Worcester St
1-1MSCAC · John Coughlin Memorial Field · 2,000
LastW 28–6 vs Plymouth State · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Western New England · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · John Coughlin Memorial Field · series 0-1
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #614 | #560 | — | @SUNY Maritime | L 41–42 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #610 | #477 | — | Plymouth State | W 28–6 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #599 | #465 | Western New England | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #595 | #628 | Westfield State | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Bridgewater State | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Fitchburg State | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | UMass Dartmouth | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Dean | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Mass Maritime | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Framingham State |
Game Week
4d 16h
until kickoff · vs Western New England · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET
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 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 season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 3-7 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among MSCAC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Worcester St has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 4-6 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Western New England · at home
Outcome band · Worcester St · 2026
Outcome band · Worcester St · 2026Worcester St's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
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.
Playoff path
Worcester St sits 4th in the MSCAC and 167th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridgewater State | 1-0 | 2-0 | 65.0 |
| 2 | UMass Dartmouth | 1-0 | 1-1 | 58.0 |
| 3 | Mass Maritime | 1-0 | 2-0 | 55.1 |
| 4 | Worcester State | 1-0 | 1-1 | 39.0 |
| 5 | Fitchburg State | 1-1 | 1-1 | 47.9 |
| 6 | Framingham State | 0-0 | 1-0 | 67.8 |
| 7 | Westfield State | 0-1 | 0-2 | 33.0 |
| 8 | Dean | 0-2 | 0-2 | 30.7 |
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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.