From GametimeCt: The Pequot League is, much like many of its members, a cooperative football conference of small schools and co-ops mainly from North Central Connecticut Conference, Shoreline Conference and Berkshire League. It was formed in 1980, giving a home to small, football-playing schools from conferences that had too few. The league is located along the northern Connecticut (closely mirroring the NCCC) and throughout Middlesex County (mirroring the SLC). The league's membership has been volatile over the years. Co-op programs change their makeups often while other programs simply outgrow the league and align elsewhere. But there has been significant growth since its early years. In 1993, the Pequot split into two divisions of six schools apiece, named the Uncas Division and Sassacus Division. It grew to as large as 22 teams spread over four divisions in 2012. Its membership has since dropped back to 18 teams, with Rockville added from the CCC. Lewis Mills' departure for the CCC in 2019-20 will again leave the Pequot with 17. The Pequot's football programs are frequent CIAC playoff participants the most recent state champion was Valley Regional/Old Lyme in the 2014 Class S-Small title game.
The Bulldogs participate in the Pequot Uncas along with: Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby, CREC, Ellington, SMSA/University/Classical, Granby/Canton, Rockville and Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton/Lyman Memorial.
The Sassacus division consists of: Morgan/Old Saybrook/Westbrook. , Valley Regional/Old Lyme, Hadam-Killingworth, Cromwell/Portland, North Branford, Coginchaug/Hale Ray/East Hampton, and Capital Prep
Over the years the Pequot has had teams come and go such as: Housatonic Regional/Womogo, Hyde Leadership, Avon, Tolland, Enfield, Putnam, Griswold, Windham Tech, East Hampton/Vinyl Tech, Wilcox Tech, Wolcott Tech, Somers, The Gilbert School, Lewis Mills, Nonnewaug and Plainfield.
Pequot Football In the Playoffs
Prior to 1995 there was only one round of playoffs, the championship game. The format as gone back and forth over the years with different classes also. Here are how our teams have fared:
Uncas Division Teams
1990 Class S Championship Game Derby 41 Housatonic Regional 0
1993 Class S Championship Game Trinity Catholic 14 Putnam 12
1994 Class S Championship Game Putnam 20 Hadam-Kilingworth 14
1995 Class S Semifinals Bloomfield 33 Putnam 13--First Year of Semifinals Format
1996 Class S Semifinals Killingly 35 Plainfield 14
1997 Class S Semifinals Platt 18 Plainfield 11
1998 Class S Semifinals Bloomfield 54 Tolland 6
1999 Class S Semifinals Ansonia 28 Tolland 22
2004 Class L Semifinals East Lyme 53 Windsor Locks 29
2005 Class MM Semifinals Branford 13 Coventry/Windham Tech12
2006 Class MM Semifinals New Caanan 49 Coventry/Windham Tech 14
2006 Class SS Semifinals Holy Cross 49 Tolland 8
2007 Class SS Semifinals Tolland 47 Bullard Havens Tech 14
2007 Class SS Championship Game Seymour 44 Tolland 34
2008 Class M Semifinals Brookfield 36 Avon 19
2009 Class M Semifinals Berlin 35 Avon 28
2010 Class M Quarterfinals Gilbert/Northwestern 41 Plainville 6---First year of Quarterfinals Format
2010 Class M Semifinals Hillhouse 42 Gilbert/Northwestern 14
2011 Class M Quarterfinals Wolcott 32 Ellington/Somers 26 (OT)
2011 Class L Quarterfinals Hand 35 Coventry/Windham Tech 12
2012 Class L Quarterfinals New Caanan 16 Avon 7
2012 Class M Quarterfinals Weston 29 Ellington/Somers 22
2013 Class M Quarterfinals Joel Barlow 54 Gilbert/Northwestern 27
2014 Class M Small Semifinals St. Joesph 55 Ellington/Somers 6
2014 Class S Small Semifinals Capital Prep 28 Canton 21
2015 Class S Quarterfinals Seymour 56 Granby 28
2016 Class S Quarterfinals Ansonia 48 Stafford/Somers/East Windsor 0
2017 Class S Quaterfinals Stafford/Somers/East Windsor 20 Bullard Havens Tech 12
2017 Class M Quarterfinals SMSA/University/Classical 32 Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton/Lyman 29
2017 Class S Semifinals Ansonia 52 Stafford/Somers/East Windsor 19
2017 Class M Semifinals Joel Barlow 52 SMSA/University/Classical 14
2018 Class M Quarterfinals St. Joe's 49 Rockville 7
2018 Class S Quarterfinals Stafford/Somers/East Windsor 41 Cromwell/Portland 6
2018 Class S Semifinals Haddam-Killingworth 21 Stafford/Somers/East Windsor 14 OT
2019 Class S Quarterfinals Bloomfield 56 Stafford/Somers/East Windsor 0
2019 Class M Quarterfinals Waterford 10 Granby/Canton 6
2019 Class M Quarterfinals Rockville 33 SMSA/University/Classical 0
2019 Class M Semifinals Weston 37 Rockville 0
2021 Class M Quarterfinals Rockville 27 Ellington 0
2021 Class M Quarterfinals Killingly 49 Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic 14
