United States Coast Guard Academy
7-3 2025 finalCoast Guard is the service academy Bears program — officers in training playing football for the discipline, camaraderie, and honor of the service, and who in 2025 nearly captured the NEWMAC title before falling just short.
The Bears are in the woods.
Coast Guard is the service academy Bears program — officers in training playing football for the discipline, camaraderie, and honor of the service, and who in 2025 nearly captured the NEWMAC title before falling just short.
The United States Coast Guard Academy posted a 7-3 overall record and 5-2 NEWMAC mark in 2025, finishing tied for 2nd place in the league. Under C.C. Grant's leadership (since 2020), the Bears have established themselves as NEWMAC…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
United States Coast Guard Academy sits 3rd in the NEWMAC and 58th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield | 7-0 | 9-3 | 62.7 |
| 2 | Merchant Marine Academy | 5-2 | 8-2 | 62.6 |
| 3 | Coast Guard | 5-2 | 7-3 | 58.9 |
| 4 | MIT | 4-3 | 6-3 | 53.6 |
| 5 | Salve Regina | 3-4 | 6-4 | 54.2 |
| 6 | SUNY Maritime | 3-4 | 5-6 | 49.4 |
| 7 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1-6 | 2-8 | 40.8 |
| 8 | Norwich | 0-7 | 1-9 | 33.5 |
Win the NEWMAC 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.
Signature win 92-60 over Nichols College; toughest day 10-30 against Springfield.
The Pulse on United States Coast Guard Academy
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · United States Coast Guard Academy
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
United States Coast Guard Academy · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · United States Coast Guard Academy · 2018-present
Above-Average
52% home win rate vs 50% on the road. margin runs +6.3 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Schedule Strength · United States Coast Guard Academy · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 52% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · United States Coast Guard Academy · 2025
Won 92-60 vs Nichols College
Week 4 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — United States Coast Guard Academy
2024: Won 17-13 at Norwich
In 2024, the program won 17-13 at Norwich — a tight road result that left the 4-point margin on the books.
The Bears eat tonight.