Kean University

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New Jersey · Kean Alumni Stadium · 5,300

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Western Connecticut State · our model 47% Kean University · a number, not a pick

LastW 51–17 vs SUNY Maritime · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Western Connecticut State · Sat Sep 26 · 12 pm ET · Westside Athletic Complex · series 0-1

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Kean University · 2026 schedule & results1-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 5#624#597SUNY MorrisvilleL 30–330-10-0
2Sep 12#624#567SUNY MaritimeW 51–171-10-0
4Sep 26#618#599@Western Connecticut State
5Oct 3@Montclair State
6Oct 10Christopher Newport
7Oct 17@Rowan
8Oct 24William Paterson
9Oct 31@Vermont State Castleton
10Nov 7Salisbury
11Nov 14@The College of New Jersey

Game Week

11 days

until kickoff · at Western Connecticut State · Sat Sep 26 · 12 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

A 20+ year era under Dan Garrett (since 2006) that has built Kean into an NJAC tournament regular — stable, dependable, and content in New Jersey football.

Title DroughtSince 2011 · 15 yrs
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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 3-7 · last season

Game feel47even gamescombined pts / game6th highest-scoring of 8 in the New Jersey
Heart rate2-0rarely closein one-score games (2 of 10)7th most one-score games of 8 in the New Jersey
Margin-14.4outgunnedavg scoring margin7th best margin of 8 in the New Jersey

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among New Jersey teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Kean University has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 3-7 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 3-7
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Western Connecticut State · away

Outcome band · Kean University · 2026

Kean University's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base1-11Mid-table finish.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

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 dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

A 20+ year era under Dan Garrett (since 2006) that has built Kean into an NJAC tournament regular — stable, dependable, and content in New Jersey football.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Kean University sits 5th in the New Jersey Conference and 131st of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

New Jersey · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Christopher Newport0-02-067.4
2Salisbury0-01-064.0
3Montclair State0-01-156.5
4Rowan0-01-153.5
5Kean0-01-146.9
6Vermont State Castleton0-01-142.7
7The College of New Jersey0-00-232.2
8William Paterson0-00-130.5
46.9 CFB Zeitgeist#131 of 229 D349.5 strength of schedule

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
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Cougars.”
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