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Welcome to the 50th Anniversary Timeline of the WestConn Football Team! This timeline reflects back to the start of the team in 1969, and honors its growth to the present day team. This piece is dedicated to all of the coaches, players and supporters who have made the past 50 years of football at Western Connecticut State University into the excellent program that it is today.
Starting in 1970, WestConn plays all of their home games on the Osborne Street Field, an off-campus field, in Danbury, Connecticut.
Head Coach: Nick Cutelle Record: 0-2 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/26 L 7-55 Curry 10/24 L 7-48 @ Maine Maritime For all-time results, visit https://westconnathletics.com/documents/2020/3/27/GAME_BY_GAME_ALL_TIME_RESULTS_THROUGH_2019.pdf.
Nick Cutulle is named head coach of the Colonials in 1970, taking over for Jim Krayeske. In one season, Cutulle went 1-5.
Head Coach: Nick Cutelle Record: 1-5 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/25 L 0-39 @ Curry 10/2 W** 54-0 New England 10/9 L 27-39 @ Plymouth State 10/23 L 6-39…
Head Coach: Dave Rice Record: 1-7 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/23 L 7-28 Curry 9/30 W 35-6 @ New England 10/7 L 0-17 Plymouth State 10/14 L 0-21 @ Newark…
Dave Rice is named head coach of the WestConn football team starting in 1972. He posts a 9 – 17 record in three seasons.
Head Coach: Dave Rice Record: 4-5 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/22 L 0-3 Bridgewater State 9/29 L 0-14 @ New York Tech. 10/6 L 0-28 @ Plymouth State 10/13 W…
Head Coach: Dave Rice Record: 4-5 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/21 W 6-0 @Bridgewater State 9/28 L 0-30 @ RPI 10/4 L 22-27 Plymouth State 10/12 L 7-56 @ Southern…
Wes Brown is a member of the WCSU Football team from 1972 to 1975, serving as a captain for the ‘73 and ‘74 seasons. He returns to the team as…
Head Coach: Bill Sferro Record: 2-6 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/20 L 6-17 Bridgewater State 10/4 L 6-20 @ Plymouth State 10/10 L 6-21 Southern Connecticut 10/18 L 14-35 @…
Bill Sferro is appointed head coach before the 1975 season. In two seasons, Sferro posts a 6 – 10 record.
Head Coach: Bill Sferro Record: 4-4 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/25 L 6-10 Curry 10/2 W 16-14 New Haven 10/8 W 27-9 @ William Paterson 10/15 L 7-24 @ Bridgewater…
Head Coach: Carl Paight Record: 2-7 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/17 W 20-0 Jersey City State 9/24 L 0-7 @ Curry 10/1 W 20-17 New York Tech. 10/8 L 0-27…
Carl Paight takes over as head coach for three seasons starting in 1977. He amasses a 3 – 23 record.
Head Coach: Carl Paight Record: 0-8 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/15 L 0-7 @ Jersey City State 9/23 L 20-39 @ Curry 9/30 L 6-21 New Haven 10/7 L 8-24…
Leslie McMillan is an outstanding football player during his time at WestConn. He leads the team in rushing yards as a junior and senior, amassing a total of 1,500 rushing…
Head Coach: Carl Paight Record: 1-8 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/15 W 13-0 Maine Maritime 9/22 L 7-15 @ Curry 9/29 L 0-34 @ New Haven 10/6 L 0-10 Southern…
Head Coach: Steve Golden Record: 0-8-1 Date W/L/T Score Opponent 9/20 T 0-0 Curry 9/27 L 0-52 New Haven 10/4 L 0-37 @ WPI 10/11 L 0-12 @ Bridgewater State…
Steve Golden is named head coach at the start of the 1980 season and holds the position for two years. During this time, the Colonials go 1-16-1.
Head Coach: Steve Golden Record: 1-8 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/19 W 16-6 Maine Maritime 9/26 L 0-35 @ Plymouth State 10/3 L 0-31 @ Western New England 10/17 L…
Head Coach: Paul Pasqualoni Record: 2-7 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/18 L 0-21 @ Maine Maritime 9/25 L 0-46 Plymouth State 10/2 L 0-14 Western New England. 10/9 W 19-0…
Beginning in 1982, the Colonials play all of their home games on the Midtown Campus Field on the WCSU Midtown campus in Danbury, Connecticut.
