Coach Peter Mazzaferro was the head coach of the Bridgewater State College football team for 36 seasons between the years 1968 to 2004.  He is a graduate of Centre College (1954) in Kentucky where he was a three-sport athlete in football basketball and track. Peter began his coaching career at Waynesburg College (1959-62) in Pennsylvania. In 1961 he as named the Pittsburgh Curbstone Coaches College Coach of the Year. After spending a year at Curry College (1963), Pete came to BSC as an assistant to former coach Ed Swenson in 1966. He took over the head coaching responsibilities in 1968 and has continued to be the foundation of the Bridgewater football program ever since. During those years the Bears won or shared New England Football Conference Championships in 1969, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. His teams competed in post-season play in 1989 and 1992 (ECAC) and in 1999 and 2000 (NCAA). In 41 years of coaching Division III football, Coach Mazzaferro compiled a career coaching record of 210-159-10 (.567).

In 1989 and 1999, Peter received the highest coaching honor in New England when he was named the New England Football Writer's Coach of the Year for Division II-III. In 1996, he was awarded the George C. Carens Award for outstanding contributions to college football in New England. In the summer of 1999, he was honored by the All American Football Foundation with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Coach Mazzaferro spent 34 years as an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Education during his tenure at Bridgewater State.