| Fitchburg State Falcons | |
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| Institution: | Fitchburg State University |
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| Location: | Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
| School founded: | 1894 |
| Enrollment: | 7,262 |
| Colors: | Green and Gold |
| Home Arena: | Wallace Civic Center |
| Capacity: | 3,200 |
| Men's Team | |
| Conference: | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Coach: | Dean Fuller |
| Conf. Championships: | 2011, 2018 |
The Fitchburg State Falcons are a Men's Division III team in Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference, The program dates back to the 1934-35 season.
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Conferences
- ECAC Division II (1972-1973)
- ECAC Division III (1973-1985)
- ECAC North (1985-1998)
- ECAC Northeast (1998-2009)
- Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2009-present)
Arenas
- Carmelita Landry Arena (?-1970)
- Wallace Civic Center (1970-present)
Head Coaches
- Maurice Burns (1934-1935) 4-1-0
- Donald McNeil (1935-1937) 4-4-1
- Joseph Chiasson (1959-1961) 6-16-0
- Eugene Cassara (1961-1962) 1-8-0
- Fred Belanger (1970-1971)
- Tom Christopher (1971-1978)
- Jim Gorman (1978-1984) 83-55-1
- Dean Fuller (1984-present) 561-339-61 as of end of 2019-20 season
Year by Year Record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||||
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| 1934-35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1935-36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1936-37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1959-60 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1970-71 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1971-72 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ECAC Division II | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1972-73 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 29 | 24 | 1st | Did not qualify | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| ECAC Division III | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 59 | 2 | 16th | Did not qualify | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 1974-75 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 59 | 10 | 14th | Did not qualify | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 1975-76 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 64 | 2 | T-14th | L, SF 7-4 (Amherst) | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 1976-77 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 17th | W, SF 6-4 (Westfield St) L, F 7-6 (ot) (Worcester St) | ||||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 16th | L, SF 6-4 (Trinity) | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1978-79 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 66 | 14 | T-12th | W, SF 5-0 (Wesleyan) W, F 6-5 (Trinity) | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 35 | 26 | T-3rd | Did not qualify | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980-81 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 6th | Did not qualify | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1981-82 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 11th | Did not qualify | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1982-83 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3rd | L, SF 2-0 (Iona) | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1983-84 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 8th | Did not qualify | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1984-85 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 84 | 32 | 6th | L, QF 4-1 (Southeastern Mass) | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| ECAC North | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 167 | 93 | 30 | 3rd | L, DSF 7-6 (Plymouth St) | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 1986-87 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 72 | 30 | 3rd | W, DQF 7-3 (Hawthorne) W, DSF 4-3 (Framingham St) L, DF 8-3 (Southeastern Mass) | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987-88 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 59 | 37 | 2nd | W, DSF 4-3 (Southeastern Mass) W, DF 8-2 (Tufts) L, Conf F 2-1 (Trinity) | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 1988-89 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 99 | 58 | 28 | 5th | W, DQF 3-2 (Tufts) L, DSF 4-3 (Southeastern Mass) | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 135 | 90 | ||||
| 1989-90 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 122 | 57 | 34 | 1st | W, DSF 10-4 (New Hampshire Coll) W DF 3-1 (Southeastern Mass) W, Conf F 6-5 (Connecticut Coll) | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 153 | 89 | ||||
| 1990-91 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 41 | 34 | 1st | W,DSF 5-3 (Plymouth St) W, DF 10-8 (Suffolk) L Conf F 4-3 (ot) (Trinity) | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 161 | 87 | ||||
| 1991-92 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 51 | 29 | 2nd | W, DSF 4-3 (Southern Maine) W, DF 7-4 (Assumption) L Conf F 3-2 (Amherst) | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 132 | 102 | ||||
