New England Bowl Explained

New England Bowl Series
Years:	2016–present
Conference Tie-Ins:	At-large picks from ECFC, MASCAC, CCC Football, NEWMAC

The New England Bowl is an annual NCAA Division III post-season college football bowl game series established in 2016 by four New England football conferences (ECFC, MASCAC, CCC Football, NEWMAC) pulling their teams from the ECAC Bowl structure.^[1] All four conferences are eligible for postseason play and each of the 27 football-playing institutions is eligible to participate in the New England Bowl series. The criteria used by the commissioners to select the teams will require an overall winning percentage of .667 or higher and will evaluate overall record, conference record, conference standing, head-to-head results, and results versus teams selected for the NCAA Tournament.

The inaugural game was held on saturday, November 19, 2016, at Gaudet Field (Middletown, Rhode Island), with a victory of Framingham State over Salve Regina.^[2] The following year, the bowl was transformed into a series, with three or two bowl games played.

Game results

Season	Winner	Loser	Result	Source
2016
			37–34	^[3]
2017
			48–14	^[4]
	WPI		17–3	^[5]
2018
			34–19	^[6]
			38–22	^[7]
			17–14	^[8]
2019
			52–10	^[9]
	WPI		35–6	^[10]
2021
			63–35	^[11]
			42–16	^[12]
2022
	Plymouth State		21–20	^[13]
	Bridgewater State		34–24	^[14]
2023		UMass Dartmouth	37–7	^[15]
			37–34	^[16]

The 2020 bowls were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notes and References

1. Web site: New England conferences team up for bowl series. August 30, 2016.
2. Web site: Goal-line stand lifts Rams over Seahawks, 37-34. November 19, 2016.
3. Web site: 2016-11-19 . Football Wins Inaugural New England Bowl 37-34 over Salve Regina . en.
4. Web site: 2017-11-18 . Framingham State Defeats Football in Second Annual New England Bowl, 48-14 . en.
5. Web site: 2017-11-18 . Football Season Comes to a Close in New England Bowl Series vs. WPI . 2024-01-18 . Maritime College Athletics . en.
6. Web site: 2022-11-19 . Football Captures New England Bowl Title Behind MVP Cahoon . en.
7. Web site: 2018-11-17 . Mariners Claim New England Bowl With 38-22 Victory At Endicott; Tie Single-Season Program Record With Eight Wins . 2024-01-18 . United States Merchant Marine Academy . en.
8. Web site: 2018-11-17 . Football Falls 17-14 in Tightly Contested New England Bowl against Springfield . 2024-01-18 . Maritime College Athletics . en.
9. Web site: 2019-11-23 . Endicott Football Demolishes Dean in New England Bowl . 2024-01-18 . Endicott Observer . en.
10. Web site: Western Connecticut vs. WPI - Box Score - 11/23/2019 . 2024-01-18 . MASCAC . en.
11. Web site: 2021-11-20 . Football Wins New England Bowl In Historic Fashion . 2024-01-18 . United States Merchant Marine Academy . en.
12. Web site: Lee . Laurie Los . UMass Dartmouth makes ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays after winning New England Bowl . 2024-01-18 . New Bedford Standard-Times . en-US.
13. Web site: 2022-11-19 . FB: Sanchez, Panthers rally past Husson in New England Bowl . 2024-01-18 . Plymouth State University . en.
14. Web site: 2022-11-19 . Bridgewater State Defeats Catholic in DIII New England Football Bowl . en.
15. Web site: 2023-11-18 . Strong Defense, Timely Scoring Leads Football Past UMass-Dartmouth in New England Bowl Game . 2024-01-18 . Western New England University . en.
16. Web site: Winthrop . Christian . 2023-11-19 . Salve wins the New England Bowl! . 2024-01-18 . Newport Buzz . en-US.