| Plymouth State Panthers football | |
|---|---|
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| First season | 1970; 56 years ago (1970) |
| Athletic director | Kim Bownes |
| Head coach | Paul Castonia Devin Zeman[a] 22nd season, 111–111 (.500) |
| Stadium | Panther Field (capacity: 1,200) |
| Location | Plymouth, New Hampshire |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | MASCAC |
| All-time record | 312–206–7 (.601) |
| Bowl record | 5–8 (.385) |
| Conference championships | |
| 14 | |
| Rivalries | UMass Dartmouth |
| Colors | Green and white[1] |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | athletics.plymouth.edu/football |
ThePlymouth State Panthers football team representsPlymouth State University incollege football at theNCAA Division III level. The Panthers are members of theMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, fielding its team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference since 2013. The Panthers play their home games at Panther Field inPlymouth, New Hampshire.[2]
Their co-head coaches arePaul Castonia, who took over the position in 2003, andDevin Zeman who took over the position in 2020.[3]
Plymouth State claims 14 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2017.
| Year | Conference | Overall record | Conf. record | Coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | New England Football | 9–1 | 9–0 | Jay Cottone | |
| 1982 | 10–0 | 9–0 | |||
| 1983† | 9–2 | 8–1 | |||
| 1984 | 10–1 | 9–0 | |||
| 1985† | 8–3 | 8–1 | |||
| 1986 | 9–2–1 | 8–0–1 | Lou Desloges | ||
| 1987 | 10–1 | 5–0 | |||
| 1988 | 10–1 | 6–0 | |||
| 1990 | 9–2 | 5–0 | |||
| 1994† | Freedom Football | 10–1 | 6–0 | Don Brown | |
| 1995 | 9–1 | 7–0 | |||
| 2001† | 7–3 | 5–1 | Chris Rorke | ||
| 2008 | New England Football | 10–2 | 7–0 | Paul Castonia | |
| 2017† | Massachusetts State | 9–2 | 7–1 |
† Co-champions
Plymouth State claims 3 division titles, the most recent of which came in 1990.
| Year | Division | Coach | Overall Record | Conf. record | Opponent | CG result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NEFC North | Lou Desloges | 10–1 | 5–0 | Worcester State | W 40–0 |
| 1988 | 10–1 | 6–0 | Worcester State | W 62–0 | ||
| 1990 | 9–1 | 5–0 | Bridgewater State | W 26–7 |
† Co-champions
The Panthers have made five appearances in the Division III playoffs. Their combined record is 1–5.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | First Round | Union (NY) | L 14–26 |
| 1994 | First Round Second Round | Merchant Marine Ithaca | W 19–18 L 7–22 |
| 1995 | First Round | Union (NY) | L 7–24 |
| 2008 | First Round | Cortland | L 14–26 |
| 2017 | First Round | Brockport | L 0–66 |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Plymouth State Panthers[4] | ||||||||||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | Walter L. Murphy | NCAA | — | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | NEFC | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | Tom Bell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Charlie Currier | 5 | 4 | 0 | T-2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1977 | 1977 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9th | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | Dan Zaneski | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1979 | 1979 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T-5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | Jim Aguiar | 6 | 3 | 1 | T-4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1981 | 1981 | Jay Cottone | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 9 | 0 | 0 | Conference Champion | — | |||
| 1982 | 1982 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 9 | 0 | 0 | Conference Champion | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | WonECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 9 | 0 | 0 | LostFirst Round 14–26 | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | Lou Desloges | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 1 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | |||
| 1987 | 1987 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Won ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | FFC | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1993 | 1993 | Don Brown | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Won1994 First Round 19–18 Lost Second Round 7–22 | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | Lost1994 First Round 7–24 | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | Mike Kemp | 5 | 4 | 0 | T-4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T-2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost ECAC Championship | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | Chris Rorke | 8 | 3 | 0 | T-2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | Won ECAC Championship | — | |||
| 2000 | 2000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T-3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T-1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champion | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | Paul Castonia | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2004 | 2004 | — | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2006 | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | T-3rd | 4 | 3 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | Won ECAC Championship | — | |||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 0 | Lost2008 First Round 14–26[5] | — | |||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | Lost ECAC Championship[6] | — | |||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T-4th | 4 | 3 | — | — | |||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 5 | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T-6th | 1 | 6 | — | — | |||||
| 2013 | 2013 | MASCAC | 2 | 8 | 0 | T-8th | 1 | 7 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | — | — | |||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T-8th | 1 | 7 | — | — | |||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T-3rd | 4 | 4 | — | — | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 9 | 2 | 0 | T-1st | 7 | 1 | Lost2017 First Round 0–66[7] | — | |||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | — | — | |||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T-5th | 4 | 4 | — | — | |||||
| Season canceled due toCOVID-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Paul Castonia /Devin Zeman | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | WonNew England Bowl 21–20[8] | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| 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 theCollege Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overallwinning percentage[A 4] | ||||
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Murphy[12] | 1970–1971 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.455 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Tom Bell[13] | 1972–1975 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0.706 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Charlie Currier[14] | 1976–1977 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0.417 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Dan Zaneski[15] | 1978–1979 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.368 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Jim Aguiar[16] | 1980 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.650 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Jay Cottone[14] | 1981–1985 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0.868 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | – | – |
| 7 | Lou Desloges[17] | 1986–1992 | 73 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 0.774 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | – | – |
| 8 | Don Brown[18] | 1993–1995 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0.806 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | – | – |
| 9 | Mike Kemp[19] | 1996–1998 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0.613 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Chris Rorke[20] | 1999–2002 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 0.488 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 11 | Paul Castonia[21] | 2003–present | 182 | 85 | 97 | 0 | 0.467 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 2 | – | – |
| 12 | Devin Zeman | 2020–present | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0.545 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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