2022 MASCAC Football News

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Director of Athletics & Recreation, Lori Hendricks, announced the retirement of Head Football Coach Mark Robichaud and the appointment of Josh Sylvester as the fourth head coach of the Corsair football program.

A total of 1,220 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Fall/Winter 2022 All-Academic team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.

Zachary Shaw has been hired by Fitchburg State University as the head coach of the Falcons' football program and athletics recruiting coordinator as announced by Matthew Burke, Senior Director of Athletics and Recreation on Monday morning. Shaw was most recently the offensive coordinator at Elmhurst University.

The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) is pleased to announce the addition of Castleton University as an affiliate member of the conference in football beginning in 2024.

As the fall 2022 semester comes to an end, we look back on the amazing fall season and all the exciting moments for cross country, football. men's golf, soccer and volleyball.

10 MASCAC football student-athletes have been selected to the 2022 D3football.com All-Region One Team.

55 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2022 Fall Sportsmanship Team.

Westfield State has the slight lead after the fall season in the Howard C. Smith Cup standings. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the league championship sports.

Seven student-athletes from the MASCAC were named to the New England Football Writers (NEFW) All New England team as was announced by the organization yesterday.

Senior quarterback James Cahoon earned Most Valuable Player honors to lead the Bridgewater State University football team to a 34-24 New England Bowl victory over visiting Catholic University on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Field.

Senior Manny Sanchez rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown to take home Most Valuable Player honors as Plymouth State University rallied from a 20-0 deficit to top Husson University, 21-20, in the New England Bowl at Dr. John W. Winkin Sports Complex on Saturday.

The historic 2022 season came to end for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth football team at Ithaca College, 63-20, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Each week, the MASCAC will interview one of the amazing student-athletes from around the conference in the MASCAC Student-Athlete Spotlight series. This week's interview is with Thanos Boulukos of Plymouth State football.

UMass Dartmouth’s Dante Aviles-Santos and Bridgewater State’s Steven Silvia are the 2022 MASCAC Football Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the 2022 MASCAC All-Conference teams as voted on by the coaches from around the league.

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth quarterback Dante Aviles-Santos has been named recipient of the New England Football Writers College Division season Gold Helmet award presented to the most valuable player in Divisions II and III. The award will be presented at the New England Football Writers Captains and Awards Banquet on Thursday, December 8, at the Sheraton Framingham (Mass.) Hotel and Conference Center.

The MASCAC Football Play-of-the-Week highlights the top plays from each conference game of the weekend, and asks fans to vote on their favorite.