It was Raphael Zammit's electrifying, record-shattering 319-yard rushing performance - including the remarkable game-winning 74-yard touchdown romp with just over two minutes remaining in regulation - that preserved the Colonels' unblemished record and essentially earned them a berth in the November 15 NEFC title game.

Officially, that berth was secured a week later at home on October 25 against Endicott. Curry finally wore down the stubborn first-year varsity Gulls with a 29-point second half explosion. Zammit (165 yards rushing) and Holleran (a season-best 317 yards passing) once again paced the high-powered offense, as the Colonels won easily, 36-12, and improved to 8-0.

With one last game to be played at D. Forbes Will Field, Curry took time to honor its 14 seniors prior to the home finale on November 1 against Western New England. After a fairly routine 24-10 victory against the Golden Bears, these seniors improved their four-year regular season record to 31-7. In addition, the ninth victory of 2003 was also the 44th of Coach Nelson's tenure, moving

him past Hall of Famer John Doherty and into first place on the school's all-time wins list. In a strange twist of scheduling, the Boyd Division champions wrapped up the regular season by traveling to Westfield State on November 8th for the first of two consecutive clashes with the Owls. Westfield had already clinched its third-consecutive Bogan Division title two weeks earlier. This game would serve as a unique and up-close scouting opportunity for the two schools that would battle one another on November 15 at Worcester State for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Rather than hold their cards close to the vest, the Colonels decided to play their hand to the fullest - not only in pursuit of an undefeated season, but also to let the opposition know that they were prepared to beat them twice in seven days. And that is exactly how things came to pass. Curry proved itself to be the better team on both occasions, first with a 33-7 romp on the Owls' home turf and then an even more convincing 36-0 posting in the NEFC Championship game.

It took three months, 75 student-athletes, 11 coaches and the contributions of an entire college community to earn Curry's first football championship since 1971. What began with, and was sustained by, the rallying cry of "One Team, One Goal," has now become the life-long memory of a magical championship season.