https://www.mascac.com en-us https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MASCAC_Football_Announcement A new era in gridiron excitement is set to begin shortly for the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, as football will become the league’s newest championship sport beginning with the 2013-14 academic year. MASCAC Commissioner Angela Baumann announced earlier today that six core conference member institutions: Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Westfield State University and Worcester State University will join with affiliate member institutions Plymouth State University, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Western Connecticut State University to form a nine-team playing league that will kick off conference competition for the 2013 season Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MASCAC_Football_Announcement https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Worcester_Reno_Yale Former Worcester State three year starter and defensive coordinator Tony Reno was named last week as the new Head Football Coach at Yale University. Reno served as the defensive coordinator at Harvard for the past three seasons before taking his new position Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Worcester_Reno_Yale https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Framingham_Kelley_Gridiron_Club Framingham State Head Football Coach and Director of Athletics Tom Kelley has been named as the recipient of the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston's Division II-III Head Coach of the Year and will be honored at the organization's awards banquet on Thursday, January 12th Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Framingham_Kelley_Gridiron_Club https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Framingham_Globe_Figueroa For Tyrone Figueroa, the road from rough-edged East Boston to the calm of the suburban school on the hill, at Framingham State University, was not paved with gold Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Framingham_Globe_Figueroa https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Framingham_NEFW_Release Framingham State sophomore running back Melikke Van Alstyne and senior offensive tackle Dan Fox are among 28 players representing 20 different teams who have been named to the 2011 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Framingham_NEFW_Release https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MMA_Butler_NEFW_Release Massachusetts Maritime senior linebacker Walter Butler continues to earn accolades for his outstanding campaign on the gridiron this past fall, as he is one of 28 student-athletes, including six representing the New England Football Conference, to be named to the 2011 New England Football Writers Association Division II-III All-Star team that was announced late last week Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MMA_Butler_NEFW_Release https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Westfield_O-Connell_NEFW Westfield State University senior defensive back Ryan O'Connell has been named to the 2011 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England team and is the only defensive back from the 16-team New England Football Conference selected to the prestigious squad Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Westfield_O-Connell_NEFW https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Bridgewater_ECAC_Northeast_Bowl Bridgewater State will host Alfred in the 2011 ECAC Northeast Bowl on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Field in Bridgewater, Mass. beginning at Noon EST, as the Bears bring a five-game winning streak and a 7-2 mark into the contest Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Bridgewater_ECAC_Northeast_Bowl https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Worcester_ECAC_Northwest_Bowl Worcester State hits the road for the 2011 ECAC Northwest Bowl on Saturday afternoon in Newport, R.I., as the 8-2 Lancers will take on Salve Regina in search of their fourth straight victory in a contest that kicks off at Noon EST Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Worcester_ECAC_Northwest_Bowl https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MMA_Butler_Herald Walter Butler isn’t your typical college football player. First off, the Massachusetts Maritime senior linebacker is up at the crack of dawn for room inspection and morning formation. At least two mornings each week, he rises even earlier to hit the weight room. There is no such thing as going back to sleep or skipping class. And all that is perfectly fine with Butler Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MMA_Butler_Herald https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MMA_Butler_Faces The play of Massachusetts Maritime senior linebacker Walter Butler on the gridiron this fall has made him stand out, and in the coming week, he won’t be just another face in the crowd. Butler is one of seven individuals who are featured in the November 7th edition of Sports Illustrated’s “Faces In The Crowd” column, as he becomes the second Buccaneer student-athlete to appear in the prestigious national publication in two years Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MMA_Butler_Faces https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Maritime_Butler_NEFC_10-22-11 Massachusetts Maritime senior linebacker Walter Butler earned the nod as the New England Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks on Saturday evening for his efforts in the Buccaneers’ 34-6 victory over Maine Maritime in the 39th Annual Admiral’s Cup at Clean Harbors Stadium Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Maritime_Butler_NEFC_10-22-11 https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Worcester_Tokarz_NEFC Worcester State senior quarterback Tony Tokarz has been selected as this week’s New England Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in a 31-30 triumph over Coast Guard on Saturday Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Worcester_Tokarz_NEFC https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Framingham_Van_Alstyne_NEFC Framingham State sophomore running back Melikke Van Alstyne was named as the New England Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week over the weekend after rushing for 251 yards and five touchdowns in the Rams' 42-14 victory at Maine Maritime Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Framingham_Van_Alstyne_NEFC https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MMA_Butler_NEFC Massachusetts Maritime senior linebacker Walter Butler was named as the New England Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career on Saturday evening for his efforts in the Buccaneers' 23-19 victory over previously unbeaten Worcester State Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MMA_Butler_NEFC https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Maritime_Sheridan_Chelmsford Football has never been more challenging for Evan Sheridan and it’s never been more enjoyable. “I’ve always thought the higher the level of competition, the more fun it would be,” said Sheridan, a junior defensive back at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy who played his high school football at Chelmsford High. “It’s more competitive and more fun.” Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Maritime_Sheridan_Chelmsford https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Worcester_Jones_Telegram Cam Jones is known at Worcester State as one of the quietest and most laid back and easy-going guys on campus. Then the senior linebacker steps on to the football field Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Worcester_Jones_Telegram https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MMA_Gustafson_Globe Plymouth’s Stefan Gustafson, a sophomore on the Massachusetts Maritime Academy football team, is showcasing his all-around skills this season. Gustafson was named the New England Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a punt 54 yards for the decisive score in a 19-14 opening victory over Western New England Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MMA_Gustafson_Globe https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Framingham_Silva_Gold_Helmet Framingham State University freshman quarterback Matt Silva received the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston College Division Gold Helmet award this afternoon at the New England Football Writers’ weekly luncheon at Harvard University Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Framingham_Silva_Gold_Helmet https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MMA_Gustafson_NEFC Massachusetts Maritime sophomore Stefan Gustafson was named on Saturday evening as the New England Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in the Buccaneers’ season-opening 19-14 victory over Western New England Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MMA_Gustafson_NEFC https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Fitchburg_Telegram_Preview Fans of the Fitchburg State football team must have felt far removed from its middle-of-the-decade glory days when the Falcons finished 2010 with a 1-9 record. However, just a few months later, there was hope as Pat Haverty, the school’s winningest coach, was brought in for his second stint at the helm Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Fitchburg_Telegram_Preview https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Fitchburg_Telegram_Kimber Jeremy Kimber has done it all when it comes to playing football in the city of Fitchburg. He played for Fitchburg High for four seasons, quarterbacking the varsity squad his final three years. As a senior in 2007, he threw for 20 touchdowns and more than 1,200 yards to earn Division 1 North MVP honors. Kimber was named as a Telegram & Gazette Super Team member that season after bringing the Red Raiders to the playoffs Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Fitchburg_Telegram_Kimber https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Framingham_Milford_Football Tom Kelley remembers how it was at Framingham State College. Heck, he was there at the beginning, in 1972 (perspective: three years before Carlton Fisk's home run for the ages). Nearly 40 years later, Kelley is still on campus at the school which has a new name (College out, University in) and a new outlook on football Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Framingham_Milford_Football https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Worcester_Telegram_Price If Marcus Price needs more incentive to move up on Worcester State’s all-time rushing list, all he has to do is listen to running backs coach John Smith. Entering his senior year this fall, Price ranks sixth with 1,698 yards. Smith is second with 2,608 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Worcester_Telegram_Price