# Framingham State Rams football

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.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
| 2012 | New England Football Conference | 10–2 | 8–0 | Tom Kelley |
| 2013 | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 9–2 | 8–0 | Tom Kelley |
| 2014 | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10–1 | 8–0 | Tom Kelley |
| 2015 | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 9–2 | 8–0 | Tom Kelley |
| 2017† | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10–1 | 7–1 | Tom Kelley |
| 2018 | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 8–3 | 7–1 | Tom Kelley |
| 2019 | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 8–3 | 8–0 | Tom Kelley |
| 2021 | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 8–3 | 8–0 | Tom Kelley |
† Co-champions

### Division championships

Bridgewater State claims 7 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2008.
| Year | Division | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Opponent | CG result |
| 2010 | NEFC Bogan | Tom Kelley | 9–2 | 7–1 | N/A lost tiebreaker to Maine Maritime | N/A lost tiebreaker to Maine Maritime |
| 2011† | NEFC Bogan | Tom Kelley | 7–4 | 6–2 | Western New England | L 13–20 |
| 2012 | NEFC Bogan | Tom Kelley | 10–2 | 8–0 | Salve Regina | W 28–16 |
† Co-champions

## Postseason games
### NCAA Division III playoff games

Framingham State has appeared in the Division III playoffs six times, with an overall record of 0–6.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 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 |

### Bowl games

Framingham State has participated in four bowl games, and has a record of 4–0.
| Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
| 2010 | Tom Kelley | ECAC Bowl | Norwich | W 27–21 |
| 2014 | Tom Kelley | ECAC Bowl | RPI | W 42–36 |
| 2016 | Tom Kelley | New England Bowl | Salve Regina | W 37–34 |
| 2017 | Tom Kelley | New England Bowl | Curry | W 48–14 |

## List of head coaches
### Key

Key to symbols in coaches list :
| General | General | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | Postseason |
| No. | Order of coaches | 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 | C% | Conference winning percentage | | |
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage | | | | |

### 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 | Dennis Golden | 1972–1981 | 82 | 47 | 35 | 0 | 0.573 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Tom Kelley | 1982–1984, 2007–2019, 2021–present | 178 | 115 | 62 | 1 | 0.649 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Tom Raeke | 1985–1994 | 81 | 31 | 50 | 0 | 0.383 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Michael Strachan | 1995–2001 | 75 | 15 | 58 | 1 | 0.220 | 9 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Mark Sullivan | 2002–2006 | 45 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 0.089 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Aynsley Rosenbaum | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## Year-by-year results

| National Champions | Conference Champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head Coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Season | Year | Head Coach | Association | Division | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | | | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Season | Year | Head Coach | Association | Division | Conference | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Framingham State Rams |||||||||||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | Dennis Golden | Club team | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1973 | 1973 | Dennis Golden | Club team | – | – | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1974 | 1974 | Dennis Golden | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 3 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 1975 | Dennis Golden | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 1976 | Dennis Golden | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 1977 | Dennis Golden | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 1978 | Dennis Golden | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 1979 | Dennis Golden | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 1980 | Dennis Golden | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 1981 | Dennis Golden | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 1982 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 1983 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 1984 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10th | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
| 1985 | 1985 | Tom Raeke | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 1986 | Tom Raeke | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 1987 | Tom Raeke | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5th (South) | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 1988 | Tom Raeke | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6th (South) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 1989 | Tom Raeke | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–2nd (South) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1990 | Tom Raeke | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3rd (South) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 1991 | Tom Raeke | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 6 | 0 | T–6th (South) | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 1992 | Tom Raeke | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 1993 | Tom Raeke | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 1994 | Tom Raeke (week 1) / Michael Strachan (weeks 2–10) | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 1995 | Michael Strachan | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 1996 | Michael Strachan | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 1997 | Michael Strachan | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 1998 | Michael Strachan | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th (Red) | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 1999 | Michael Strachan | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th (Red) | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 2000 | Michael Strachan | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th (Bogan) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 2001 | Michael Strachan | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–4th (Bogan) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 2002 | Mark Sullivan | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | T–5th (Bogan) | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2003 | Mark Sullivan | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8th (Bogan) | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 2004 | Mark Sullivan | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7th (Bogan) | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 2005 | Mark Sullivan | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6th (Bogan) | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 2006 | Mark Sullivan | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | T–7th (Bogan) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 2007 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–7th (Bogan) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2008 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th (Bogan) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2009 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th (Bogan) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 2010 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 7 | 1 | 0 | W ECAC Northeast Bowl | — |
| 2011 | 2011 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–1st (Bogan) | 6 | 2 | 0 | Conference champions | — |
| 2012 | 2012 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 2013 | 2013 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 2014 | 2014 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | W ECAC North Atlantic Bowl | — |
| 2015 | 2015 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 2016 | 2016 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | W New England Bowl | — |
| 2017 | 2017 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 10 | 1 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | W New England Bowl | — |
| 2018 | 2018 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 2019 | 2019 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| Season canceled due to Covid-19 |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2023 | Tom Kelley | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | | | | | | | | — | — |

## 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