NEC Central Connecticut State University

Record5-3through 8 games
Nextat StonehillSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET · NEC Front Row

The rest of the season

Every game left is at least 70%

Win out 45% · expect 2.3 of 3 more wins

Central Connecticut State University's chance to win each game left, from our model: Stonehill 77%, Long Island University 83%, Duquesne 70%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

LeadersPassing Brett Griffis 1,164 · Rushing Davon Smith Jr. 764 · Receiving Michael Trovarelli 348 All player stats

The model#30 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Central Connecticut State University · 2026 schedule and results5-3Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 45% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Aug 29@South DakotaL 20-590-10-0Pass Kenyon 81 · Rush Griffis 43 · Rec Trovarelli 45
2Sep 12@ToledoL 10-63 134Central Connecticut lost 10-63 at Toledo. Chance to win started at 2%, low under 1%, high 9%.0-20-0Pass Kenyon 40 · Rush Griffis 31 · Rec Williams 21
3Sep 19@Montana StateL 30-35Central Connecticut lost 30-35 at Montana State. Chance to win started at 1%, low under 1%, high 24%.0-30-0Pass Griffis 228 · Rush Smith Jr. 92 · Rec Daniels 56
4Bye week
5Oct 3WagnerW 45-14Central Connecticut won 45-14 vs Wagner. Chance to win started at 94%, low 93%, high better than 99%.1-31-0Pass Griffis 180 · Rush Griffis 62 · Rec Pardo 62
6Oct 10American InternationalW 51-14Central Connecticut won 51-14 vs American International. Chance to win started at 60%, low 58%, high better than 99%.2-31-0Pass Griffis 227 · Rush Smith Jr. 220 · Rec Williams 56
7Oct 17@MercyhurstW 43-40Central Connecticut won 43-40 at Mercyhurst. Chance to win started at 67%, low 19%, high better than 99%.3-32-0Pass Griffis 131 · Rush Smith Jr. 162 · Rec Trovarelli 58
8Oct 24New HavenW 42-20Central Connecticut won 42-20 vs New Haven. Chance to win started at 89%, low 84%, high better than 99%.4-33-0Pass Griffis 218 · Rush Smith Jr. 80 · Rec Wadley 79
9Oct 31Robert MorrisW 49-14Central Connecticut won 49-14 vs Robert Morris. Chance to win started at 82%, low 82%, high better than 99%.5-34-0Pass Griffis 120 · Rush Griffis 117 · Rec Trovarelli 63
10Nov 7@Stonehill1 pm ET · NEC Front Row77% to win
11Nov 14@Long Island Universitytime TBA83% to win
12Nov 21Duquesne12 pm ET70% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Central Connecticut State University, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.

Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, big plays)▼
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Big plays (IsoPPP)Note
Oct 31Robert MorrisW 49-14———+0.43353.8%1.42Best success rate
Oct 24New HavenW 42-20———+0.20149.2%1.23
Oct 17@MercyhurstW 43-40———+0.29453.8%1.23One-score win
Oct 10American InternationalW 51-14———+0.46153.1%1.70Season-high EPA/play
Oct 3WagnerW 45-14———+0.13552.5%1.26Blowout win
Sep 19@Montana StateL 30-35———+0.25544.8%1.15One-score loss
Sep 12@ToledoL 10-63139125:57−0.32319.4%1.32Season-low EPA/play
Aug 29@South DakotaL 20-59———+0.04444.8%0.72Defense's roughest night
Season average (8 games)1391.0+0.18746.4%1.25

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Stonehillat Stonehill · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Central Connecticut State University has won five straight.

6-4 over the last 10, and won the last five.

Streak W5Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 6-4

Range of outcomes · Central Connecticut State University · 2026

Central Connecticut State University’s most common regular-season record in our model is 8-3. Most outcomes (99%) land from 6-5 to 8-3.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

5 wins 1%; 6 wins 12%; 7 wins 42%; 8 wins 45%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor5-7Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base7-5Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling9-3Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 8 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the FCS playoff.

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Worth watchingGames average 69 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-3

Game feel69shootoutscombined pts / game1st highest-scoring of 8 in the NEC
Heart rate1-1rarely closein one-score games (2 of 8)7th most one-score games of 8 in the NEC
Margin+3.9comfortableavg scoring margin1st best margin of 8 in the NEC
Big plays1.25some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)5th most explosive of 8 in the NEC
Home crowd3,178avg attendance2nd biggest crowds of 8 in the NEC

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among NEC teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind·Written June 2026

Central Connecticut is the Northeast Conference champion and FCS playoff team—a 8–5 (6–1 NEC) program that won the conference title and proved New Britain football belongs in the national conversation.

2026 Record5-3
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Central Connecticut is the Northeast Conference champion and FCS playoff team—a 8–5 (6–1 NEC) program that won the conference title and proved New Britain football belongs in the national conversation.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Blue Devils.”
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