| 1992-93 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 84 | 57 | 22 | T-3rd | L, QF 5-3 (Iona) | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 108 | 104 | ||||
| 1993-94 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1st | W, QF 10-4 (Bentley) W, SF 6-0 (Plymouth St) W, F 6-4 (Assumption) | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1994-95 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1st | W, QF 6-4 (Assumption) W, SF 7-4 (Skidmore) L, F 5-1 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1995-96 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1st | W, QF 6-3 (St. Michael's) W, SF 6-2 (Skidmore) W, F 2-1 (ot) (Mass-Dartmouth) | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1996-97 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 34 | 20 | 1st | W, QF 6-5 (ot) (Worcester St) W, SF 5-2 (Framingham St) L, F 6-3 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 28 | 18 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1st | W, QF 11-2 (Plymouth St) L, SF 5-4 (ot) (Mass-Dartmouth) | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| ECAC Northeast | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 46 | 30 | T-1st | W, QF 6-2 (Plymouth St) W, SF 6-4 (St. Michael's) W, F 3-2 (ot) (Mass-Dartmouth) | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 134 | 82 | ||||
| 1999-00 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 29 | 22 | 2nd | W, QF 5-4 (ot) (W. New England) W, SF 4-3 (ot) (Tufts) L, F 5-1 (Wentworth) | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 126 | 80 | ||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 67 | 57 | 19 | T-6th | L, QF 7-2 (Wentworth) | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 92 | 98 | ||||
| 2001-02 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 50 | 18 | 6th | L, QF 2-1 (Wentworth) | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 106 | 72 | ||||
| 2002-03 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 60 | 25 | 4th | W, QF (Johnson & Wales) L, SF 5-1 (Wentworth) | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 107 | 86 | ||||
| 2003-04 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 50 | 17 | 6th | L, QF 8-2 (Wentworth) | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 67 | 98 | ||||
| 2004-05 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 51 | 17 | 5th | L, QF 6-1 (Plymouth St) | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 84 | 93 | ||||
| 2005-06 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 46 | 16 | T-6th | L, QF 5-1 (Curry) | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 113 | 85 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 48 | 20 | 5th | W, QF 3-2 (Plymouth St) L, SF 7-3 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 99 | 93 | ||||
| 2007-08 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 49 | 19 | T-6th | W, QF 7-2 (Curry) L, SF 5-2 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 106 | 78 | ||||
| 2008-09 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 47 | 21 | 5th | W, QF 3-2 (Mass-Dartmouth) L, SF 4-2 (Nichols) | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 86 | 77 | ||||
| Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 62 | 28 | 1st | W, SF 3-2 (Mass-Dartmouth) L, F 2-1 (ot) (Salem St) | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 121 | 85 | ||||
| 2010-11 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 49 | 19 | 4th | W, QF 3-0 (Worcester St) W, SF 4-3 (2ot) (Mass-Dartmouth) W, F6-5 (ot) (Salem St) | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 114 | 78 | ||||
| 2011-12 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 58 | 19 | 4th | L, QF 4-1 (Worcester St) | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 72 | 84 | ||||
| 2012-13 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 54 | 19 | 5th | W, QF 4-3 (Westfield St) L, SF 7-1 (Plymouth St) | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 95 | 90 | ||||
| 2013-14 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 56 | 53 | 17 | 5th | L, QF 7-1 (Framingham St) | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 76 | 83 | ||||
| 2014-15 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 57 | 56 | 18 | T-3rd | L, QF 5-4 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 81 | 84 | ||||
| 2015-16 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 58 | 57 | 16 | 3rd | W, QF 4-0 (Framingham St) L, SF 6-2 (Plymouth St) | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 87 | 90 | ||||
| 2016-17 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 58 | 15 | 4th | W, QF 5-2 (Worcester St) L, SF 7-1 (Plymouth St) | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 76 | 98 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 82 | 53 | 25 | 2nd | W, SF 5-2 (Salem St) W, F 2-0 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 119 | 78 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 42 | 20 | 5th | L, QF 5-3 (Worcester St) | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 91 | 70 | ||||
| 2019-20 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 37 | 26 | 2nd | L, SF 4-0 (Mass-Dartmouth) | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 75 | 58 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Appearances
| Season | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | L, 3-1 (Nichols) | -- | -- | -- | N/A |