Central Connecticut Blue Devils football

Central Connecticut Blue Devils
Central Connecticut Blue Devils
	2024 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
First season	1935; 90 years ago
Athletic director	Brian Barrio
Head coach	Adam Lechtenberg ; 2nd season, 10–13 (.435)
Stadium	Arute Field; (capacity: 5,500)
Field surface	Turf artificial
Location	New Britain, Connecticut
NCAA division	Division I FCS
Conference	Northeast Conference
All-time record	298–330–22 (.475)
Conference titles	11
Colors	Blue and white;
Website	CCSUBlueDevils.com

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils football program is the intercollegiate football team for Central Connecticut State University located in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Northeast Conference. Central Connecticut State's first football team was fielded in 1935.^[2] The team plays its home games at the 5,500 seat Arute Field in New Britain, Connecticut. The Blue Devils are coached by Adam Lechtenberg.

History

Season	Coach	Conference	Overall record
1967†	Bill Loika (4)	Eastern Football Conference (4)	7–1
1972†			5–5
1973			9–1
1974			4–5–1
2004†	Tom Masella (2)	Northeast Conference (7)	8–2
2005†	Tom Masella (2)		7–4
2009	Jeff McInerney (2)		9–3
2010†	Jeff McInerney (2)		8–3
2017	Peter Rossomando (1)		8–4
2019	Ryan McCarthy (1)		10–1
2024†	Adam Lechtenberg (1)		5–1

The Blue Devils have made three appearances in the FCS Playoffs. Their record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round	New Hampshire	L 0–14
2019	First Round	Albany	L 14–42
2024	First Round	Rhode Island	L 17–21

Future non-conference opponents announced as of July 22, 2024.^[3]

^ CCSU Identity Manual (PDF). May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
^ Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Archived 2016-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 1, 2016.
^ "Central Connecticut Blue Devils Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.