Paul Pasqualoni is named head coach in 1982. Through five seasons with the team (1982-1986), Pasqualoni posts an overall record of 34-17. He achieves three of the best seasons in…
Head Coach: Paul Pasqualoni Record: 7-3 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/10 W 12-9 Coast Guard 9/17 W 21-8 Maine Maritime 9/24 L 0-27 @ Plymouth State 10/1 W 22-19 @…
Nicholas Mongillo plays defense for the Colonials. Mongillo amasses 236 career tackles, leading the team in 1983 and ‘84. For his efforts, he is named WestConn Defensive Player of the…
Head Coach: Paul Pasqualoni Record: 9-1 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/8 W 13-7 @ Coast Guard 9/15 W 19-6 @ Maine Maritime 9/22 L 16-23 Plymouth State 9/29 W 27-8…
Head Coach: Paul Pasqualoni Record: 10-2 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/7 W 35-8 Coast Guard 9/14 W 58-21 Maine Maritime 9/21 L 14-21 @ Plymouth State 9/29 W 30-14 @…
Patrick Hackett is a three-time All-New England Football Conference All Star on defense. Along with being named to the ECAC All-New England All Star Team in 1985, Hackett plays a…
Mike Megura is a standout back for WestConn. He helps lead the team to its first ever NCAA Playoff in 1985, as well as earning All-Conference honors that same year….
Head Coach: Paul Pasqualoni Record: 6-4 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/6 L 6-14 @ Coast Guard 9/13 W 42-17 Saint Lawrence 9/20 W 28-0 @ Wesley 10/3 L 9-31 @…
Head Coach: Chris Rippon Record: 1-8-1 Date W/L/T Score Opponent 9/12 T 20-20 @ Norwich 9/19 L 12-13 Albany State 9/26 W 24-7 Wesley 10/2 L 3-27 @ Springfield 10/9…
Head Coach: Chris Rippon Record: 3-7 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/10 L 16-28 Norwich 9/17 L 14-15 @ Albany State 9/23 W 25-13 @ William Paterson 10/1 L 21-24 @…
Head Coach: Chris Rippon Record: 2-8 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/9 L 6-24 Alfred 9/15 L 21-23 @ WPI 9/23 L 19-27 @ Norwich 9/30 L 0-21 Cortland State 10/7…
Ronald Gleissner is a four-year starter at nose tackle for coaches Paul Pasqualoni and Chris Rippon. During his time at WestConn, Gleissner is a 1989 preseason All-American selection, two-time CoSIDA…
Head Coach: Ken Brasington Record: 3-7 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/8 L 7-36 @ Alfred 9/15 L 7-36 WPI 9/22 L 14-33 Norwich 9/29 L 14-45 @ Cortland State 10/6…
Ken Brasington takes over as head coach in 1990, holding the position for two seasons. Brasington posts a career record of 4 – 16.
Head Coach: Ken Brasington Record: 1-9 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/13 L 8-16 Upsala 9/21 L 22-24 @ Norwich 9/28 L 6-30 @ Brockport State 10/5 L 3-33 Frostburg State…
Head Coach: John Cervino Record: 2-8 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/5 L 14-16 @ Kean 9/12 L 13-18 @ Upsala 9/19 L 14-37 Kings Point ~ 9/26 L 6-17 William…
John Cervino takes over as head coach before the 1992 season. He remains Head Coach of the Colonials’ football team for eight seasons, breaking multiple records and ushering in an…
Head Coach: John Cervino Record: 4-6 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/4 W 17-14 Kean 9/18 L 2-32 @ Kings Point ~ 9/24 L 21-28 @ William Paterson 10/2 W 31-18…
Head Coach: John Cervino Record: 1-9 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/3 L* 7-27 @ Kean 9/10 L 7-10 @ Saint John Fisher 9/17 L 7-27 @ Montclair State 10/1 L…
Head Coach: John Cervino Record: 6-3-1 Date W/L/T Score Opponent 9/2 T 13-13 Kean 9/9 L 0-31 Saint John Fisher 9/16 W 7-6 @ Brockport 9/23 W 26-13 William Paterson…
Kevin Reed plays on defense for the Colonials from 1994 to 1997. He holds the seasonal record for tackles for a loss with 20 in 1996, as well as the…
