Teamname: | Western New England Golden Bears football |
Headcoach: | Jason Lebeau |
Headcoachyear: | 3rd |
Hcwins: | 36 |
Hclosses: | 18 |
Stadium: | Golden Bear Stadium |
Stadiumbuilt: | 2002 |
Stadcapacity: | 2,000 |
Stadsurface: | FieldTurf |
Location: | Springfield, Massachusetts |
Conference: | Conference of New England |
Firstyear: | 1970 |
Websitename: | wnegoldenbears.com |
Websiteurl: | https://wnegoldenbears.com/sports/football |
Atwins: | 232 |
Atlosses: | 237 |
Atties: | 4 |
Bowlwins: | 2 |
Bowllosses: | 1 |
Conftitles: | 6[1] |
Divtitles: | 2 |
Playoffs: | 1–6 |
Playoffapps: | 6 (2011, 2015–2019) |
The Western New England Golden Bears football team is a college football that competes as part of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, representing Western New England University in the Conference of New England (CNE).
Western New England claims 6 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2019.
2011 | 10–2 | 7–0 | Keith Emery | |
2015 | 10–1 | 7–0 | ||
2016 | 11–1 | 7–0 | ||
2017 | 8–3 | 5–0 | ||
2018† | 8–3 | 5–1 | Jason Lebeau | |
2019 | 9–2 | 7–0 |
2010† | 9–2 | 6–1 | N/A lost tiebreaker to Endicott | |||
2011 | 10–2 | 7–0 | W 20–13 |
The Colonels have appeared in the Division III playoffs six times, with an overall record of 1–6.
2011 | First Round | Salisbury | L, 24–62 | |
2015 | First Round | John Hopkins | L, 20–52 | |
2016 | First Round Second Round | Hartwick Alfred | W, 44–27 L, 24–30 | |
2017 | First Round | Delaware Valley | L, 0–35 | |
2018 | First Round | Frostburg State | L, 24–42 | |
2019 | First Round | Brockport | L, 28–33 |
Western New England has participated in three bowl games, and has a record of 2–1.
2010 | W 66–41 | |||
2021 | L 35–63 | |||
2023 | W 37–7 |