The Worcester State Lancers football team represents Worcester State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Lancers are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), fielding its team in the MASCAC since 2013. The Lancers play their home games at John F. Coughlin Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Their head coach is Lazaro Mitjans Jr., who took over the position for the 2025 season.
Conference affiliations Club team (1969–1984) Independent (1985) New England Football Conference (1986–2012) Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2013–present)
Championships Conference championships Worcester State claims 3 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 1997.
1995 New England Football Conference 9–2 8–0 Brien Cullen 1996 10–1 8–0 1997† 8–3 7–1 † Co-champions
Division championships Worcester State claims 4 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2011. 1987 NEFC South Brien Cullen 7–2 5–0 Plymouth State L 0–40 1988 7–3 5–1 Plymouth State L 0–62 2000† NEFC Bogan 7–2 5–1 N/A lost tiebreaker to Bridgewater State 2011† 8–3 6–2 N/A lost tiebreaker to Framingham State † Co-champions
Postseason games Bowl games Worcester State has participated in seven bowl games, and has a record of 1–6. 1995 Brien Cullen ECAC Bowl RPI L 12–69 1996 ECAC Bowl Ithaca L 21–27 1997 ECAC Bowl RPI L 13–14 2001 ECAC Bowl Curry W 36–35 2002 ECAC Bowl RPI L 29–55 2003 ECAC Bowl UMass Dartmouth L 7–21 2011 ECAC Bowl Salve Regina L 6–26
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 1985–2019 130 111 0 1 6 0 3 6 0 5× NEFC Coach of the Year (1987, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2011) 2 2020–present 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth SeasonYearHeadCoachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieWorcester State Lancers 1983 1983Brien CullenClub team 1984 1984 1985 1985NCAADivision IIIIndependent 5 0 0 — — — —— — 1986 1986NEFC 4 5 0 7th 4 5 0 — — 1987 1987 7 2 0 1st (South) 5 0 0Conference champions— 1988 1988 7 3 0 1st (South) 5 1 0Conference champions— 1989 1989 4 5 0 T–2nd (South) 3 3 0— — 1990 1990 5 4 0 2nd (South) 5 1 0— — 1991 1991 2 8 0 5th 2 4 0— — 1992 1992 1 9 0 8th 1 7 0— — 1993 1993 6 3 0 T–3rd 5 3 0— — 1994 1994 8 2 0 T–3rd 6 2 0— — 1995 1995 9 2 0 1st 8 0 0L ECAC Northeast Bowl— 1996 1996 10 1 0 1st 8 0 0L ECAC Northeast Bowl— 1997 1997 8 3 0 T–1st 7 1 0L ECAC Northeast Bowl— 1998 1998 4 6 0 4th (Bogan) 3 3 0— — 1999 1999 1 9 0 6th (Bogan) 1 5 0— — 2000 2000 7 2 0 T–1st (Bogan) 5 1 0Conference champions— 2001 2001 10 1 0 2nd (Bogan) 5 1 0W ECAC Northeast Bowl— 2002 2002 9 2 0 2nd (Bogan) 5 1 0L ECAC Northeast Bowl— 2003 2003 8 3 0 2nd (Bogan) 5 1 0L ECAC Northeast Bowl— 2004 2004 6 4 0 T–4th (Bogan) 3 3 0— — 2005 2005 5 5 0 4th (Bogan) 3 3 0— — 2006 2006 4 6 0 T–4th (Bogan) 3 4 0— — 2007 2007 4 6 0 T–4th (Bogan) 3 4 0— — 2008 2008 2 8 0 7th (Bogan) 2 5 0— — 2009 2009 1 9 0 8th (Bogan) 1 6 0— — 2010 2010 5 5 0 T–4th (Bogan) 3 4 0— — 2011 2011 8 3 0 1st (Bogan) 6 2 0L ECAC Northwest Bowl— 2012 2012 6 4 0 5th (Bogan) 4 4 0— — 2013 2013MASCAC 3 7 0 T–8th 1 7 0— — 2014 2014 7 3 0 3rd 5 3 0— — 2015 2015 4 6 0 T–4th 4 4 0— — 2016 2016 3 7 0 T–6th 3 5 0— — 2017 2017 6 4 0 T–3rd 5 3 0— — 2018 2018 2 8 0 T–8th 1 7 0— — 2019 2019 0 10 0 9th 0 8 0— —Season canceled due to COVID-19 2021 2021Adam PeloquinNCAADivision IIIMASCAC 3 7 0 7th 3 5 0—— 2022 2022 1 9 0 8th 1 7 0 2023 2023Zach BesawNCAADivision IIIMASCAC 3 7 0 8th 3 6 0——
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