| Teamname: | Worcester State Lancers football |
| Athleticdirector: | Michael Mudd |
| Headcoach: | Zach Besaw (interim) |
| Headcoachyear: | 1st |
| Hcwins: | 2 |
| Hclosses: | 2 |
| Stadium: | John F. Coughlin Field |
| Stadcapacity: | 2,500 |
| Stadsurface: | FieldTurf |
| Location: | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Ncaadivision: | III |
| Conference: | MASCAC |
| Pastaffiliations: | Independent NEFC |
| Atwins: | 185 |
| Atlosses: | 181 |
| Rivalries: | Fitchburg State (Sterling Cup) |
| Mascotdisplay: | Lancer |
| Websitename: | wsulancers.com |
| Websiteurl: | https://www.wsulancers.com/sports/fball/index |
The Worcester State Lancers football team represents Worcester State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Lancers are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), fielding its team in the MASCAC since 2013. The Lancers play their home games at John F. Coughlin Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]
Their head coach is Adam Peloquin, who took over the position for the 2020 season.[2]
Worcester State claims 3 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 1997.
| 1995 | 9–2 | 8–0 | Brien Cullen | |
| 1996 | 10–1 | 8–0 | ||
| 1997† | 8–3 | 7–1 |
Worcester State claims 4 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2011.
| 1987 | 7–2 | 5–0 | L 0–40 | |||
| 1988 | 7–3 | 5–1 | L 0–62 | |||
| 2000† | 7–2 | 5–1 | N/A lost tiebreaker to Bridgewater State | |||
| 2011† | 8–3 | 6–2 | N/A lost tiebreaker to Framingham State | |||
Worcester State has participated in seven bowl games, and has a record of 1–6.
| 1995 | L 12–69 | |||
| 1996 | L 21–27 | |||
| 1997 | L 13–14 | |||
| 2001 | W 36–35 | |||
| 2002 | L 29–55 | |||
| 2003 | L 7–21 | |||
| 2011 | L 6–26 |
| Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [6] | 1985–2019 | 130 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5× NEFC Coach of the Year (1987, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2011) | |||||||
| 2 | [7] | 2020–present | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | ||||||||
| Worcester State Lancers | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | 1983 | Brien Cullen | Club team | |||||||||||
| 1984 | 1984 | |||||||||||||
| 1985 | 1985 | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | 1986 | NEFC | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1987 | 1987 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1st (South) | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1st (South) | 5 | 1 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–2nd (South) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2nd (South) | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | 8 | 2 | 0 | T–3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L ECAC Northeast Bowl | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L ECAC Northeast Bowl | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | L ECAC Northeast Bowl | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th (Bogan) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6th (Bogan) | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 7 | 2 | 0 | T–1st (Bogan) | 5 | 1 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2nd (Bogan) | 5 | 1 | 0 | W ECAC Northeast Bowl | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2nd (Bogan) | 5 | 1 | 0 | L ECAC Northeast Bowl | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2nd (Bogan) | 5 | 1 | 0 | L ECAC Northeast Bowl | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–4th (Bogan) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th (Bogan) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th (Bogan) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th (Bogan) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th (Bogan) | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th (Bogan) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th (Bogan) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st (Bogan) | 6 | 2 | 0 | L ECAC Northwest Bowl | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5th (Bogan) | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | MASCAC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2014 | 2014 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Season canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Adam Peloquin | NCAA | Division III | MASCAC | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | — | — | |||||||||||