Fitchburg State University
1-1MSCAC · Elliot Field Athletic Complex · 1,200
LastL 22–56 vs UMass Dartmouth · Sat Sep 12
Nextat New England College · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · series 1-0
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #615 | #668 | — | @Dean | W 35–26 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #622 | #501 | — | UMass Dartmouth | L 22–56 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #628 | @New England College | |||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Framingham State | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Worcester State | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Mass Maritime | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Bridgewater State | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Plymouth State | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Westfield State |
Game Week
4d 16h
until kickoff · at New England College · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET
Fitchburg State is the Falcon rebuilding from the longest losing streak in college football history (30+ games, ended 1989) — a young program (founded 1984) that survived despair and is now climbing toward regional competence under new leadership.
Fans here believe fitchburg State is known outside Massachusetts only for the losing streak — '30 games, wow.' The chip is that nobody sees the Falcons as anything more than a historical punchline. Ne…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 3-7 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among MSCAC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Fitchburg State University has won one of its last five.
Cold. 3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs New England College · away
Outcome band · Fitchburg State University · 2026
Outcome band · Fitchburg State University · 2026Fitchburg State University'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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Fitchburg State is the Falcon rebuilding from the longest losing streak in college football history (30+ games, ended 1989) — a young program (founded 1984) that survived despair and is now climbing toward regional competence under new leadership.
Playoff path
Fitchburg State University sits 5th in the MSCAC and 124th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridgewater State | 1-0 | 2-0 | 65.0 |
| 2 | UMass Dartmouth | 1-0 | 1-1 | 58.0 |
| 3 | Mass Maritime | 1-0 | 2-0 | 55.1 |
| 4 | Worcester State | 1-0 | 1-1 | 39.0 |
| 5 | Fitchburg State | 1-1 | 1-1 | 47.9 |
| 6 | Framingham State | 0-0 | 1-0 | 67.8 |
| 7 | Westfield State | 0-1 | 0-2 | 33.0 |
| 8 | Dean | 0-2 | 0-2 | 30.7 |
Win the MSCAC 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.