| Teamname: | Dean Bulldogs football |
| Firstyear: | 1957 |
| Athleticdirector: | Eric Desmond Lee (Vice President of Athletics and Recreation)[1] |
| Headcoach: | Andrae Murphy |
| Headcoachyear: | 3rd |
| Hcwins: | 3 |
| Hclosses: | 17 |
| Stadium: | Dale Lippert Field |
| Stadcapacity: | 1,500 |
| Stadsurface: | Grass |
| Location: | Franklin, Massachusetts |
| Ncaadivision: | III |
| Conference: | ECFC |
| Atwins: | 310 |
| Atlosses: | 232 |
| Atties: | 5 |
| Bowlwins: | 1 |
| Bowllosses: | 1 |
| Conftitles: | 5 |
| Mascotdisplay: | Bulldog |
| Websitename: | deanbulldogs.com |
| Websiteurl: | https://deanbulldogs.com/sports/football |
The Dean Bulldogs football team represents Dean College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bulldogs are members of the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC), fielding its team in the ECFC since 2016.[2] The Bulldogs play their home games at Dale Lippert Field in Franklin, Massachusetts.[3]
Their head coach is Andrae Murphy, who took over the position for the 2022 season.[4]
The team was formally known as the Red Demons until 1994 when the school went from Dean Junior College to Dean College.[5]
| Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sal Lombardo[7] [8] | 1957–1963 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2 | Bruce Marshall[9] | 1964–1965 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 3 | Jim Wolfe | 1966–1970 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 4 | Thomas H. Bell | 1971 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 5 | Tom Schoen[10] | 1972–1973 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 6 | George Colfer | 1974 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 7 | Gary Scutt | 1975–1977 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | Dean Peterson | 1978–1979 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | James Attaway[11] | 1980–1989 | 78 | 50 | 27 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | Bill McKeown[12] | 1990, 1992 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | Rich Flanders[13] | 1991 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | Tom Rezzuti[14] | 1993 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | Jim Foster[15] | 1994–1995 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 13 | Roger Pollard[16] | 1996–1997 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 14 | Jack Charney[17] [18] | 1998–2003 | 53 | 20 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 15 | Todd Vasey[19] | 2004–2015 | 120 | 82 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 16 | Steve Tirrell[20] | 2016–2021 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 17 | Andrae Murphy[21] | 2022–present | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Dean Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | 1957 | Sal Lombardo | NJCAA | — | — | NR | ||||||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | |||||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | NR | ||||||||||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | |||||||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1964 | 1964 | Bruce Marshall | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1966 | 1966 | Jim Wolfe | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1971 | 1971 | Thomas Bell | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | Tom Schoen | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | |||||||||
| 1974 | 1974 | George Colfer | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1975 | 1975 | Gary Scutt | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | |||||||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1978 | 1978 | Dean Peterson | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1981 | 1981 | James Attaway | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | |||||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 7 | 5 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | |||||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | Bowl game berth | ||||||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1990 | 1990 | Bill McKeown | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1991 | 1991 | Rich Flanders | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | Bowl game berth | |||||||
| 1992 | 1992 | Bill McKeown | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1993 | 1993 | Tom Rezzuti | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1994 | 1994 | Jim Foster | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | Roger Pollard | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1997 | 1997 | NEFC | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1998 | 1998 | Jack Charney | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | Conference Champions | ||||||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 3 | 7 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2004 | 2004 | Todd Vasey | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | Conference Champions | ||||||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | Conference Champions | ||||||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | Conference Champions | ||||||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | Bowl game berth | ||||||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | Steve Tirell | Club team | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | |||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |
| 2018 | 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champions | — | ||||
| Season canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Steve Tirell | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | Andrae Murphy | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||