| Teamname: | Fitchburg State Falcons football |
| Firstyear: | 1984 |
| Athleticdirector: | Matthew Burke |
| Headcoach: | Izzy Abraham |
| Headcoachyear: | 1st |
| Hcwins: | 0 |
| Hclosses: | 0 |
| Stadium: | Elliot Field |
| Stadcapacity: | 1,200 |
| Stadsurface: | FieldTurf |
| Location: | Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
| Ncaadivision: | III |
| Conference: | MASCAC |
| Pastaffiliations: | NEFC |
| Atwins: | 110 |
| Atlosses: | 253 |
| Atties: | 1 |
| Bowlwins: | 0 |
| Bowllosses: | 1 |
| Divtitles: | 2 NEFC Bogan Division (2004–2005) |
| Rivalries: | Worcester State (Sterling Cup) |
| Mascotdisplay: | Falcons |
| Websitename: | fitchburgfalcons.com |
| Websiteurl: | https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/fball/index |
The Fitchburg State Falcons football team represents Fitchburg State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Falcons are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, fielding its team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference since 2013. The Falcons play their home games at Elliot Field in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.[1]
Fitchburg State is known for the longest college football losing streak at the time, which ended in 1989 after thirty-plus losses. The school was featured in many news sources, such as The New York Times, ESPN, and many local newspapers.[2] Fitchburg State defeated Southeastern Massachusetts on October 14, 1989 by the score of 33–7. It was the first Fitchburg State win in over four years. In the ensuing celebrations at Fitchburg, five people were arrested.[3]
On September 9, 2023, Taylor Crout became the first female football player to play a non-kicking position in an NCAA game at any level, which she did for the Falcons.[4]
The Falcons’ head coach is Izzy Abraham, who took over the position for the 2024 season.[5]
| Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984–1989 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | [8] | 1990–1992 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | [9] | 1993–1995 | 3 | 21 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | [10] | 1996–1997 | 1 | 15 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | [11] [12] | 1998–2001 | 11 | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | [13] [14] | 2002–2006, 2011–2017 | 44 | 41 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | [15] [16] | 2007–2010 | 10 | 18 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | [17] [18] | 2018–2019 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | [19] [20] | 2021–2022 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | [21] | 2022 (interim) | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | [22] [23] [24] | 2023 | ||||||||||
| 12 | 2024–present |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Fitchburg State Falcons[25] | ||||||||||||||
| 1984 | 1984 | Dave Secino | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | NEFC | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11th | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1987 | 1987 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6th (South Div.) | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7th (South Div.) | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th (South Div.) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | Vin Keough | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–4th (South Div.) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–6th (South Div.) | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | Mike Woessner | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | Chris Nugai | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | Dave Flynn | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th (Red Div.) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1999 | 1999 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd (Red Div.) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd (Bogan Div.) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th (Bogan Div.) | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | Patrick Haverty | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd (Bogan Div.) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2003 | 2003 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4th (Bogan Div.) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1st (Bogan Div.) | 6 | 0 | 0 | L North Atlantic Bowl | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st (Bogan Div.) | 6 | 0 | 0 | L Northeast Bowl | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–4th (Bogan Div.) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | Paul McGonagle | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–5th (Bogan Div.) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2008 | 2008 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–3rd (Bogan Div.) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–6th (Bogan Div.) | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–7th (Bogan Div.) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | Patrick Haverty | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8th (Bogan Div.) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2012 | 2012 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th (Bogan Div.) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | MASCAC | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2015 | 2015 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | L Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Bowl | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | Jim McGuire | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Season canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Scott Sperone | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | Scott Sperone (games 1–5) / Mark Sullivan (games 6–10) | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | Zach Shaw | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||