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5 Things To Know About WestConn Football Before Landmark Conference Debut

5 Things To Know About WestConn Football Before Landmark Conference Debut

Get to know Western Connecticut State Football as they make their Landmark Conference debut in the 2025 D3 Football Season.

Aug 21, 2025 by Leanza Pieroni
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Western Connecticut State Football might be the new kids on the block in the Landmark Conference this fall, but expectations are high as the Wolves arrive with an impressive resume in tow.

As we prepare for the season to get underway, here are five things to know about Western Connecticut State Football as they make their Landmark Conference debut in the 2025 D3 Football Season.

5 Things To Know WestConn Football

1. Unblemished At Home

The Wolves went 9-2 in 2024, including a perfect 6-0 home slate, ending the year with an ECAC Bushnell Bowl Win.

2. New Preseason Ranking Has Dropped

The Wolves were predicted to finish fourth in the Landmark Conference's 2025 Coaches Preseason Poll.

3. No Issue With Finding The Endzone

WestConn scored an avg. of 49.18 Points Per Game while only allowing opponents an avg. of 17.18 Points Per Game.

4. Wolves Special Teams Is ELITE

  • Tied for 2nd in the nation in blocked kicks
  • Tied for 4th in the nation in blocked punts
  • 18th in the nation in kickoff returns

5. Lucky No. 13

WestConn ended 2024 ranked 13th in Division III Football in Red Zone Offense and 3rd Down Conversion Percentage.

How To Stream Western Connecticut State Football Games In 2025

Every Landmark and home WestConn football game will stream live on FloCollege and the FloSports app. 

Game replays, highlights, and breaking news will also be available on both platforms.

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Western Connecticut State Football Schedule 2025

All Times Eastern

  • Sept. 6 (Sat): 5 p.m. vs. William Paterson
  • Sept. 20 (Sat): 1 p.m. vs. Gettysburg
  • Sept. 27 (Sat): 1 p.m. at Kean
  • Oct. 4 (Sat): 1 p.m. at Juniata
  • Oct. 11 (Sat): 1 p.m. at New Haven
  • Oct. 18 (Sat): 1 p.m. vs. Lycoming
  • Oct. 25 (Sat): 1 p.m. at Moravian
  • Nov. 1 (Sat): 1 p.m. vs. Susquehanna
  • Nov. 8 (Sat): Noon vs. Catholic
  • Nov. 15 (Sat): Noon at Wilkes 

What Was The WestConn Football Record In 2024?

9-2 (8-1 MASCAC)

  • Merchant Marine 44, Western Connecticut 27
  • Western Connecticut 45, Mass. Maritime 6
  • Western Connecticut 31, Westfield State 13
  • Western Connecticut 72, Fitchburg State 0
  • Western Connecticut 48, Plymouth State 21
  • Western Connecticut 49, Bridgewater State 7
  • Western Connecticut 61, Worcester State 7
  • UMass Dartmouth 41, Western Connecticut 30
  • Western Connecticut 76, Framingham State 18
  • Western Connecticut 57, Vermont State Castleton 18
  • Western Connecticut 45, Alfred 14

FloCollege D2 Football Rankings 2025: Preseason

  1. Ferris State
  2. Harding
  3. Grand Valley State
  4. Slippery Rock
  5. Valdosta State
  6. Central Oklahoma
  7. West Florida
  8. Kutztown
  9. Virginia Union
  10. Minnesota State
  11. Angelo State
  12. Charleston (WV)
  13. CSU Pueblo
  14. Western Colorado
  15. Indianapolis
  16. Bemidji State
  17. Pittsburg State
  18. Lenoir–Rhyne
  19. Ouachita Baptist
  20. Central Missouri
  21. West Alabama
  22. Truman
  23. Miles
  24. Southern Arkansas
  25. UNC Pembroke

26. Central Washington, 27. California (PA), 28. UT Permian Basin, 29. Ashland, 30. Colorado Mines, 31. Carson–Newman, 32. Wingate, 33. East Stroudsburg

When Do The 2025 NCAA Division III College Football Playoffs Start?

The first round of the 2025 NCAA Division III Playoffs will be Nov. 22.

The 2025 Division III Football Championship title game will be played Jan. 10, 2026, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

College Football Rankings 2024 – Final AFCA Division III Coaches Poll

End Of 2024 Season

  1. North Central (Ill.) (43) 15-0
  2. Mount Union (Ohio) 14-1
  3. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 12-2
  4. Susquehanna (Pa.) 12-2
  5. Salisbury (Md.) 12-1
  6. Springfield (Mass.) 12-1
  7. St. John’s (Minn.) 11-1
  8. Cortland (N.Y.) 11-1
  9. DePauw (Ind.) 11-1
  10. Bethel (Minn.) 11-3
  11. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) 8-4
  12. Wartburg (Iowa) 10-2
  13. Hope (Mich.) 11-1
  14. Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 10-2
  15. Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 10-1
  16. Linfield (Ore.) 10-2
  17. Wisconsin-Platteville 9-2
  18. Randolph-Macon (Va.) 10-2
  19. Endicott (Mass.) 10-2
  20. Grove City (Pa.) 9-2
  21. Wisconsin-La Crosse 8-4
  22. Aurora (Ill.) 9-2
  23. Whitworth (Wash.) 10-2
  24. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 9-2
  25. Coe (Iowa) 9-2

Others Receiving Votes: Hobart (N.Y.), 80; Lake Forest (Ill.), 49; John Carroll (Ohio), 42; Trinity (Tex.), 37; Wheaton (Ill.), 26; Wisconsin-River Falls, 24; King’s (Pa.), 15; Centre (Ky.), 11; Maryville (Tenn.), 10; Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 5; Texas Lutheran, 5; Ursinus (Pa.), 3; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2; Alma (Mich.), 1.

Highlights: Western Connecticut State Vs. Merchant Marine | NEWMAC 2024

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