Christopher Newport University
2-0New Jersey · TowneBank Stadium · 4,200
LastW 37–7 at Western Connecticut State · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Susquehanna · Sat Sep 26 · 12 pm ET · Amos Alonzo Stagg Field (PA) · series 1-1
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #571 | #568 | — | Apprentice School | W 43–14 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #568 | #583 | — | @Western Connecticut State | W 37–7 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #555 | #443 | @Susquehanna | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | William Paterson | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Kean | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Montclair State | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Vermont State Castleton | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Rowan | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | The College of New Jersey | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Salisbury |
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Susquehanna · Sat Sep 26 · 12 pm ET
The startup that won a conference title in its inaugural year and 25 years later went 10–0 undefeated — proving that dreams built from scratch can scale.
Fans here believe the doubters who said a startup could never sustain excellence — 2001 champions, 2025 undefeated. That's the answer.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 10-1 · last season
✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among New Jersey teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Christopher Newport University has won four of its last five.
Warming. 9-1 over the last 10, and won the last two.
Next Sep 26
vs Susquehanna · away
Outcome band · Christopher Newport University · 2026
Outcome band · Christopher Newport University · 2026Christopher Newport University's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
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 startup that won a conference title in its inaugural year and 25 years later went 10–0 undefeated — proving that dreams built from scratch can scale.
Playoff path
Christopher Newport University sits 1st in the New Jersey Conference and 28th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| 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.