Bulldogs Season Ends Following a 28-7 Senior Day Loss to Framingham State
The 2026 season for the Dean College Football came to a close on their senior day, as the Framingham State Rams came to Franklin for a MASCAC battle and defeated the Bulldogs 28-7.
From the start, the Dean defense looked the best they had looked all season, forcing a fumble in the first minute of the game. With great field positioning at the Rams' 31, the Bulldogs offense would get stumped early and turn it over on downs on their first drive of the game.
A slow start from both sides would ultimately be stopped as the Rams rushing attack got going late in the first quarter. Ram running back Makoto Uchikawa found the endzone first in this one to make it a 7-0 Framingham advantage.
Another sack on fourth down from the Rams defense forced another turnover on downs for the Bulldogs. This allowed the Rams offense to settle in and score another rushing touchdown to make it 14-0.
Now with less than three minutes to go in the first half, both teams would score touchdowns.
Lawerence Smith ran for a 16-yard touchdown for the Rams, while senior quarterback Chris Donohue found freshman wideout Jomar Lopes wide open in the middle of the field, and he exploded all the way for a 51-yard touchdown. At the half Framingham was on top 21-7.
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A much slower second half would produce not much offense, other than a 12-yard rushing touchdown from Xavier Beauchamp and the Rams to ultimately seal the deal and walk away victorious 28-7 and spoil the Bulldogs season finale and their senior day.
However, when speaking with some of the seniors on the Bulldogs roster, it is clear that no matter the score or what the Bulldogs record is, football is much bigger than just a game, and it is really about the relationships built along the way.
When asked about what he will most about Dean Football, Senior Koshown Dempsey said, "Definitely the people", while also saying, "The bonding of getting to know the strangers around you, and for some of them to become a brother to you is truly a beautiful thing."
Similarly, Senior Da'Qwon Foster spoke on his four years with Dean saying, "At the end of the day, I will remember more than just the stats I have, games, and seasons I have played. I will remember the people I shared those moments with and the memories we created together along the way."
It is clear that this team truly had the team first mindset and that every player is truly a brother to one and other.
For quarterback Chris Donohue, who just finished his only season with Dean, he spoke freely about how he was able to play this season stating, "In my last season being able to just go out with a bunch of guys who trust me and just being able to play freely in a way, just cause I know everybody trusts me to do my job. I trust them to do their job, so we get to just play free, and in my last season I couldn't really ask for much more."
He summed it up by saying, "I have just a ton of fun knowing those guys are on the field with me and those guys will go to war with me, and I'll go to war with them and they're just awesome teammates to be around."
Certainly not the record the Bulldogs wanted, as they will finish the season at 1-8 overall, but it is evident that the relationships made throughout the season are relationships that will last a lifetime.
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