2021 Class M Quarterfinals Torrington 37 Granby/Canton 29
2021 Class M Semifinals Rockville 42 Torrington 12
2021 Class M State Finals Killingly 28 Rockville 14
2022 Class MM Quarterfinals Wilton 13 SMSA 6
2022 Class M Quarterfinals Rockville 28 ATI 7
2022 Class M Semifinals Berlin 42 Rockville 7
2022 Class SS Quarterfinals Joel Barlow 28 Granby 14
2023 Class SS Quarterfinals Watertown 26 Granby 12
2023 Class M Quarterfinals Holy Cross 40 SMSA 22
2023 Class M Quarterfinals Rockville 14 Berlin 13
2023 Class M Semifinals Rockville 14 Holy Cross 13
2023 Class M Finals Hand 57 Rockville 20
Uncas Division 1 State Champion 1994 Putnam
Uncas Division Record in the playoffs 12-39
Sassacus Division In the Playoffs
1994 Class S Championship Game Putnam 20 Hadam Kilingworth 14
2000 Class S Semifinals Hyde 32 Morgan 9
2000 Class S Championship Game Hyde 18 Ansonia 15
2001 Class S Semifinals North Branford 21 Ansonia 20
2001 Class S Championship Game Bloomfield 40 North Branford 7
2002 Class S Semifinals Notre Dame Farifield 21 Hyde 6
2003 Class S Semifinals Cromwell 19 Immaculate 12
2003 Class S Semifinals Ansonia 67 Hyde 14
2003 Class S Championship Game Ansonia 55 Cromwell 0
2004 Class S Semifinals Cromwell 27 Ansonia 19
2004 Class S Semifinals Hyde 56 Northwest Catholic 22
2004 Class S Championship Game Hyde 14 Cromwell 7
2005 Class S Semifinals Hyde 22 Rocky Hill 19
2005 Class S Championship Game Hyde 31 New London 13
2006 Class S Semifinals Ansonia 47 North Branford 14
2006 Class S Semifinals Bloomfield 45 Cromwell 14
2008 Class S Semifinals Cromwell 34 Hyde 9
2008 Class S Semifinals Ansonia 26 North Branford 0
2008 Class S Championship Game Cromwell 14 Ansonia 12
2009 Class S Semifinals Hyde 40 Bloomfield 26
2009 Class MM East Lyme 39 Vinal Tech/Coginchaug 0
2009 Class S Championship Game Hyde 21 Northwest Catholic 0
2010 Class S Quarterfinals Valley 37 Sacred Heart 24
2010 Class S Quarterfinals Montville 55 Cromwell 28
2010 Class S Quarterfinals Ansonia 47 Hyde 26
2010 Class S Quarterfinals St. Joseph 44 Valley 7
2011 Class S Quarterfinals Cromwell 23 Capital Prep 14
2011 Class S Quarterfinals Northwest Catholic 22 North Branford 19
2011 Class S Quarterfinals Holy Cross 42 Hadam Kilingworth 14
2011 Class S Quarterfinals Valley 14 Rocky Hill 12
2011 Class S Semifinals Holy Cross 23 Valley 14
2011 Class S Semifinals Cromwell 35 Northwest Catholic 19
2011 Class S Championship Game Holy Cross 35 Cromwell 28
2012 Class S Semifinals Hyde 15 Rocky Hill 14
2012 Class S Semifinals North Branford 49 Trinity Catholic 28
2012 Class S Quarterfinals Ansonia 14 Hyde 13
2012 Class S Quarterfinals North Branford 62 Woodland 27
2012 Class S Championship Game Ansonia 59 North Branford 26
2013 Class S Quarterfinals Ansonia 49 Coginchaug 21
2013 Class S Quarterfinals Woodland 47 Morgan 21
2013 Class M Quarterfinals Valley 48 Quinnebaug Valley 3
2013 Class M Semifinals Brookfield 20 Valley 13
2014 Class S Small Semifinals North Banford 10 Northwest Catholic 6
2014 Class S Large Semifinals Valley 34 Bullard Havens Tech 0
2014 Class S Small Championship Game Capital Prep 20 North Branford 12
2014 Class S Large Championship Game Valley 21 Ansonia 20
2015 Class S Quarterfinals Trinity Catholic 40 Morgan 12
2016 Class S Quarterfinals Cromwell 28 Bloomfield 14
2016 Class M Quarterfinals Valley 30 Berlin 12
2016 Class S Semifinals Ansonia 49 Cromwell 28
2016 Class M Semifinals St. Joseph 28 Valley 7
2017 Class M Quarterfinals Rocky Hill 34 Valley 21
2018 Class S Quarterfinals Stafford/Somers/East Windsor 41 Cromwell/Portland 6
2018 Class S Quarterfinals Haddam-Killingtorth 52 Bullard Havens 0
2018 Class S Semifinals Haddam-Killingworth 21 Stafford/Somers/East Windsor 14 OT
2018 Class S Finals Bloomfield 25 Hadam-Killingworth 7
2021 Class S Quarterfinals Cromwell/Portland 29 Notre-Dame Fairfield 20
2021 Class S Quarterfinals Bloomfield 50 Morgan 18
2021 Class S Semifinals Cromwell/Portland 46 Ansonia 7
2021 Class S State Finals Cromwell/Portland 21 Bloomfield 6
2022 Class SS Quarterfinals Cromwell/Portland 43 Ledyard 34
2022 Class SS Quarterfinals Valley 26 Foran 13
2022 Class SS Semifinals Valley 26 Gilbert 14
2022 Class SS Semifinals Joel Barlow 40 Cromwell 35
2022 Class SS State Finals Joel Barlow 61 Valley 6
2022 Class S Quarterfinals Ansonia 43 North Branford 13
2023 Class S Quarterfinals Bloomfield 42 Morgan 0
2023 Class SS Quarterfinals Joel Barlow 13 Coginchaug 6
2023 Class S Quarterfinals Cromwell 26 Griswold 18
2023 Class S Semifinals Cromwell 28 Ansonia 0
2023 Class S Finals Bloomfield 42 Cromwell 20
Sassacus State Champions 7 (Hyde 4, Valley, Cromwell 2)
Sassacus Record in the playoffs 36-37