The Becker Hawks football team represented Becker College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Hawks were members of Commonwealth Coast Football (CCC Football) from 2017 to 2020. The Hawks played their home games at Alumni Field in Leicester, Massachusetts.
| Becker Hawks football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 2005 |
| Last season | 2020 |
| Head coach | Frank Forcucci 5th season, 7–33 (.175) |
| Stadium | Alumni Field (capacity: 1,000) |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Leicester, Massachusetts |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | CCC Football |
| Past conferences | Independent (2005–2008) ECFC (2009–2016) |
| All-time record | 28–117 (.193) |
| Colors | Blue[1] |
| Mascot | Hawk |
Their final head coach was Frank Forcucci from 2016 to 2020.[2]
Conference affiliations
edit- Division III Independent (2005–2008)
- Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (2009–2016)
- Commonwealth Coast Football (2017–2020)
List of head coaches
editKey
edit| 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
edit| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | O% | CW | CL | C% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Dunn | 2005 | 8 | 0 | 8 | .000 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Mel Mills | 2006–2007 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0.111 | — | — | — |
| 3 | William McDonald | 2008–2010 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 0.138 | 2 | 11 | 0.154 |
| 4 | Mike Lichten[6] | 2011–2015 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 0.300 | 11 | 24 | 0.314 |
| 5 | Frank Forcucci[7] | 2016–2020 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 0.175 | 4 | 21 | 0.160 |
Year-by-year results
edit| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Finish | Win | Loss | ||||||||||
| Becker Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2005 | Dave Dunn | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 0 | 8 | — | — | |||||
| 2006 | 2006 | Mel Mills | 0 | 9 | — | — | ||||||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 2 | 7 | — | — | |||||||||
| 2008 | 2008 | William McDonald | 2 | 7 | — | — | ||||||||
| 2009 | 2009 | ECFC | 0 | 10 | 7th | 0 | 6 | — | — | |||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 8 | 6th | 2 | 5 | — | — | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | Mike Lichten | 1 | 9 | 7th | 1 | 6 | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 3 | 7 | 6th | 2 | 5 | — | — | ||||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 3 | 7 | 6th | 2 | 5 | — | — | ||||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 9 | 7th | 1 | 6 | — | — | ||||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 7 | 3 | T–3rd | 5 | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | Frank Forcucci | 3 | 7 | 6th | 2 | 5 | — | — | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | CCC Football | 1 | 9 | 5th | 1 | 4 | — | — | |||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 9 | T–5th | 1 | 5 | — | — | ||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 8 | 8th | 0 | 7 | — | — | ||||||
| Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ 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.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[4]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Becker College Visual Identity System" (PDF). Becker College. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ Toland, Jennifer. "Becker football preview: Frank Forcucci takes over team with high expectations". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Souza, Scott. "Newton North alum Michael Lichten guides Becker football". Wicked Local. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ Doyle, Bill. "College football: Becker looks to rebound from 1-9 season with new coaches, transfer students". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved January 4, 2024.