Head Coach: John Cervino Record: 6-4 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/6 L 0-16 @ Springfield ~ 9/14 W 14-7 @ Bridgewater State 9/21 W 20-16 Jersey City State 9/27 W…
The Colonials go 6 – 3 – 1 in 1995, posting their first winning season in 10 years and coming off a 1 – 9 record in 1994. WestConn is…
Adam Kennett is WestConn’s placekicker from 1996 to 1999. Kennett holds records for most field goals in a career (27), as well as for most field goals in a game (3)…
Head Coach: John Cervino Record: 4-6 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/6 W 15-3 Salve Regina 9/13 W 45-7 Bridgewater State 9/20 L 13-14 Jersey City State 9/27 W 40-14 William…
Matt LeFever is a four-year starter at quarterback from 1997 to 2000. LeFever boasts a career record of 29-13, including a 10-0 regular season record in 1999. As a junior,…
Head Coach: John Cervino Record: 5-5 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/12 L 14-18 @ UMass Dartmouth 9/19 W 27-16 New Jersey City 9/25 W 34-17 @ William Paterson 10/3 L…
Head Coach: John Cervino Record: 10-1 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/11 W 50-18 UMass Dartmouth 9/18 W 28-7 @ New Jersey City 9/25 W 47-7 William Paterson 10/2 W 12-9…
The Colonials finish their 1999 season 10-1, which includes its first ever undefeated regular season, the school’s first conference title and a national ranking of 14th in the USA Today…
Head Coach: Bob Surace Record: 10-1 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/2 W 43-15 @ Marist 9/9 W 47-0 @ Mount Ida 9/16 W 35-0 New Jersey City 9/23 W 43-17…
Bob Surace is named head coach before the start of the 2000 season. In two years at the head of the program, Surace accumulates an overall record of 18 –…
In 2000, the Colonials are selected to play in the ECAC bowl against Nichols College. WestConn dominates Nichols by a score 63 – 10, capturing their first ECAC Bowl win…
Head Coach: Bob Surace Record: 8-2 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/8 W 43-0 Mount Ida 9/22 W 22-10 William Paterson 9/29 W 33-17 Plymouth State ~ 10/6 W 13-7 Springfield…
Michael Toscano plays for WestConn from 1999 to 2001 where he serves as a two-time captain. In three seasons as a linebacker, Toscano leads the Colonials in tackles for two…
Head Coach: John Burrell Record: 7-3 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/14 W 42-12 @ Salve Regina 9/21 W 31-3 New Jersey City 9/27 W 34-27 @ William Paterson 10/5 W…
John Burrell is named head coach of the Colonials’ football team in 2002. Burrell went on to coach at WestConn for 10 seasons from 2002-2011. He finishes his coaching career…
Head Coach: John Burrell Record: 6-4 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/13 W 55-0 Salve Regina 9/20 L 19-25 @ Rowan 9/27 W 67-0 William Paterson 10/4 W 43-0 Plymouth State…
Head Coach: John Burrell Record: 5-5 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/3 W 31-17 Fitchburg State 9/11 W 44-14 @ Salve Regina 9/18 L 7-43 Rowan + 9/25 W 40-24 @…
Head Coach: John Burrell Record: 6-4 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/3 W 37-13 @ Saint Peter’s 9/10 W 35-0 William Paterson + 9/17 L 3-49 @ Rowan + 10/1 W…
Under Coach John Burrell and his pass-first offense, WestConn goes on a streak of consecutive winning seasons from 2002 to 2005 that sees quarterback Joe DiMeglio break records for passing…
Started during Coach John Cervino’s tenure, every April the WestConn football team volunteers their time at the Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut’s Greenknoll Day Camp. The Colonials put an emphasis…
Head Coach: John Burrell Record: 5-5 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/9 W 21-3 Saint Peter’s 9/16 W 34-13 Morrisville State 9/23 W 21-20 @ Iona 9/30 L 17-24 @ Rowan…
