ECAC Championship — 1991 1991 6 3 1 2nd 3 2 0 Lost ECAC Championship — 1992 1992FFC 4 4 1 3rd 4 1 1 —— 1993 1993Don Brown 6 4 0 2nd 5 1 0 Lost ECAC Championship — 1994 1994 10 1 0 1st 6 0 0 Won 1994 First Round 19–18Lost Second Round 7–22— 1995 1995 9 1 0 1st 7 0 0 Lost 1994 First Round 7–24— 1996 1996Mike Kemp 5 4 0 T-4th 3 3 0 —— 1997 1997 7 4 0 T-2nd 4 2 0 Lost ECAC Championship — 1998 1998 7 4 0 3rd 4 2 0 Lost ECAC Championship — 1999 1999Chris Rorke 8 3 0 T-2nd 4 2 0 Won ECAC Championship — 2000 2000 5 5 0 T-3rd 3 3 0 — — 2001 2001 7 3 0 T-1st 5 1 0 Conference Champion — 2002 2002 0 10 0 7th 0 6 0 —— 2003 2003Paul Castonia 0 10 0 7th 0 6 0 —— 2004 2004— 1 8 0 —— 2005 2005 4 6 0 —— 2006 2006NEFC 4 5 0 T-3rd 4 3 —— 2007 2007 9 1 0 2nd 6 1 Won ECAC Championship — 2008 2008 10 2 0 1st 7 0 Lost 2008 First Round 14–26— 2009 2009 8 3 0 2nd 6 1 Lost ECAC Championship— 2010 2010 6 4 0 T-4th 4 3 —— 2011 2011 4 6 0 5th 2 5 —— 2012 2012 2 8 0 T-6th 1 6 —— 2013 2013MASCAC 2 8 0 T-8th 1 7 —— 2014 2014 1 9 0 9th 0 8 —— 2015 2015 2 8 0 T-8th 1 7 —— 2016 2016 6 4 0 T-3rd 4 4 —— 2017 2017 9 2 0 T-1st 7 1 Lost 2017 First Round 0–66— 2018 2018 6 4 0 4th 5 3 —— 2019 2019 6 4 0 T-5th 4 4 ——Season canceled due to COVID-19 2021 2021Paul Castonia / Devin ZemanNCAADivision IIIMASCAC 5 5 0 4th 5 3 0—— 2022 2022 9 2 0 2nd 6 2 0Won New England Bowl 21–20— 2023 2023 4 6 05th440——20242024
List of head coaches Key
Coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards 1 Walter Murphy 1970–1971 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 1972–1975 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 1976–1977 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 1978–1979 – – – – – – – – – – – 5 1980 – – – – – – – – – – – 6 1981–1985 – – – – – – – 7 1986–1992 – – – – – – – 8 1993–1995 – – – – – – – 9 1996–1998 – – – – – – – – 10 1999–2002 – – – – – – – 11 2003–present – – – – – – – 12 2020–present – – – – – – – – – – –
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