SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (June 17, 2025) – The Western New England football team has finalized its 2025 fall season schedule, as announced by seventh-year head coach Jason Lebeau. The schedule features an even split of home and road games, with five home games and five road games, including a week one home contest set for Saturday, September 6.

Entering their 44^th season of varsity play, the Western New England football team will begin play on that Saturday, September 6, against cross-town rival Springfield College in the annual SAW Pynchon Game and a Salute To Service game. Kickoff will begin at 1:00 PM from Golden Bear Stadium. This is the 12^th straight season in which Western New England and Springfield College will battle in the opening game of the year. Springfield College came away with the victory last season and has defeated the Golden Bears in three straight overall. From there, WNE will take its first road trip of the season, meeting former conference foe Salve Regina University on Saturday, September 13 at 12:00 PM at Toppa Field. The Golden Bears had their way with the Seahawks a year ago, outscoring Salve 36-14 in the second half, picking up a 45-27 win. Western New England is 14-5 all-time against Salve Regina. The blue and gold will then return home for their final non-conference contest of the regular season as they welcome Worcester State University to Golden Bear Stadium for the first time since 2012, which was the only meeting all-time between the two teams. WNE came up with a 50-14 win 13 years ago against the Lancers and will look to repeat that result on Saturday, September 20 at 12:00 PM. 

Conference of New England (CNE) play will take up the rest of the 2025 regular season schedule for the Golden Bears, with two new members of the CNE featured on the WNE schedule this year. Western New England opens conference play on the road, traveling to the University of New England on Saturday, September 27 at 1:00 PM to take on the Nor'easters. Western New England is undefeated all-time against UNE, looking to improve on a 6-0 all-time record, which has seen the blue and gold outscore the Nor'easters 243-81. WNE defeated the University of New England 24-6 last season on home field. From there, the month of October will open for WNE with their annual homecoming contest on Saturday, October 4 at 1:00 PM when the Golden Bears take on Husson University. WNE will look to rebound and avenge last season's loss at Husson, an overtime defeat. The blue and gold are a perfect 5-0 all-time against Husson on home turf, including a homecoming victory in 2023. 

WNE will come back from a BYE week following their game against Husson and will travel to Endicott College on Saturday, October 18 for a 5:00 PM start against the Gulls. Endicott has had the upper hand in the last four contests overall and has defeated Western New England in 11 of the last 20 games in the tightly contested series all-time since 2004. The Golden Bears will stay on the road for their only back-to-back road contests of the season and meet Curry College on Saturday, October 25, at 12:00 PM from Katz Field. The blue and gold have had much success in their last nine games against Curry, coming away with nine wins, including a 47-21 thumping on home field last season. The Golden Bears have also won five straight road contests in Milton. 

The month of November will come around with the final three games on the regular season schedule for Western New England. WNE hosts New England College, one of two new members of the Conference of New England. The Golden Bears will meet NEC for the first time all-time on Saturday, November 1 at 1:00 PM. The second of the two newest members of the CNE will be on the schedule next for Western New England as the Golden Bears travel to Maine Maritime Academy for the first time since 2015. MMA enters the CNE as an affiliate member. The Golden Bears have defeated the Mariners in their last five meetings, dating back to their time as members of the North Atlantic Conference (NAC). WNE is 11-5 all-time against MMA. The final regular season game of the year will come from Golden Bear Stadium as Western New England will take on Nichols College on Saturday, November 15 at 1:00 PM. The Golden Bears are winners in their last 17 matchups against the Bison, including last year's 56-28 win on the road. The 56-point outburst was the most in a single game for WNE Football last season, the fourth straight season in which the highest point totals of the year came against Nichols. 

To view the full 2025 schedule, click here.