The Fitchburg State Falcons football team represents Fitchburg State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Falcons are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, fielding its team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference since 2013. The Falcons play their home games at Elliot Field in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

Fitchburg State is known for the longest college football losing streak at the time, which ended in 1989 after thirty-plus losses. The school was featured in many news sources, such as The New York Times, ESPN, and many local newspapers. Fitchburg State defeated Southeastern Massachusetts on October 14, 1989, by the score of 33–7. Thanks to notable plays by the defence, including a recovered fumble by Paul Camick a sophomore at the time, It was the first Fitchburg State win in over four years. In the ensuing celebrations at Fitchburg, five people were arrested.

On September 9, 2023, Taylor Crout became the first female football player to play a non-kicking position in an NCAA game at any level, which she did for the Falcons as a cornerback.

The Falcons’ head coach is Izzy Abraham, who took over the position for the 2024 season.

Conference affiliations New England Football Conference (1986–2012) Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2013–present)

Championships Division championships Fitchburg State claims 2 division titles, the most recent of which came in 2005. 2004 NEFC Bogan Patrick Haverty 8–4 6–0 Curry L 7–17 2005 8–3 6–0 Curry L 7–14

Bowl games Fitchburg State has participated in three bowl games, and has a record of 0–3. 2004 Patrick Haverty ECAC Bowl Springfield L 7–53 2005 ECAC Bowl Bridgewater State L 17–34 2015 ECAC Bowl Alfred L 10–11

List of head coaches Key

Coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, and conference records No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% 1 1984–1989 53 4 2 24 0 2 1990–1992 4 3 17 0 3 1993–1995 3 21 0 4 1996–1997 1 15 0 5 1998–2001 11 13 0 6 2002–2006, 2011–2017 44 41 0 7 2007–2010 10 18 0 8 2018–2019 3 13 0 9 2021–2022 0 10 0 10 2022 (interim) 0 5 0 11 2023 12 2024–present

Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieFitchburg State Falcons 1984 1984Dave SecinoNCAADivision IIIIndependent 0 9 0 — — 1985 1985 1 7 0 — — 1986 1986NEFC 0 9 0 11th 0 9 0— — 1987 1987 0 8 0 6th (South Div.) 0 5 0— — 1988 1988 0 9 0 7th (South Div.) 0 6 0— — 1989 1989 3 7 0 T–5th (South Div.) 2 4 0— — 1990 1990Vin Keough 2 7 0 T–4th (South Div.) 2 4 0— — 1991 1991 2 7 0 T–6th (South Div.) 1 5 0— — 1992 1992 0 9 0 9th 0 8 0— — 1993 1993Mike Woessner 0 8 1 9th 0 8 0— — 1994 1994 3 6 0 7th 2 6 0— — 1995 1995 1 8 0 9th 1 7 0— — 1996 1996Chris Nugai 0 9 0 9th 0 8 0— — 1997 1997 3 7 0 8th 1 7 0— — 1998 1998Dave Flynn 3 7 0 T–5th (Red Div.) 2 4 0— — 1999 1999 6 4 0 3rd (Red Div.) 4 2 0— — 2000 2000 5 4 0 3rd (Bogan Div.) 4 2 0— — 2001 2001 2 7 0 7th (Bogan Div.) 1 5 0— — 2002 2002Patrick Haverty 5 4 0 3rd (Bogan Div.) 4 2 0— — 2003 2003 5 4 0 4th (Bogan Div.) 3 3 0— — 2004 2004 8 4 0 1st (Bogan Div.) 6 0 0L North Atlantic Bowl— 2005 2005 8 3 0 1st (Bogan Div.) 6 0 0L Northeast Bowl— 2006 2006 4 5 0 T–4th (Bogan Div.) 3 4 0— — 2007 2007Paul McGonagle 3 6 0 T–5th (Bogan Div.) 3 4 0— — 2008 2008 4 6 0 T–3rd (Bogan Div.) 4 3 0— — 2009 2009 4 6 0 T–6th (Bogan Div.) 2 5 0— — 2010 2010 1 9 0 T–7th (Bogan Div.) 1 6 0— — 2011 2011Patrick Haverty 2 8 0 8th (Bogan Div.) 1 6 0— — 2012 2012 2 8 0 7th (Bogan Div.) 1 6 0— — 2013 2013 6 4 0 T–3rd 5 3 0— — 2014 2014MASCAC 6 4 0 T–4th 4 4 0— — 2015 2015 8 3 0 T–2nd 6 2 0L Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Bowl— 2016 2016 5 5 0 T–6th 3 5 0— — 2017 2017 3 7 0 T–7th 2 6 0— — 2018 2018Jim McGuire 2 8 0 7th 2 6 0— — 2019 2019 2 8 0 8th 1 7 0— —Season canceled due to COVID-19 2021 2021Scott SperoneNCAADivision IIIMASCAC 0 10 0 9th 0 8 0—— 2022 2022Scott Sperone (games 1–5) Mark Sullivan (games 6–10) 1 9 0 9th 0 7 0—— 2023 2023Zach Shaw 0 10 0 9th 0 8 0 —— 2024 2024Izzy Abraham 2 8 0 10th 1 8 0—— 2025 2025 3 7 0 9th 2 7 0——

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