Brien A. Cullen (born November 30, 1955) is an American former

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

coach. Cullen served as the head coach for the

Worcester State Lancers Worcester State University (WSU) is a public university in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1874 and enrolls nearly 5,500 undergraduates and over 900 graduate students. History Founded in 1874 as the Massachusetts State Normal Sch ...

from 1983 to 2019.

Career

Cullen graduated from

Worcester State College Worcester State University (WSU) is a public university in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1874 and enrolls nearly 5,500 undergraduates and over 900 graduate students. History Founded in 1874 as the Massachusetts State Normal Sch ...

with a

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in 1977, and played club football there. In his final season, he captained the squad. He would return to school and complete a

Master of Education The Master of Education (MEd or M.Ed. or Ed.M.; Latin ''Magister Educationis'' or ''Educationis Magister'') is a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. This degree in education often includes the following majors: curriculum a ...

in 1985. Cullen was the head coach of Worcester State Club Football team from 1983 to 1984. In his first season, he led the squad to an 8-3 record, and then followed with an undefeated season and a 1984 National Club Championship. Worcester State was upgraded to varsity status in 1985 when they joined the

NCAA Division III NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their stu ...

and then joined the

New England Football Conference Commonwealth Coast Football (CCC Football) was a single-sport athletic conference that competed in football in the NCAA's Division III. It began play as CCC Football in 2017 after the New England Football Conference (NEFC) was renamed following th ...

(NEFC) in the following year. He remained head coach for the

until his retirement in 2019, and was succeeded by Adam Peloquin, who played under Cullen from 2009 to 2012. In 2022, Cullen was inducted into the Worcester State Lancers Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Cullen is married to his wife, Mary, and the couple resides in

Westborough Westborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,567 at the 2020 Census, in over 7,000 households. Incorporated in 1717, the town is governed under the New England open town meeting system, headed ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

. They have two children: Kelly and Casey. Casey is a 2006 Worcester State graduate, who played and coached football for the Lancers.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Worcester State profile
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