The Western Connecticut Wolves football (often stylized as WestConn) team represents Western Connecticut State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Wolves are members of the Landmark Conference, fielding its team in the Landmark Conference since 2025. The Wolves play their home games at the WAC in Danbury, Connecticut. The team was previously known as the Western Connecticut Colonials and Western Connecticut Indians.

Their head coach is Kevin Jones, who took over the position for the 2025 season.

History Western Connecticut State College, now known as Western Connecticut State University, established its college football team in 1969, initially named the Western Connecticut Indians. The team's first head coach was Jim Krayeske, who guided them to a 2–2–1 record during their debut season in the Freedom Football League. In recognition of his contributions, Krayeske was inducted into the WestConn Hall of Fame in 2013. The team held their inaugural home game on October 25, 1969, at Osborne Street Field, where they faced New Haven.

Conference affiliations NAIA Independent (1970–1976) New England Football Conference (1979–1985) Division III Independent (1986–1991) Freedom Football Conference (1992–2003) New Jersey Athletic Conference (2004–2012) Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2013–2024) Landmark Conference (2025-Present)

Championships Conference championships Western Connecticut claims 4 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2023.

1985† New England Football Conference 10–2 8–1 Paul Pasqualoni 1999 Freedom Football Conference 10–1 6–0 John Cervino 2001† 8–2 5–1 Bob Surace 2023† Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 10–2 8–1 Joe Loth † Co-champions

Postseason games

NCAA Division III playoff games The Wolves have made four appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 1–4. 1985 First Round Montclair State L, 0–28 1999 Second Round Montclair State L, 24–32 2001 First RoundSecond Round Westfield StateRowan W, 8–7L, 14–43 2023 First Round Johns Hopkins L, 20–62

Bowl games Western Connecticut has participated in ten bowl games, and has a record of 4–2. 2000 Bob Surace ECAC Bowl Nichols W 63–10 2013 Joe Loth ECAC Bowl Salve Regina W 48–35 2014 ECAC Bowl St. John Fisher L 14–28 2019 New England Bowl WPI L 6–35 2024 ECAC Bowl Alfred W 45–14

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 Jim Krayeske 1969 5 2 2 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 Nick Cutulle 1970–1971 8 1 7 0 – – – – – – – – – – 3 Dave Rice 1972–1974 26 9 17 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 Bill Sferro 1975–1976 16 6 10 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 5 Carl Paight 1977–1979 26 3 23 0 1 8 0 – – – – – – – 6 Steve Golden 1980–1981 18 1 16 1 1 15 1 – – – – – – – 7 Paul Pasqualoni 1982–1986 51 34 17 0 24 12 0 0 1 0 – 1 – – 8 Chris Rippon 1987–1989 30 6 23 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 9 Ken Brasington 1990–1991 20 4 16 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 10 John Cervino 1992–1999 81 39 41 1 22 26 0 1 1 0 – – – – 11 Bob Surace 2000–2001 21 18 3 0 10 2 0 2 1 0 – 1 – – 12 John Burrell 2002–2011 100 37 63 0 20 54 0 – – – – – – – 13 Joe Loth 2012–2024 122 77 45 0 63 34 0 2 2 0 – 1 – –14Kevin Jones2025–Present10550240–––––––

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

SeasonYearHeadCoachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieWestern Connecticut Indians 1969 1969Jim Krayeske— — FFL 2 2 1 — — — — — —Western Connecticut Colonials 1970 1970Nick CutulleNAIADivision IIndependent 0 2 0 — — — — — — 1971 1971 1 5 0 — — — — — — 1972 1972Dave Rice 1 7 0 — — — — — — 1973 1973 4 5 0 — — — — — — 1974 1974 4 5 0 — — — — — — 1975 1975Bill Sferro 2 6 0 — — — — — — 1976 1976 4 4 0 — — — — — — 1977 1977Carl PaightNCAADivision III— 2 7 0 — — — — —— 1978 1978 0 8 0 — — — — —— 1979 1979NEFC 1 8 0 10th 1 8 0 —— 1980 1980Steve Golden 0 8 1 10th 0 8 1 —— 1981 1981 1 8 0 9th 1 7 0 —— 1982 1982Paul Pasqualoni 2 7 0 T–8th 2 7 0 —— 1983 1983 7 3 0 4th 6 3 0 —— 1984 1984 9 1 0 2nd 8 1 0 — — 1985 1985 10 2 0 T–1st 8 1 0 L NCAA Division III First Round — 1986 1986Independent 6 4 0 — — — — — — 1987 1987Chris Rippon 1 8 1 — — — —— — 1988 1988 3 7 0 — — — —— — 1989 1989 2 8 0 — — — —— — 1990 1990Ken Brasington 3 7 0 — — — —— — 1991 1991 1 9 0 — — — —— — 1992 1992John CervinoFFC 2 8 0 T–6th 2 40 —— 1993 1993 4 6 0 7th 2 4 0— — 1994 1994 1 9 0 7th 1 5 0— — 1995 1995 7 2 1 2nd 4 2 0— — 1996 1996 6 4 0 T–4th 3 3 0— — 1997 1997 4 6 0 T–6th 1 5 0— — 1998 1998 5 5 0 T–4th 3 3 0— — 1999 1999 10 1 0 1st 6 0 0L NCAA Division III Second Round 14 2000 2000Bob Surace 10 1 0 2nd 5 1 0W ECAC Northeast Bowl 20 2001 2001 8 2 0 T–1st 5 1 0L NCAA Division III Second Round — 2002 2002John Burrell 7 3 0 3rd 4 2 0— — 2003 2003 6 4 0 T–3rd 3 3 0— — 2004 2004NJAC 5 5 0 T–4th 2 4 0— — 2005 2005 6 4 0 4th 3 3 0— — 2006 2006 5 5 0 T–5th 2 5 0— — 2007 2007 4 6 0 T–6th 2 5 0— — 2008 2008 2 8 0 8th 2 7 0— — 2009 2009 2 8 0 T–8th 2 7 0— — 2010 2010 0 10 0 10th 0 9 0— — 2011 2011 0 10 0 10th 0 9 0— — 2012 2012Joe Loth 1 8 0 T–8th 1 7 0— — 2013 2013MASCAC 8 2 0 2nd 6 2 0W ECAC Northeast Bowl— 2014 2014 7 4 0 2nd 6 2 0L ECAC Northeast Bowl— 2015 2015 5 5 0 T–4th 4 4 0— — 2016 2016 5 5 0 T–3rd 4 4 0— — 2017 2017 7 3 0 T–3rd 5 3 0— — 2018 2018 8 2 0 T–2nd 6 2 0— — 2019 2019 8 3 0 T–2nd 6 2 0L New England Bowl—Season canceled due to COVID-19 2021 2021Joe LothNCAADivision IIIMASCAC 5 5 0 5th 4 4 0 ——Western Connecticut Wolves 2022 2022Joe LothNCAADivision IIIMASCAC 7 3 0 T–2nd 6 2 0 —— 2023 2023 7 3 0 T–1st 7 10L NCAA Division III First Round—202420249202nd810W ECAC Bushnell Bowl —20252025Kevin JonesLandmark550T–4th240——

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