| 2021 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season | |
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| Sport | Football |
| Duration | September 3, 2020 – November 13, 2021 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Champions | Framingham State |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Framingham State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Dartmouth | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bridgewater State | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plymouth State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Connecticut | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts Maritime | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Worcester State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westfield State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fitchburg State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2021 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season was the season ofcollege football played by the nine member schools of theMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) as part of the2021 NCAA Division III football season. TheFramingham State Rams were conference champions; compiling perfect 8–0 records against conference opponents.
| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Overall record | Points scored | Points against |
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| 1 | Framingham State | Tom Kelley | 8–0 | 8–3 | 306 | 210 |
| T–2 | UMass Dartmouth | Mark Robichaud | 6–2 | 9–2 | 349 | 198 |
| T–2 | Bridgewater State | Joe Verria | 6–2 | 6–4 | 294 | 223 |
| 4 | Plymouth State | Paul Castonia | 5–3 | 5–5 | 176 | 152 |
| 5 | Western Connecticut | Joe Loth | 4–4 | 5–5 | 303 | 216 |
| T–6 | Massachusetts Maritime | Jeremy Cameron | 3–5 | 4–6 | 155 | 196 |
| T–6 | Worcester State | Adam Peloquin | 3–5 | 3–7 | 217 | 428 |
| 8 | Westfield State | Pete Kowalski | 1–7 | 1–9 | 131 | 311 |
| 9 | Fitchburg State | Scott Sperone | 0–8 | 0–10 | 90 | 366 |
| 2021Framingham State Rams football | |
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MASCAC champion | |
NCAA Division III First Round, L 0–45 atMuhlenberg | |
| Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (8–0 MASCAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Conor Tierney |
| Defensive coordinator | Joe Pappagallo |
| Home stadium | Bowditch Field |
Seasons ← 2020 2022 → | |
The2021 Framingham State Rams football team representedFramingham State University as a member of theMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Rams, led by 14th-year head coachTom Kelley, played their home games atBowditch Field inFramingham, Massachusetts.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | Brockport* | L 0–31 | [2] | |||
| September 11 | atSt. John Fisher* |
| L 7–38 | [3] | ||
| September 18 | UMass Dartmouth | W 45–21 | [4] | |||
| September 25 | Westfield State | W 41–6 | [5] | |||
| October 2 | atPlymouth State |
| W 33–0 | [6] | ||
| October 9 | atFitchburg State |
| W 35–0 | [7] | ||
| October 16 | Western Connecticut | W 35–21 | [8] | |||
| October 30 | atMassachusetts Maritime |
| W 23–14 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | Bridgewater State | W 47–13 | [10] | |||
| November 13 | atWorcester State |
| W 40–21 | [11] | ||
| November 20 | atMuhlenberg* | L 0–45 (First round) | [12] | |||
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| 2021UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football | |
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| Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (6–2 MASCAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Cressy Field |
Seasons | |
The2021 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team represented theUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth as a member of theMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Corsairs, led by 15th-year head coachMark Robichaud, played their home games atCressy Field inDartmouth, Massachusetts.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | atHusson* |
| W 21–14 | [13] | ||
| September 11 | Dean* | W 48–29 | [14] | |||
| September 18 | atFramingham State | L 21–45 | [15] | |||
| September 25 | Worcester State | W 52–7 | [16] | |||
| October 2 | atWestern Connecticut |
| L 19–34 | [17] | ||
| October 9 | Massachusetts Maritime | W 26–10 | [18] | |||
| October 16 | atWestfield State |
| W 26–16 | [19] | ||
| October 23 | Fitchburg State | W 40–0 | [20] | |||
| October 30 | atBridgewater State |
| W 26–20 | [21] | ||
| November 13 | Plymouth State | W 28–7 | [22] | |||
| November 20 | Alfred State* | W 42–16 (New England Bowl) | [23] | |||
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| 2021Bridgewater State Bears football | |
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| Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (6–2 MASCAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Swenson Field |
Seasons ← 2020 2022 → | |
The2021 Bridgewater State Bears football team representedBridgewater State University as a member of theMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Bears, led by 6th-year head coachJoe Verria, played their home games at Swenson Field inBridgewater, Massachusetts.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | atIthaca* |
| L 20–52 | [24] | ||
| September 11 | New England (ME)* |
| L 20–23(OT) | [25] | ||
| September 18 | Plymouth State |
| W 27–24 | [26] | ||
| September 25 | Western Connecticut |
| W 21–17 | [27] | ||
| October 2 | atFitchburg State |
| W 42–0 | [28] | ||
| October 9 | atWorcester State |
| W 49–13 | [29] | ||
| October 23 | Westfield State![]() |
| W 47–14 | [30] | ||
| October 30 | UMass Dartmouth |
| L 20–26 | [31] | ||
| November 6 | atFramingham State | L 13–47 | [32] | |||
| November 13 | atMassachusetts Maritime |
| W 35–7 | [33] | ||
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| 2021Plymouth State Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (5–3 MASCAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Devin Zeman (13th season) |
| Home stadium | Panther Field |
Seasons ← 2020 2022 → | |
The2021 Plymouth State Panthers football team representedPlymouth State University as a member of theMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Panthers, led by 18th-year head coachPaul Castonia, played their home games at Panther Field inPlymouth, New Hampshire.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | atCastleton* |
| L 0–13 | [34] | ||
| September 11 | Husson* |
| L 7–10 | [35] | ||
| September 18 | atBridgewater State |
| L 24–27 | [36] | ||
| October 2 | Framingham State |
| L 0–33 | [37] | ||
| October 9 | atWestern Connecticut |
| W 16–13 | [38] | ||
| October 16 | Fitchburg State |
| W 36–0 | [39] | ||
| October 23 | Worcester State |
| W 42–14 | [40] | ||
| October 30 | atWestfield State |
| W 17–7 | [41] | ||
| November 6 | Massachusetts Maritime |
| W 27–7 | [42] | ||
| November 13 | atUMass Dartmouth | L 7–28 | [43] | |||
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| 2021Western Connecticut Colonials football | |
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| Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–4 MASCAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | The WAC |
Seasons ← 2020 2022 → | |
The2021 Western Connecticut Colonials football team representedWestern Connecticut State University as a member of theMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Colonials, led by 9th-year head coachJoe Loth, played their home games at the WAC inDanbury, Connecticut.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | William Paterson* |
| W 24–21 | [44] | ||
| September 11 | Albright* |
| L 28–33 | [45] | ||
| September 17 | Westfield State |
| W 42–6 | [46] | ||
| September 24 | atBridgewater State |
| L 17–21 | [47] | ||
| October 2 | UMass Dartmouth |
| W 34–19 | [48] | ||
| October 9 | Plymouth State |
| L 13–16 | [49] | ||
| October 16 | atFramingham State | L 21–35 | [50] | |||
| October 23 | Massachusetts Maritime |
| L 20–22 | [51] | ||
| October 30 | atWorcester State |
| W 56–30 | [52] | ||
| November 13 | atFitchburg State |
| W 48–13 | [53] | ||
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| 2021Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football | |
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| Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–5 MASCAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Clean Harbors Stadium |
Seasons ← 2020 2022 → | |
The2021 Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football team representedMassachusetts Maritime Academy as a member of theMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Buccaneers, led by 17th-year head coachJeremy Cameron, played their home games at Clean Harbors Stadium inBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10 | Maritime* |
| W 14–6 | [54] | ||
| September 18 | atAnna Maria* |
| L 13–23 | [55] | ||
