Worcester St3-7The Lancers of Worcester State, a Massachusetts public university that has claimed three conference titles and meets Fitchburg State every year for the Sterling Cup at John F. Coughlin Field.
Worcester State has three league titles and the Sterling Cup rivalry — a real Massachusetts public-school program that outsiders treat as a faceless state school.
The Lancers hold the line.
Worcester St · Next-Season Outcome Band
Worcester St · 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
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Opens Sep 5
vs SUNY Maritime · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at SUNY Maritime · Sat Sep 5 · 17:00 UTC
The Lancers of Worcester State, a Massachusetts public university that has claimed three conference titles and meets Fitchburg State every year for the Sterling Cup at John F. Coughlin Field.
Worcester St sits 7th in the MSCAC and 189th 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 |
| 8 | Westfield State | 3-6 | 3-7 | 39.9 |
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 52-27 over Dean; toughest day 13-48 against Western New England.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Worcester St
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sep 13 | — | #410 | — | @Plymouth State | L 46–47 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #603 | #485 | — | @Western New England | L 13–48 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #621 | #613 | — | @Westfield State | L 22–31 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #628 | #593 | — | Bridgewater State | W 19–10 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #620 | #500 | — | Fitchburg State | L 6–21 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #631 | #524 | — | @UMass Dartmouth | L 7–32 | 1-5 | 1-4 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #643 | #668 | — | Dean | W 52–27 | 2-5 | 2-4 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #629 | #519 | — | Anna Maria College | L 35–45 | 2-6 | 2-5 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #627 | #574 | — | @Mass Maritime | W 17–10 | 3-6 | 3-5 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #610 | #550 | — | Framingham State | L 27–28 | 3-7 | 3-6 |
Home-Field Advantage · Worcester St · 2018-present
Average
21% home win rate vs 20% on the road. margin runs +1.9 better at home. John Coughlin Memorial Field seats 2,000.
67°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 11 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
8-31
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .205 win rate
Moment of the Year · Worcester St · 2025
Moment of the Year · Worcester St · 2025Won 52-27 vs Dean
Week 9 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.