Coach Denune is entering his third season as the Bears head coach as he is just the fourth head coach for the football program at BSC since it was reinstituted in 1960.  Coach Denune is a 1998 graduate of Heidelberg College in Ohio where he earned a degree in Health and Physical Education.  He was a four-year letterman and starter at running back for Heidelberg from 1993 to 1996.  Following graduation, Chuck also served one season as a student assistant coach at Heidelberg as he was responsible for running backs and special teams as well as the defensive scout team.  

In 1998, Denune came to Bridgewater State as a graduate assistant on the football coaching staff under longtime BSC skipper Peter Mazzaferro. He received his Masters Degree in Human Performance and Exercise Science from BSC in May of 2000.  Upon completion of his graduate degree, he remained on the staff as an assistant.  His coaching responsibilities during his eight-year stint included running backs, receivers, defensive backs, offensive line as well as the primary strength and conditioning coach. While coaching the offensive line and the running backs, three separate individuals broke the single-season school rushing record, and the Bears have finished among the top teams in Division III in scoring offense.

In his two seasons as the Bears skipper, Coach Denune has directed his teams to a 17-3 record as well as two ECAC Bowl championships.  In 2005, Bridgewater finished with a 9-1 record and captured the ECAC Northeast Bowl title with a 34-17 win over Fitchburg State.  Last season, BSC went 8-2 and won the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl with a convincing 41-22 victory over Coast Guard.         

Coach Denune has also been a visiting lecturer in the Bridgewater State Department of Movement Arts since 2001, teaching classes ranging from flag football to anatomy.  In 2002, he became the full-time Assistant Fitness Center Director in the Department of Athletics, assisting in all aspects of the administration of the BSC Fitness Center.

Chuck is a member of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and he is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).  He has served as a clinician and assisted in the organization of camps and clinics at Bridgewater State, Boston College, Slippery Rock and the Frank Glaizer Clinics.      

He currently resides in Bridgewater, Massachusetts with his wife, Gina, and son, Logan, and daughter, Zoe.

Coach Verria is in his 20th season as a key member of the Bears' coaching staff.  In the last three seasons (2004 to 2006), Bridgewater State's defense has ranked among the national leaders in Division III.  The Bears have allowed just 16.6 points per game over the last three years.  Bridgewater's rushing defense has given up just 2.7 yards per carry during that span, and the team's pass efficiency defense checks in with an impressive 94.96 NCAA rating. On an NFL scale, that would calculate to a rating of 50.53.  BSC has forced 89 turnovers over the last 29 games for an average of 3.07 per game.  60 of those 89 turnovers have come via the interception, including a school, single-season record of 28 interceptions in 2005.

In 2005, Bridgewater State football ranked 11th in all of Division III in defensive pass efficiency rating (90.0), 15th in rushing defense (88.1 ypg) and turnover margin (+13), 21st in total defense (265.6 ypg) and tied for 20th in scoring defense (15.5 ppg).  Last season, the Bears finished 10th nationally in both interceptions (21) and forced turnovers (34), and were ranked third in turnover margin (+17) and 22nd in defensive pass efficiency rating (92.3).

Coach Verria was a star defensive tackle for Bridgewater State for four seasons from 1977 to 1980.  Following his collegiate career he had several NFL tryouts including stints with the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots.  Joe was also a track star at BSC and was a MASCAC all-conference shot putter in 1980 and 1981.  He returned to Bridgewater in 1988 as an assistant coach for football, a position that he has held ever since.  In 2001, Joe was one of six new members inducted into the BSC Athletic Hall of Fame.  Before joining the BSC coaching staff, he also coached for six years at East Bridgewater High School (1981-87). 

Joe, who is an insurance and financial specialist at Bearce Insurance, presently resides in Bridgewater with his wife, Maryann, and son, Ryan.

Coach Femino is a 2000 graduate of Bridgewater State where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education. He was a four-year offensive tackle at BSC where he captured All-New England Football Conference honors during his junior and senior seasons. During his senior campaign of 1999, Femino was also named an ECAC First Team All-Star as he helped lead Bridgewater to a perfect 10-0 regular season record and the program's first ever berth into the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. Coach Femino is in his fourth season on the BSC coaching staff as he also served as the defensive line coach during the 2000 season.  Following the 2000 campaign, Steve spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Falmouth High School before moving on to Mashpee High School where he served as the head coach for two seasons. Coach Femino is currently a Physical Education teacher in the East Bridgewater public school system. He resides in Middleboro with his wife, Cathy, and daughter, Christina.

Coach Howe joins the BSC football coaching staff after spending one season as a graduate assistant at Maine Maritime Academy.  A 2006 graduate of Bridgewater State where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, Adam played four seasons for the Bears in the defensive backfield from 2000 to 2005.  As a freshman in 2000, he helped Bridgewater capture the New England Football Conference (NEFC) title and advance to the NCAA Division III Tournament.  The football team posted a record of 28-11 during the four seasons that he played, including a 9-1 mark in 2005 when the Bears captured an ECAC title with a 34-17 victory over Fitchburg State in the ECAC Northeast Bowl.  Adam is currently second all-time at BSC in interceptions with 14.  He set a career high for interception with 7 during his senior season of 2005.  All told he recorded 141 tackles in 39 career games over the course of his career as well as 31 passes defended.  Adam earned All-NEFC Honorable Mention honors as a senior in 2005 and was also named the recipient of the Bridgewater State College Lee Harrington Unsung Hero Award.

Coach Borsari is entering his second season on the football coaching staff in 2007.  A native of Kingston, Massachusetts and a graduate of Plymouth North High School, Doug was a standout performer on the gridiron at Bridgewater State for four seasons from 2001 to 2005.  He registered 135 tackles (86 solo) playing in over 30 games at linebacker.  Doug also recorded 10 tackles for loss as well as 10 pass breakups and a pair of interceptions.  In his junior season of 2004, he earned First Team All-New England Football Conference (NEFC) honors, and followed that up with a second team selection in 2005.  Doug, who is presently the assistant equipment manager in the BSC Athletics Department, just recently interned for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers focusing on personnel development and film breakdown.

A native of Fiskeville, Rhode Island, Rene is in his third season (sixth overall) on the Bears' coaching staff as he previously was also an assistant coach for three seasons from 1998 to 2000. He is a 1998 graduate of Bridgewater State where he played center for the Bears for two seasons and was captain of the team in 1997.  Rene currently owns and operates three Next Level Fitness centers in Smithfield, North Scituate and Cumberland, Rhode Island.