| September 25 | Fitchburg State |
| W 28–0 | [56] | ||
| October 2 | atWestfield State |
| W 16–8 | [57] | ||
| October 9 | atUMass Dartmouth | L 10–26 | [58] | |||
| October 16 | Worcester State |
| L 24–28 | [59] | ||
| October 23 | atWestern Connecticut |
| W 22–20 | [60] | ||
| October 30 | Framingham State |
| L 14–23 | [61] | ||
| November 6 | atPlymouth State |
| L 7–27 | [62] | ||
| November 13 | Bridgewater State |
| L 7–35 | [63] | ||
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| 2021Worcester State Lancers football | |
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| Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (3–5 MASCAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | John F. Coughlin Field |
Seasons ← 2020 2022 → | |
The2021 Worcester State Lancers football team representedWorcester State University as a member of theMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Lancers, led by 2nd-year head coachAdam Peloquin, played their home games at John F. Coughlin Field inWorcester, Massachusetts.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | atWPI* | L 20–38 | [64] | |||
| September 11 | Union* |
| L 13–62 | [65] | ||
| September 18 | Fitchburg State |
| W 38–35 | [66] | ||
| September 25 | atUMass Dartmouth | L 7–52 | [67] | |||
| October 9 | Bridgewater State |
| L 13–49 | [68] | ||
| October 16 | atMassachusetts Maritime |
| W 28–24 | [69] | ||
| October 23 | atPlymouth State |
| L 14–42 | [70] | ||
| October 30 | Western Connecticut |
| L 30–56 | [71] | ||
| November 6 | atWestfield State |
| W 33–30 | [72] | ||
| November 13 | Framingham State |
| L 21–40 | [73] | ||
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| 2021Westfield State Owls football | |
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| Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (1–7 MASCAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
Seasons ← 2020 2022 → | |
The2021 Westfield State Owls football team representedWestfield State University as a member of theMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Owls, led by 8th-year head coachPete Kowalski, played their home games at Alumni Field inWestfield, Massachusetts.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | atNichols* |
| L 6–21 | [74] | ||
| September 10 | Western New England* |
| L 0–48 | [75] | ||
| September 17 | atWestern Connecticut |
| L 6–42 | [76] | ||
| September 25 | atFramingham State | L 6–41 | [77] | |||
| October 2 | Massachusetts Maritime |
| L 8–16 | [78] | ||
| October 16 | UMass Dartmouth |
| L 16–26 | [79] | ||
| October 23 | atBridgewater State |
| L 14–47 | [80] | ||
| October 30 | Plymouth State |
| L 7–17 | [81] | ||
| November 6 | Worcester State |
| L 30–33 | [82] | ||
| November 13 | atFitchburg State |
| W 38–20 | [83] | ||
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| 2021Fitchburg State Falcons football | |
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| Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 0–10 (0–8 MASCAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Elliot Field |
Seasons ← 2020 2022 → | |
The2021 Fitchburg State Falcons football team representedFitchburg State University as a member of theMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the2021 NCAA Division III football season. The Falcons, led by 1st-year head coachScott Sperone, played their home games at Elliot Field inFitchburg, Massachusetts.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | atDean* |
| L 6–42 | [84] | ||
| September 11 | Castleton* |
| L 0–35 | [85] | ||
| September 18 | atWorcester State |
| L 35–38 | [86] | ||
| September 25 | atMassachusetts Maritime |
| L 0–28 | [87] | ||
| October 2 | Bridgewater State |
| L 16–26 | [88] | ||
| October 9 | Framingham State |
| L 0–35 | [89] | ||
| October 16 | atPlymouth State |
| L 0–36 | [90] | ||
| October 23 | atUMass Dartmouth | L 0–40 | [91] | |||
| November 6 | Western Connecticut |
| L 13–48 | [92] | ||
| November 13 | Westfield State |
| L 20–38 | [93] | ||
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Offensive Player of the Year – Devaun Ford,Framingham State,running back
Defensive Player of the Year –Joshua Onujiogu,Framingham State,defensive end
Offensive Lineman of the Year – Bryan Lawton,Framingham State,guard
Offensive Rookie of the Year – Dante Aviles-Santos,UMass Dartmouth,quarterback
Defensive Rookie of the Year – Dylan DeWolfe,Framingham State,linebacker
Coach of the Year –Tom Kelley,Framingham State