Head Coach: John Burrell Record: 4-6 Date W/L Score Opponent 8/31 L 7-20 Wagner 9/15 W 44-16 @ Morrisville State 9/22 W 41-37 Iona 9/29 L 18-40 Rowan + 10/6…
Head Coach: John Burrell Record: 2-8 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/12 L 27-30 Albright 9/20 L 26-43 @ Kean + 9/27 W 22-20 Buffalo State + 10/4 W 40-6 @…
Head Coach: John Burrell Record: 2-8 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/12 L 7-48 @ Albright 9/19 L 24-31 Kean + 9/26 L 26-37 @ Buffalo State + 10/3 L 17-25…
Head Coach: John Burrell Record: 0-10 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/10 L 28-41 Maritime 9/18 L 23-35 @ Brockport State + 9/25 L 0-45 Cortland State + 10/2 L 0-35…
Head Coach: John Burrell Record: 0-10 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/9 L 0-48 Maritime 9/17 L 17-82 @ Buffalo State + 9/24 L 33-44 Kean + 10/1 L 14-51 @…
Head Coach: Joe Loth Record: 1-8 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/1 L 17-63 @ Widener 9/15 L 14-72 @ Cortland State + 9/22 L 24-30 Rowan + 9/29 L 27-55…
Head Coach: Joe Loth Record: 8-2 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/13 W 44-7 @ Nichols 9/21 W 35-3 @ Plymouth State ^ 9/28 L 12-14 Framingham State ^ 10/5 W…
Head Coach: Joe Loth Record: 7-4 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/6-7 L 38-43 Hartwick 9/13 W 58-0 Nichols 9/20 W 45-7 Plymouth State ^ 9/27 L 31-48 @ Framingham …
Head Coach: Joe Loth Record: 5-5 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/5 L 23-34 @ Hartwick 9/12 W 48-33 Union 9/19 W 52-0 @ Plymouth State ^ 9/26 L 34-39 Framingham…
Head Coach: Joe Loth Record: 5-5 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/3 W 35-31 Hartwick 9/10 L 13-28 @ Union 9/17 L 19-27 Plymouth State ^ 9/24 L 17-23 @ Framingham …
Head Coach: Joe Loth Record: 5-5 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/2 W 48-47 @ Hartwick 9/16 W 37-29 Plymouth State ^ 9/23 W 37-23 Salve Regina 9/30 L 13-17 @…
Head Coach: Joe Loth Record: 8-2 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/8 W 33-22 @ Dean 9/15 W 32-28 @ Plymouth State ^ 9/22 W 40-21 @ Salve Regina 9/29 W…
On October 31st, 2018, Joe Loth passes John Cervino for the all-time winningest coach at WestConn with his 39th win. Loth completes the feat in seven seasons, one less than…
Head Coach: Joe Loth Record: 8-3 Date W/L Score Opponent 9/7 W-OT 12-9 @ William Paterson 9/14 W 41-16 Dean 9/21 W 42-33 @ Bridgewater State ^ 9/28 W…
Head Coach: Joe Loth Record: – Date W/L Score Opponent 9/5 – – William Paterson 9/12 – – @ Albright 9/19 – – Bridgewater State ^ 9/26 – – Worcester…
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University AdministrationDr. John Clark: University PresidentDr. Keith Betts: Vice President for Student Affairs
Athletic AdministrationLori Mazza: Director of Athletics and Recreational SportsScott Ames: Associate Athletic Director (SID & Compliance)Caitlin Crowley: Assistant Director of Internal and External AffairsJulie Perrelli: Faculty Athletics RepresentativeKimberley Moffett: Administrative AssistantAl Trimpert: Equipment ManagerAmy Shanks: Associate Director of RecreationJeremy Bunblasky: Athletic Communications AssistantNicki Gasch: Athletic Communications - New Media AssistantMike Lago Sr.: Strength & Conditioning Coordinator
Athletic Training StaffMark Allen: Head Athletic TrainerPatrick Hull: Athletic TrainerPete Algarin: Athletic TrainerMckenzie Miessau: Assistant Athletic Trainer
Football Coaching StaffJoe Loth: Head Football CoachMike Lago Sr.: Strength & Conditioning CoordinatorKevin Jones: Defensive Line CoachAlex Drayson: Offensive CoordinatorQuarterback CoachTom Manley: Co-Offensive CoordinatorOffensive Line CoachAcademic CoordinatorZachary Griffith: Wide Receivers CoachTyler Johnson: Defensive Line CoachFrank Rabassa: Rovers CoachJohn Svatik: Defensive Backs Coach
