Dean College0-10The Bulldogs of Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts — once a junior college, now a four-year program that won an ECFC title in 2019, playing scrappy small-college football at Dale Lippert Field.
Dean won the ECFC in 2019 — and still gets dismissed as a former junior college that doesn't belong in four-year football.
The Bulldogs are patient.
Dean College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Dean College · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Opens Sep 5
vs Fitchburg State · at home
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs Fitchburg State · Sat Sep 5 · 16:00 UTC
The Bulldogs of Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts — once a junior college, now a four-year program that won an ECFC title in 2019, playing scrappy small-college football at Dale Lippert Field.
Dean College sits 10th in the MSCAC and 236th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth State | 7-2 | 8-2 | 57.5 |
| 2 | Anna Maria College | 7-2 | 7-3 | 57.3 |
| 3 | Framingham State | 7-2 | 7-4 | 53.2 |
| 4 | UMass Dartmouth | 6-3 | 6-4 | 51.0 |
| 5 | Mass Maritime | 5-4 | 5-5 | 47.8 |
| 6 | Bridgewater State | 5-4 | 5-5 | 47.1 |
| 7 | Worcester State | 3-6 | 3-7 | 39.9 |
| 10 | Dean | 0-9 | 0-10 | 29.2 |
Win the MSCAC for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Signature win 25-47 over Bridgewater State; toughest day 15-62 against Anna Maria College.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Dean College
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 5 | — | — | — | @Fitchburg State | L 14–49 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #632 | #570 | — | Mass Maritime | L 0–28 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #654 | #607 | — | Westfield State | L 6–48 | 0-3 | 0-3 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #667 | #588 | — | @Curry | L 12–52 | 0-4 | 0-3 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #666 | #460 | — | Plymouth State | L 0–34 | 0-5 | 0-4 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #668 | #611 | — | @Bridgewater State | L 25–47 | 0-6 | 0-5 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #668 | #643 | — | @Worcester State | L 27–52 | 0-7 | 0-6 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #668 | #535 | — | UMass Dartmouth | L 7–48 | 0-8 | 0-7 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #668 | #559 | — | @Framingham State | L 6–31 | 0-9 | 0-8 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #667 | #524 | — | @Anna Maria College | L 15–62 | 0-10 | 0-9 |
Home-Field Advantage · Dean College · 2018-present
Above-Average
5% home win rate vs 10% on the road. margin runs +7.1 better at home. Dale Lippert Field seats 1,500.
77°F average kickoff temp; 11% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 18 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
3-35
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .078 win rate