In their fourth year under head coach Jay Cottone, the Panthers compiled a 10–1 record (9–0 against NEFC opponents), won the NEFC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 358 to 120,[1] and received a bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.
The team was led by quarterback Larry Cummings, who finished the season with 1,516 passing yards, seventeen touchdowns, and four interceptions.
[1] Junior running back Joe Dudek rushed for 1,378 yards on 199 carries (125.3 yards per game), scored 21 touchdowns, and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
[1][2] Against Massachusetts Maritime, Dudek set the NCAA small college's record for career touchdowns with 43.
[3] The team played its home games at Currier Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire.