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.

Their head coach is Lou Conte, who took over the position for the 2024 season.

Conference affiliations New England Football Conference (1982–2012) Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2013–present)

Championships Conference championships Westfield State claims 1 conference title, which came in 2001.

2001 New England Football Conference 10–1 6–0 Steve Marino † Co-champions

Division championships Westfield State claims 3 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2003. 2001 NEFC Bogan Steve Marino 10–1 6–0 Nichols W 12–0 2002 8–3 6–0 UMass Dartmouth L 0–16 2003 7–3 6–0 Curry L 0–36 † Co-champions

Postseason games

NCAA Division III playoff games Westfield State has appeared in the Division III playoffs one time, with an overall record of 0–1. 2001 First Round Western Connecticut L, 7–8

Bowl games Westfield State has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1. 2002 Steve Marino ECAC Bowl Cortland L 7–30

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 Roger LeClerc 1982 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Howard Murphy 1983–1985 11 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jake Murdock 1986–1989 15 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Steve Marino 1990–2013 90 75 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 5 Pete Kowalski 2014–2023 18 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth

SeasonYearHeadCoachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieWestfield State Owls 1982 1982Roger LeClercNCAADivision III NEFC 2 7 0 T–8th 2 70 —— 1983 1983Howard Murphy 2 7 0 9th 2 70 —— 1984 1984 4 5 0 5th 4 50 —— 1985 1985 4 5 0 T–6th 4 50 —— 1986 1986Jack Murdock 5 4 0 5th 5 40 —— 1987 1987 6 3 0 T–2nd (South) 3 20 —— 1988 1988 5 4 0 T–2nd (South) 4 20 —— 1989 1989 3 7 0 T–2nd (South) 3 30 —— 1990 1990Steve Marino 3 7 0 T–4th (South) 2 4 0— — 1991 1991 4 6 0 4th (South) 3 3 0— — 1992 1992 6 3 0 T–3rd 5 3 0— — 1993 1993 7 2 1 2nd 6 2 0— — 1994 1994 5 5 0 5th 4 4 0— — 1995 1995 3 6 0 T–5th 3 5 0— — 1996 1996 4 6 0 T–5th 4 4 0— — 1997 1997 4 6 0 T–4th 4 4 0— — 1998 1998 5 5 0 T–5th (Red) 2 4 0— — 1999 1999 4 6 0 4th (Red) 3 3 0— — 2000 2000 3 6 0 T–5th (Bogan) 2 4 0— — 2001 2001 10 1 0 1st (Bogan) 6 0 0L NCAA Division III First Round — 2002 2002 8 3 0 1st (Bogan) 6 0 0— — 2003 2003 7 3 0 1st (Bogan) 6 0 0— — 2004 2004 5 4 0 T–2nd (Bogan) 4 2 0— — 2005 2005 4 5 0 5th (Bogan) 2 4 0— — 2006 2006 1 8 0 T–7th (Bogan) 1 6 0— — 2007 2007 5 4 0 T–3rd (Bogan) 4 3 0— — 2008 2008 6 4 0 T–3rd (Bogan) 4 3 0— — 2009 2009 7 3 0 T–2nd (Bogan) 5 2 0— — 2010 2010 5 5 0 T–3rd (Bogan) 4 3 0— — 2011 2011 5 5 0 4th (Bogan) 4 3 0— — 2012 2012 3 7 0 6th (Bogan) 2 5 0— — 2013 2013MASCAC 5 5 0 5th 4 4 0— — 2014 2014Pete Kowalski 5 5 0 T–4th 4 4 0— — 2015 2015 2 8 0 T–8th 1 7 0— — 2016 2016 2 8 0 9th 1 7 0— — 2017 2017 3 7 0 6th 3 5 0— — 2018 2018 5 5 0 T–5th 4 4 0— — 2019 2019 2 8 0 7th 2 6 0— —Season canceled due to COVID-19 2021 2021Pete KowalskiNCAADivision IIIMASCAC 1 9 0 8th 1 7 0 —— 2022 2022 2 8 0 7th 2 6 0 —— 2023 2023 ——

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