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| 2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference season | |
| League: | NCAA Division III |
| Sport: | football |
| Prevseason Year: | 2022 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2024 |
| Duration: | September 1, 2023 November 18, 2023 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Tv: | LEC Network |
| Draft: | 2024 NFL draft |
| Draft Link: | 2024 NFL draft |
The 2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference season will be the 11th season of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference taking place during the 2023 NCAA Division III football season. The season will begin on September 1, 2023, with non-conference play and with conference play beginning on September 15, 2023.
| Bridgewater State | 11 | |
| Fitchburg State | 17 | |
| Framingham State | 28 | |
| Massachusetts Maritime | 13 | |
| Plymouth State | 13 | |
| UMass Dartmouth | 25 | |
| Western Connecticut | 21 | |
| Westfield State | n/a | |
| Worcester State | n/a |
The preseason poll was released on August 24, 2023.[1] [2]
| 1 | UMass Dartmouth | 63 (7) | |
| 2 | Bridgewater State | 53 | |
| 3 | Western Connecticut | 47 (1) | |
| 4 | Framingham State | 46 (1) | |
| 5 | Plymouth State | 41 | |
| 6 | Massachusetts Maritime | 29 | |
| 7 | Westfield State | 19 | |
| 8 | Worcester State | 16 | |
| 9 | Fitchburg State | 10 |
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | MASCAC record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater State | Joe Verria | 8 | 37–26 | 37–26 | 34–14 | |
| Fitchburg State | Zach Shaw | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Framingham State | Tom Kelley | 19 | 120–67–1 | 120–67–1 | 64–8 | |
| Massachusetts Maritime | Jeremy Cameron | 19 | 59–102 | 59–102 | 24–48 | |
| Plymouth State | Paul Castonia | 20 | 87–125 | 85–97 | 33–39 | |
| UMass Dartmouth | Josh Sylvester | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Western Connecticut | Joe Loth | 11 | 110–101 | 54–37 | 31–17 | |
| Westfield State | Pete Kowalski | 10 | 22–60 | 22–60 | 17–47 | |
| Worcester State | Adam Peloquin | 4 | 4–16 | 4–16 | 4–12 |
| Index to colors and formatting | |
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| MASCAC member won | |
| MASCAC member lost | |
| MASCAC teams in bold |
| Head to head | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team | Bridgewater State | Fitchburg State | Framingham State | Massachusetts Maritime | Plymouth State | UMass Dartmouth | Western Connecticut | Westfield State | Worcester State | |||||||
| Bridgewater State | — | L 14–38 | — | — | L 19–41 | — | L 28–35 | — | L 7–35 | |||||||
| Fitchburg State | W 38–14 | — | W 40–7 | W 21–3 | — | — | — | — | W 33–13 | |||||||
| Framingham State | — | L 7–40 | — | — | L 14–24 | W 33–7 | — | L 8–9 | — | |||||||
| Massachusetts Maritime | — | L 3–21 | — | — | — | W 26–0 | — | W 17–10 | L 19–22 | |||||||
| Plymouth State | W 41–19 | — | W 24–14 | — | — | — | W 55–20 | — | — | |||||||
| UMass Dartmouth | — | — | L 7–33 | L 0–26 | — | — | W 52–21 | — | L 0–59 | |||||||
| Western Connecticut | W 35–28 | — | — | — | L 20–55 | L 21–52 | — | L 0–42 | — | |||||||
| Westfield State | — | — | W 9–8 | L 10–17 | — | — | W 42–0 | — | — | |||||||
| Worcester State | W 35–7 | L 13–33 | — | W 22–19 | — | W 59–0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Rookie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |
| Week 1[4] | Dante Aviles-Santos | UMass Dartmouth | QB | Trell Best | UMass Dartmouth | DB | Braedyn DeMarco | UMass Dartmouth | K | Rocky Marchitelli | Fitchburg State | QB |
| Week 2[5] | Marvens Jean | UMass Dartmouth | WR | Trell Best (2) | UMass Dartmouth | DB | Isaiah Wright | Bridgewater State | RB | Jason Nickerson | UMass Dartmouth | DB |
| Week 3[6] | James Cahoon | Bridgewater State | QB | Ryan Justin | Worcester State | DL | Joey Naso | Bridgewater State | K | Lance Williams | Worcester State | WR |
| Week 4[7] | Adam Couch | Bridgewater State | RB | Jared Martino | Framingham State | LB | Isaiah Wright (2) | Bridgewater State | RB | Dae'Shawn Allen | Western Connecticut | RB |
| Najier Monteiro | Framingham State | LB | ||||||||||
| Week 5[8] | Devaun Ford | Framingham State | RB | Max Margeson | Westfield State | DB | Aiden Figueroa | Western Connecticut | RB | Cooper Harvey | Westfield State | K |
| Week 6[9] | Devaun Ford (2) | Framingham State | RB | Mike Henricksen | UMass Dartmouth | LB | Moise Nazaire | Framingham State | DB | Jorge Aquino Debes | Bridgewater State | DE |
| Week 7[10] | Keion Jones | Western Connecticut | QB | Cade Nelson | Westfield State | DL | Cooper Harvey | Westfield State | K | Dae'Shawn Allen (2) | Western Connecticut | RB |
| Week 8[11] | Luis Gonzalez | UMass Dartmouth | RB | Jack Cataldi | Plymouth State | RB | Angel Sanchez | UMass Dartmouth | WR | Dae'Shawn Allen (3) | Western Connecticut | RB |
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater State | Swenson Field | 1,600 | 1,504 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 2,000† | 1,500 | --- | --- | 7,204 | 1,441 | 90.1% |
| Fitchburg State | Elliot Field | 1,200 | 350 | 1,200† | 1,200† | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2,750 | 917 | 76.4% |
| Framingham State | Bowditch Field | 5,130 | 800 | 1,000† | 600 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2,400 | 900 | 17.5% |
| Massachusetts Maritime | Clean Harbors Stadium | 2,300 | 1,234 | 1,891 | 2,134† | 1,764 | --- | --- | --- | 7,023 | 1,756 | 76.3% |
| Plymouth State | Currier Memorial Field / Panther Field | 1,200 | 2,681 | 4,679† | 1,213 | 192 | --- | --- | --- | 8,765 | 2,191 | 182.6% |
| UMass Dartmouth | Cressy Field | 1,850 | 2,788† | 300 | 0 | 419 | --- | --- | --- | 3,507 | 877 | 47.4% |
| Western Connecticut | The WAC | 4,500 | 775 | 775 | 1,995† | 1,001 | 880 | --- | --- | 5,426 | 1,085 | 24.1% |
| Westfield State | Alumni Field | 4,000 | 2,000 | 1,017 | 2,326† | 1,207 | --- | --- | --- | 6,550 | 1,310 | 32.8% |
| Worcester State | John F. Coughlin Field | 2,500 | 0 | 245 | 912† | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1,157 | 386 | 15.4% |
On October 4, 2023, Anna Maria College announced it was leaving the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference and joining the MASCAC for the 2025–26 academic year.[12]
On October 10, 2023 Dean College announced it was leaving the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference and joining the MASCAC for the 2025–26 academic year.[13]