# Westfield State Owls football

The Westfield State Owls football team represents Westfield State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Owls are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, fielding its team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference since 2013. The Owls play their home games at Alumni Field in Westfield, Massachusetts.
Their head coach is Lou Conte, who took over the position for the 2024 season.

## Conference affiliations

* New England Football Conference (1982–2012)
* Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2013–present)

## Championships
### Conference championships

Westfield State claims 1 conference title, which came in 2001.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
| 2001 | New England Football Conference | 10–1 | 6–0 | Steve Marino |
† Co-champions

### Division championships

Westfield State claims 3 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2003.
| Year | Division | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Opponent | CG result |
| 2001 | NEFC Bogan | Steve Marino | 10–1 | 6–0 | Nichols | W 12–0 |
| 2002 | NEFC Bogan | Steve Marino | 8–3 | 6–0 | UMass Dartmouth | L 0–16 |
| 2003 | NEFC Bogan | Steve Marino | 7–3 | 6–0 | Curry | L 0–36 |
† Co-champions

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

Westfield State has appeared in the Division III playoffs one time, with an overall record of 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2001 | First Round | Western Connecticut | L, 7–8 |

### Bowl games

Westfield State has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.
| Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
| 2002 | Steve Marino | ECAC Bowl | Cortland | L 7–30 |

## 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 | Roger LeClerc | 1982 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Howard Murphy | 1983–1985 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0.393 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0.393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jake Murdock | 1986–1989 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0.514 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0.577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Steve Marino | 1990–2013 | 235 | 119 | 115 | 1 | 0.509 | 90 | 75 | 0 | 0.545 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Pete Kowalski | 2014–2023 | 82 | 22 | 60 | 0 | 0.268 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
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| 1982 | 1982 | Roger LeClerc | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 1983 | Howard Murphy | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 1984 | Howard Murphy | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 1985 | Howard Murphy | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 1986 | Jack Murdock | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 1987 | Jack Murdock | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd (South) | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 1988 | Jack Murdock | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd (South) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 1989 | Jack Murdock | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–2nd (South) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1990 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–4th (South) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 1991 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th (South) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 1992 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 1993 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 1994 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 1995 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 1996 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 1997 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 1998 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th (Red) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 1999 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th (Red) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 2000 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–5th (Bogan) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 2001 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 6 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 2002 | 2002 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2003 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 2004 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd (Bogan) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 2005 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th (Bogan) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 2006 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | T–7th (Bogan) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 2007 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2008 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2009 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd (Bogan) | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 2010 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 2011 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th (Bogan) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2012 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | NEFC | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th (Bogan) | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 2013 | Steve Marino | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2014 | Pete Kowalski | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2015 | Pete Kowalski | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2016 | Pete Kowalski | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2017 | Pete Kowalski | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 2018 | Pete Kowalski | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 2019 | Pete Kowalski | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Season canceled due to COVID-19 |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Pete Kowalski | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | Pete Kowalski | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2023 | Pete Kowalski | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | | | | | | | | — | — |