Castleton
1-1New Jersey · Dave Wolk Stadium · 5,000
LastL 10–17 at Norwich · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Maine Maritime · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · Dave Wolk Stadium
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #653 | #613 | — | Westfield State | W 29–7 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #649 | #659 | — | @Norwich | L 10–17 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #651 | #666 | Maine Maritime | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Rowan | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @The College of New Jersey | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Salisbury | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Christopher Newport | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Kean | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Montclair State | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | William Paterson |
Game Week
4d 16h
until kickoff · vs Maine Maritime · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET
The Spartans of Castleton in Vermont — the only public university in the state with varsity football, a young program born in 2009 that gave Vermont the college team it long lacked, playing at Dave Wolk Stadium.
Castleton is the only public university in all of Vermont with varsity football — and outsiders treat the Spartans like they don't belong on the field at all.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 2-8 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among New Jersey teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Castleton has won one of its last five.
Cold. 1-9 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Maine Maritime · at home
Outcome band · Castleton · 2026
Outcome band · Castleton · 2026Castleton's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
The Spartans of Castleton in Vermont — the only public university in the state with varsity football, a young program born in 2009 that gave Vermont the college team it long lacked, playing at Dave Wolk Stadium.
Playoff path
Castleton sits 6th in the New Jersey Conference and 145th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Newport | 0-0 | 2-0 | 67.4 |
| 2 | Salisbury | 0-0 | 1-0 | 64.0 |
| 3 | Montclair State | 0-0 | 1-1 | 56.5 |
| 4 | Rowan | 0-0 | 1-1 | 53.5 |
| 5 | Kean | 0-0 | 1-1 | 46.9 |
| 6 | Vermont State Castleton | 0-0 | 1-1 | 42.7 |
| 7 | The College of New Jersey | 0-0 | 0-2 | 32.2 |
| 8 | William Paterson | 0-0 | 0-1 | 30.5 |
Win the New Jersey Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.