New Jersey Christopher Newport University

Record8-0through 8 games
Nextvs The College of New JerseySat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#72 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Christopher Newport University · 2026 schedule and results8-0Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 46%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5Apprentice SchoolW 43-141-00-0
2Sep 12@Western Connecticut StateW 37-72-00-0
3Bye week
4Sep 26@SusquehannaW 21-03-00-0
5Oct 3William PatersonW 49-34-01-0
6Oct 10@KeanW 31-205-02-0
7Oct 17@Montclair StateW 21-146-03-0
8Oct 24Vermont State CastletonW 63-67-04-0
9Oct 31RowanW 13-128-05-0
10Nov 7The College of New Jersey1 pm ET90% to win
11Nov 14@Salisburytime TBA54% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Christopher Newport 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.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: The College of New Jerseyvs The College of New Jersey · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Christopher Newport University has won eight straight.

9-1 over the last 10, and won the last eight.

Streak W8Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 9-1

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Worth watchingGames average 44 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 8-0

Game feel44even gamescombined pts / game6th highest-scoring of 8 in the New Jersey
Heart rate2-0some dramain one-score games (2 of 8)4th most one-score games of 8 in the New Jersey
Margin+25.2comfortableavg scoring margin1st best margin of 8 in the New Jersey

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

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

Christopher Newport University is 8-0 and hosts The College of New Jersey next.

2026 Season8-0 · Undefeated
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Christopher Newport University is 8-0 and hosts The College of New Jersey next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Christopher Newport University sits 1st in the New Jersey Conference and 3rd of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.

New Jersey · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Christopher Newport5-08-078.6
2Montclair State4-16-264.4
3Rowan4-16-261.5
4Salisbury3-26-257.3
5Kean2-33-447.1
6The College of New Jersey2-33-545.2
7Vermont State Castleton0-52-639.8
8William Paterson0-50-832.1
78.6 CFB Zeitgeist#3 of 245 D350.0 strength of schedule3 quality wins

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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 8-0
W 43-14 vs Apprentice School · Wk 1+29ApprentiW 37-7 at Western Connecticut State · Wk 2+30Western W 21-0 at Susquehanna · Wk 4+21SusquehaW 49-3 vs William Paterson · Wk 5+46William W 31-20 at Kean · Wk 6+11KeanW 21-14 at Montclair State · Wk 7+7MontclaiW 63-6 vs Vermont State Castleton · Wk 8+57Vermont W 13-12 vs Rowan · Wk 9+1Rowan

Signature win 63-6 over Vermont State Castleton; toughest day 13-12 against Rowan.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Captains.”
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