Western New England Golden Bears football
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| CurrentSeason =
| TeamName = Western New England Golden Bears football
| Image = Wne goldenbears wmark.png
| ImageSize = 200
| HeadCoach = Jason Lebeau
| HeadCoachYear = 7th
| HCWins = 42
| HCLosses = 22
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| Stadium = Golden Bear Stadium
| StadiumBuilt = 2002
| StadCapacity = 2,000
| StadSurface = FieldTurf
| Location = Springfield, Massachusetts
| Conference = CNE
| ConfDivision =
| FirstYear = 1970
| WebsiteName = wnegoldenbears.com/football
| WebsiteURL = https://wnegoldenbears.com/sports/football
| ATWins = 232
| ATLosses = 237
| ATTies = 4
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| BowlWins = 2
| BowlLosses = 1
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| DivTitles = 2
| Playoffs = 1–6 ({{winpct|1|6}})
| PlayoffApps = 6
(2011, 2015–2019)
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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).
Championships
= Conference championships =
Western New England claims 6 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2019.
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| 2011 | rowspan=3|New England Football Conference | 10–2 | 7–0 | rowspan=4|Keith Emery |
| 2015 | 10–1 | 7–0 | ||
| 2016 | 11–1 | 7–0 | ||
| 2017 | rowspan=3|Commonwealth Coast Football | 8–3 | 5–0 | |
| 2018† | 8–3 | 5–1 | rowspan=2|Jason Lebeau | |
| 2019 | 9–2 | 7–0 |
† Co-champions
= Division championships =
Western New England claims 2 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2011.
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| 2010† | rowspan=2|NEFC Boyd | rowspan=2|Keith Emery | 9–2 | 6–1 | colspan="2" | N/A lost tiebreaker to Endicott |
| 2011 | 10–2 | 7–0 | Framingham State | W 20–13 |
† Co-champions
Postseason games
=NCAA Division III playoff games=
Western New England has appeared in the Division III playoffs six times, with an overall record of 1–6.
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| 2011 | First Round | L, 24–62 |
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| 2015 | First Round | L, 20–52 |
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| 2016 | First Round | W, 44–27 |
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| 2017 | First Round | L, 0–35 |
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| 2018 | First Round | L, 24–42 |
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| 2019 | First Round | L, 28–33 |
=Bowl games=
Western New England has participated in three bowl games, and has a record of 2–1.
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| 2010 | Keith Emery | ECAC Bowl | Maine Maritime | W 66–41 |
| 2021 | rowspan=2|Jason Lebeau | New England Bowl | Merchant Marine | L 35–63 |
| 2023 | New England Bowl | UMass Dartmouth | W 37–7 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Commonwealth Coast Football navbox}}
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