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UMass Lowell River Hawks football

UMass Lowell River Hawks football
First season1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Last season2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Athletic directorDana Skinner
Head coachWally Dembowski
2nd season, 4–17 (.190)
StadiumCushing Field Complex
(capacity: 2,000)
Year built2001
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationLowell, Massachusetts
NCAA divisionDivision II
ConferenceNE-10
Past conferencesIndependent
NEFC
FFC
ECFC
ECF
All-time record87–125–1 (.411)
Conference titles1
Division titles2
ColorsBlue, white, and red[1]
     
MascotRiver Hawks

The UMass Lowell River Hawks football team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The River Hawks were members of the Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10), having fielded its team in the NE-10 from 2001 to 2002. The River Hawks played their home games at the Cushing Field Complex in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Their last head coach was Wally Dembowski, who took over the position from 2001 to 2002.

Conference affiliations

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List of head coaches

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Key

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Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

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List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards
1 John Perreault 1980–1885 47 18 29 0 0.383 – – – – – – – – – – –
2 Dennis Scannell 1986–1992 65 45 19 1 0.700 23 7 0 0.767 – – – 2 1 – –
3 Tom Radulski 1993–1995 30 5 25 0 0.167 2 13 0 0.133 – – – – – – –
4 Sandy Ruggles[5] 1996–2000 50 15 35 0 0.300 12 30 0 0.286 – – – – – – –
5 Wally Dembowski[6][7] 2001–2002 21 4 17 0 0.190 4 16 0 0.200 – – – – – – –

Year-by-year results

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National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
Season Year Head coach Association Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie
Lowell Chiefs
1980 1980 John Perreault Club team
1981 1981 NCAA Division III Independent 4 5 0 — —
1982 1982 2 8 0 — —
1983 1983 4 5 0 — —
1984 1984 5 4 0 — —
1985 1985 3 7 0 — —
1986 1986 Dennis Scannell 2 7 0 — —
1987 1987 NEFC 4 4 0 4th (North) 2 2 0 — —
1988 1988 8 1 0 2nd (North) 5 1 0 — —
1989 1989 9 1 0 1st (North) 5 0 0 L conference championship —
1990 1990 8 1 0 2nd (North) 4 1 0 — —
UMass Lowell River Hawks
1991 1991 Dennis Scannell NCAA Division III NEFC 10 1 0 1st (North) 5 0 0 W conference championship —
1992 1992 FFC 4 4 1 4th 2 3 1 — —
1993 1993 Tom Radulski 5 5 0 T–5th 2 3 0 — —
1994 1994 0 10 0 8th 0 5 0 — —
1995 1995 0 10 0 9th 0 5 0 — —
1996 1996 Sandy Ruggles ECFC 6 4 0 6th 4 4 0 — —
1997 1997 Division II EFC 2 8 0 5th (Bay State) 1 7 0 — —
1998 1998 2 8 0 T–3rd (Bay State) 2 6 0 — —
1999 1999 3 7 0 5th (Atlantic) 3 6 0 — —
2000 2000 2 8 0 5th (Atlantic) 2 7 0 — —
2001 2001 Wally Dembowski NE-10 1 9 0 10th 1 9 0 — —
2002 2002 3 8 0 T–8th 3 7 0 — —

Notes

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  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
  2. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "UMass Lowell Athletics Identity Standards". August 8, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  4. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  5. ^ "North Middlesex parts ways with legendary football coach Sandy Ruggles after 25 seasons". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "UMass-Lowell axes football program, citing budget cuts". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  7. ^ ALGERI, STEVE (April 15, 2011). "Winchester High names new football coach". Homenewshere.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.