| Teamname: | Western Connecticut Wolves football |
| Firstyear: | 1969 |
| Athleticdirector: | Lori Mazza |
| Headcoach: | Joe Loth |
| Headcoachyear: | 11th |
| Hcwins: | 68 |
| Hclosses: | 43 |
| Stadium: | The WAC |
| Stadiumbuilt: | 1995 |
| Stadcapacity: | 4,500 |
| Stadsurface: | FieldTurf |
| Location: | Danbury, Connecticut |
| Ncaadivision: | III |
| Conference: | MASCAC |
| Pastaffiliations: | NAIA Independent NEFC Division III Independent FFC NJAC |
| Atwins: | 230 |
| Atlosses: | 282 |
| Atties: | 4 |
| Bowlwins: | 2 |
| Bowllosses: | 2 |
| Playoffapps: | 4 |
| Playoffs: | 1–4 |
| Conftitles: | 4 |
| Rivalries: | Framingham State[1] |
| Mascotdisplay: | Wolves |
| Websitename: | westconnathletics.com |
| Websiteurl: | https://westconnathletics.com/sports/football |
The Western Connecticut Wolves football team represents Western Connecticut State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Wolves are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), fielding its team in the MASCAC since 2013. The Wolves play their home games at the WAC in Danbury, Connecticut.[2] The team was previously known as the Western Connecticut Colonials and Western Connecticut Indians.
Their head coach is Joe Loth, who took over the position for the 2012 season.[3]
Western Connecticut State College, now known as Western Connecticut State University, established its college football team in 1969, initially named the Western Connecticut Indians. The team's first head coach was Jim Krayeske, who guided them to a 2–2–1 record during their debut season in the Freedom Football League.[4] In recognition of his contributions, Krayeske was inducted into the WestConn Hall of Fame in 2013.[5] The team held their inaugural home game on October 25, 1969, at Osborne Street Field, where they faced New Haven.[6]
Western Connecticut claims 4 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2023.
| 1985† | 10–2 | 8–1 | Paul Pasqualoni | ||
| 1999 | 10–1 | 6–0 | John Cervino | ||
| 2001† | 8–2 | 5–1 | Bob Surace | ||
| 2023† | 10–2 | 8–1 | Joe Loth |
Western Connecticut has appeared in the Division III playoffs four times, with an overall record of 1–4.
| 1985 | First Round | Montclair State | L, 0–28 | |
| 1999 | Second Round | Montclair State | L, 24–32 | |
| 2001 | First Round Second Round | Westfield State Rowan | W, 8–7 L, 14–43 | |
| 2023 | First Round | Johns Hopkins | L, 20–62 |
Western Connecticut has participated in nine bowl games, and has a record of 2–2.
| 2000 | W 63–10 | |||
| 2013 | W 48–35 | |||
| 2014 | L 14–28 | |||
| 2019 | L 6–35 |
| Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Krayeske | 1969 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2 | Nick Cutulle[10] | 1970–1971 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 | Dave Rice[11] | 1972–1974 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 4 | Bill Sferro[12] | 1975–1976 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 5 | Carl Paight[13] | 1977–1979 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 6 | Steve Golden | 1980–1981 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | Paul Pasqualoni[14] | 1982–1986 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| 8 | Chris Rippon[15] | 1987–1989 | 30 | 6 | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | Ken Brasington[16] | 1990–1991 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | John Cervino[17] | 1992–1999 | 81 | 39 | 41 | 1 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |||
| 11 | Bob Surace[18] | 2000–2001 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| 12 | John Burrell[19] | 2002–2011 | 100 | 37 | 63 | 0 | 20 | 54 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 13 | Joe Loth[20] | 2012–present | 101 | 61 | 40 | 0 | 48 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 | ||||||||
| Western Connecticut Indians | ||||||||||||||
| 1969 | 1969 | Jim Krayeske | — | — | FFL | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Western Connecticut Colonials | ||||||||||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | Nick Cutulle | NAIA | Division I | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1972 | 1972 | Dave Rice | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1974 | 1974 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | Bill Sferro | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | 1977 | Carl Paight | NCAA | Division III | — | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1978 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | NEFC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1980 | 1980 | Steve Golden | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10th | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | Paul Pasqualoni | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1983 | 1983 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 10 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1986 | 1986 | Independent | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | 1987 | Chris Rippon | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | 1988 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | Ken Brasington | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | John Cervino | FFC | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | 1993 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14[22] | |||||
| 2000 | 2000 | Bob Surace | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | W ECAC Northeast Bowl | 20[23] | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | 8 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | |||||
| 2002 | 2002 | John Burrell | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2003 | 2003 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | NJAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2005 | 2005 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10th | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10th | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | Joe Loth | 1 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2013 | 2013 | MASCAC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | W ECAC Northeast Bowl[24] | — | |||
| 2014 | 2014 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | L ECAC Northeast Bowl[25] | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 8 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | L New England Bowl[26] | — | ||||
| Season canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Joe Loth | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Western Connecticut Wolves | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2022 | Joe Loth | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2023 | |||||||||||||