Western Connecticut Wolves football

The Western Connecticut Wolves football team represents Western Connecticut State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Wolves are members of the Landmark Conference, fielding its team in the Landmark Conference since 2025. The Wolves play their home games at the WAC in Danbury, Connecticut. The team was previously known as the Western Connecticut Colonials and Western Connecticut Indians.
Their head coach is Kevin Jones, who took over the position for the 2025 season.

History

Western Connecticut State College, now known as Western Connecticut State University, established its college football team in 1969, initially named the Western Connecticut Indians. The team's first head coach was Jim Krayeske, who guided them to a 2–2–1 record during their debut season in the Freedom Football League. In recognition of his contributions, Krayeske was inducted into the WestConn Hall of Fame in 2013. The team held their inaugural home game on October 25, 1969, at Osborne Street Field, where they faced New Haven.

Western Connecticut claims 4 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2023.

1985†	New England Football Conference	10–2	8–1	Paul Pasqualoni
1999	Freedom Football Conference	10–1	6–0	John Cervino
2001†	Freedom Football Conference	8–2	5–1	Bob Surace
2023†	Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference	10–2	8–1	Joe Loth

† Co-champions

The Wolves have made four appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 1–4.

Western Connecticut has participated in ten bowl games, and has a record of 4–2.