The Methuen Football Program will be entering its second year under the direction of Head Coach Ryan Dugan. The Rangers had a solid 2025 season, finishing 8-3. The program does lose some talented seniors but returns a strong core of seniors and underclassman ready to lead the program to success once again.

Here is how Methuen’s off-season has gone and who are some players to watch.

10 players to watch

2026 Schedule

9/11: North Andover

9/18: Tewksbury

9/25: Leominster

10/2: Andover

10/9: @Central Catholic

10/16: Lawrence

10/23: @ Haverhill

10/30: @ Billerica

11/26: @Dracut

Coach’s Quote: “We have 7 returning starters coming into this season. We have a lot of options at QB that kids are going to have to compete for. A good portion of our team has spent the offseason playing 2-3 sports and we are ready to roll into summer workouts and conditioning. We won’t have the biggest linemen out there, but we have a lot of athletic players in that group. Our LB and DB core mostly graduated, so rebuilding that will be a challenge for us this season. Our program has been the 2nd winningest public program in D1 and D2 since 2020. Our players know the standards are elite here. Everything we do is centered around having a sense of urgency and work ethic. It will always be that way as long as I am here.”