The Framingham State Rams football team represents Framingham State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Rams are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, having joined in 2013. The Rams play their home games at Bowditch Field in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Their head coach is Tom Kelley, who took over the position for the 2007 season.
Conference affiliations Club team (1972–1973) New England Football Conference (1974–2012) Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2013–present)
Championships Conference championships Framingham State claims 8 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2021. 2012 New England Football Conference 10–2 8–0 Tom Kelley 2013 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 9–2 8–0 2014 10–1 8–0 2015 9–2 8–0 2017† 10–1 7–1 2018 8–3 7–1 2019 8–3 8–0 2021 8–3 8–0 † Co-champions
Division championships Bridgewater State claims 7 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2008. 2010 NEFC Bogan Tom Kelley 9–2 7–1 N/A lost tiebreaker to Maine Maritime 2011† 7–4 6–2 Western New England L 13–20 2012 10–2 8–0 Salve Regina W 28–16 † Co-champions
Postseason games
NCAA Division III playoff games Framingham State have made in seven appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with an overall record of 0–7.
2012 First Round Cortland L, 19–20 2013 First Round Ithaca L, 0–25 2015 First Round Wesley L, 22–42 2018 First Round Brockport L, 27–40 2019 First Round Wesley L, 21–58 2021 First Round Muhlenberg L, 0–45 2025 First Round LaGrange L, 21–24
Bowl games Framingham State has participated in four bowl games, and has a record of 4–0. 2010 Tom Kelley ECAC Bowl Norwich W 27–21 2014 ECAC Bowl RPI W 42–36 2016 New England Bowl Salve Regina W 37–34 2017 New England Bowl Curry W 48–14
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 1972–1981 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 1982–1984, 2007–2019, 2021–present – – – – – – – – – – – 3 1985–1994 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 1995–2001 15 9 45 0 – – – – – – – – 5 2002–2006 – – – – – – – – – – – 6 2020 – – – – – – – – – – –
Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth SeasonYearHeadCoachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieFramingham State Rams 1972 1972Dennis GoldenClub team–– 5 0 0 — — 1973 1973 4 3 0 — — 1974 1974NCAADivision IIINEFC 5 3 0 T–5th 4 3 0— — 1975 1975 6 2 0 3rd 5 2 0— — 1976 1976 5 4 0 T–5th 4 4 0— — 1977 1977 3 6 0 8th 2 6 0—— 1978 1978 5 4 0 6th 4 4 0—— 1979 1979 6 3 0 T–2nd 6 3 0—— 1980 1980 4 5 0 7th 4 5 0—— 1981 1981 4 5 0 6th 4 5 0—— 1982 1982Tom Kelley 3 6 0 7th 3 6 0—— 1983 1983 3 6 0 T–7th 3 6 0—— 1984 1984 1 7 1 10th 1 7 1— — 1985 1985Tom Raeke 3 6 0 8th 3 6 0— — 1986 1986 6 4 0 4th 6 3 0— — 1987 1987 2 6 0 5th (South) 1 4 0— — 1988 1988 2 7 0 6th (South) 2 4 0— — 1989 1989 4 5 0 T–2nd (South) 3 3 0— — 1990 1990 4 5 0 3rd (South) 3 3 0— — 1991 1991 2 6 0 T–6th (South) 1 5 0— — 1992 1992 4 5 0 7th 3 5 0— — 1993 1993 4 5 0 T–6th 3 5 0— — 1994 1994Tom Raeke (week 1) / Michael Strachan (weeks 2–10) 1 7 1 8th 1 6 0— — 1995 1995Michael Strachan 2 7 0 7th 2 6 0— — 1996 1996 1 8 0 8th 1 7 0— — 1997 1997 2 8 0 T–8th 1 7 0— — 1998 1998 2 8 0 7th (Red) 0 6 0— — 1999 1999 2 8 0 7th (Red) 0 6 0— — 2000 2000 3 7 0 T–5th (Bogan) 2 4 0— — 2001 2001 2 7 0 T–4th (Bogan) 2 4 0— — 2002 2002Mark Sullivan 1 8 0 T–5th (Bogan) 1 5 0— — 2003 2003 0 9 0 8th (Bogan) 0 6 0— — 2004 2004 0 9 0 7th (Bogan) 0 6 0— — 2005 2005 2 7 0 6th (Bogan) 1 5 0— — 2006 2006 1 8 0 T–7th (Bogan) 1 6 0— — 2007 2007Tom Kelley 2 7 0 T–7th (Bogan) 1 6 0— — 2008 2008 5 5 0 T–5th (Bogan) 3 4 0— — 2009 2009 5 5 0 5th (Bogan) 3 4 0— — 2010 2010 9 2 0 1st (Bogan) 7 1 0W ECAC Northeast Bowl— 2011 2011 7 4 0 T–1st (Bogan) 6 2 0Conference champions— 2012 2012 10 2 0 1st (Bogan) 8 0 0L NCAA Division III First Round— 2013 2013MASCAC 9 2 0 1st 8 0 0L NCAA Division III First Round— 2014 2014 10 1 0 1st 8 0 0W ECAC North Atlantic Bowl— 2015 2015 9 2 0 1st 8 0 0L NCAA Division III First Round— 2016 2016 8 3 0 2nd 6 2 0W New England Bowl— 2017 2017 10 1 0 T–1st 7 1 0W New England Bowl— 2018 2018 8 3 0 1st 7 1 0L NCAA Division III First Round— 2019 2019 8 3 0 1st 8 0 0L NCAA Division III First Round—Season canceled due to COVID-19 2021 2021Tom KelleyNCAADivision IIIMASCAC 8 3 0 1st 8 0 0L NCAA Division III First Round— 2022 2022 5 5 0 5th 4 4 0 —— 2023 2023 ——
Rivalries
Worcester State The traditional final game of the season and plays for the Route 9 Cup (the only state route that links Framingham directly with Worcester). Worcester State leads the series with twenty wins to seventeen as of the end of the 2022 season.
Massachusetts Maritime Plays for the Kelley Bowl due to both coaches being a part of the Kelley family.
Notable former players
Joshua Onujiogu – Seattle Seahawks
See also Framingham State Rams
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