Western Connecticut Wolves football
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The Western Connecticut Wolves football team represents Western Connecticut State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Wolves are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), fielding its team in the MASCAC since 2013. The Wolves play their home games at the WAC in Danbury, Connecticut.[3] The team was previously known as the Western Connecticut Colonials and Western Connecticut Indians.
| Western Connecticut Wolves football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1969 |
| Athletic director | Lori Mazza |
| Head coach | Joe Loth 11th season, 68–43 (.613) |
| Stadium | The WAC (capacity: 4,500) |
| Year built | 1995 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Danbury, Connecticut |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | MASCAC |
| Past conferences | NAIA Independent NEFC Division III Independent FFC NJAC |
| All-time record | 221–278–4 (.443) |
| Bowl record | 2–2 (.500) |
| Playoff appearances | 3 |
| Playoff record | 2–3 |
| Conference titles | 3 |
| Rivalries | Framingham State[1] |
| Colors | Deep blue and Starbust orange[2] |
| Mascot | Wolves |
| Website | westconnathletics.com |
Their head coach is Joe Loth, who took over the position for the 2012 season.[4]
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.[5] In recognition of his contributions, Krayeske was inducted into the WestConn Hall of Fame in 2013.[6] The team held their inaugural home game on October 25, 1969, at Osborne Street Field, where they faced New Haven.[7]
Conference affiliations
- NAIA Independent (1970–1976)
- New England Football Conference (1979–1985)
- Division III Independent (1986–1991)
- Freedom Football Conference (1992–2003)[8]
- New Jersey Athletic Conference (2004–2012)[9]
- Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2013–present)[10]
List of head coaches
Key
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Krayeske[5] | 1969 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Nick Cutulle[14] | 1970–1971 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 3 | Dave Rice[15] | 1972–1974 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0.346 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Bill Sferro[16] | 1975–1976 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Carl Paight[17] | 1977–1979 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0.115 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Steve Golden | 1980–1981 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0.083 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0.088 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Paul Pasqualoni[18] | 1982–1986 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0.667 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0.667 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 8 | Chris Rippon[19] | 1987–1989 | 30 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0.217 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Ken Brasington[20] | 1990–1991 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0.200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | John Cervino[21] | 1992–1999 | 81 | 39 | 41 | 1 | 0.488 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0.458 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Bob Surace[22] | 2000–2001 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0.857 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.833 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 12 | John Burrell[23] | 2002–2011 | 100 | 37 | 63 | 0 | 0.370 | 20 | 54 | 0 | 0.270 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Joe Loth[24] | 2012–present | 101 | 61 | 40 | 0 | 0.604 | 48 | 32 | 0 | 0.600 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
Year-by-year results
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head Coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Western Connecticut Indians | ||||||||||||||
| 1969 | 1969 | Jim Krayeske | — | — | FFL | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Western Connecticut Colonials | ||||||||||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | Nick Cutulle | NAIA | Division I | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1972 | 1972 | Dave Rice | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1974 | 1974 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | Bill Sferro | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | 1977 | Carl Paight | NCAA | Division III | — | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1978 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | NEFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1980 | 1980 | Steve Golden | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10th | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | Paul 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 | 1986 | Independent | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | 1987 | Chris Rippon | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | 1988 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | Ken Brasington | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | John Cervino | FFC | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 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 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 14[26] | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | Bob Surace | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | W ECAC Northeast Bowl | 20[27] | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | 8 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | John Burrell | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2003 | 2003 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | NJAC | 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 | 2012 | Joe Loth | 1 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2013 | 2013 | MASCAC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | W ECAC Northeast Bowl[28] | — | |||
| 2014 | 2014 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | L ECAC Northeast Bowl[29] | — | ||||
| 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 | 0 | L New England Bowl[30] | — | ||||
| Season canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Joe Loth | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Western Connecticut Wolves | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2022 | Joe Loth | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
Notes
References
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