CFB Zeitgeist
June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Maine Maritime Academy

0-10 2025 final

Maine Maritime is the federal maritime academy whose football returned in 2025 after a 5-year pandemic suspension — Mariners honoring the service mission with every game.

The Mariners keep the faith.

Record
0-10
win% .000
Conference
1st of 2
Independent DIII · 0-0
Index Rating
28.6
D3 #238 of 240
Playoff Path
Win the league
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic
The Long Wait·Offseason

Maine Maritime is the federal maritime academy whose football returned in 2025 after a 5-year pandemic suspension — Mariners honoring the service mission with every game.

Standard GapA 74-year program suspended in 2020, brought back in 2025 with a new coa…

Maine Maritime Academy brought football back in 2025 after a 5-year pandemic suspension, starting from near-zero roster and coaching staff under first-year coach Nick Sheehan. The 2025 inaugural season was 0-10 in the Conference o…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Maine Maritime Academy sits 1st in the Independent DIII Conference and 238th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Independent DIII · 2025
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Maine Maritime0-00-1028.6
2Apprentice School0-00-325.9
28.6 CFB Zeitgeist#238 of 240 D347.6 strength of schedule

Win the Independent DIII 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 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 0-10
L 7-56 at Hartwick · Wk 2-49HartwickL 0-63 at Norwich · Wk 4-63NorwichL 22-47 vs Keystone · Wk 5-25KeystoneL 20-49 vs Nichols College · Wk 6-29Nichols L 0-60 at Curry College · Wk 7-60Curry CoL 14-77 vs Biddeford · Wk 8-63BiddeforL 10-14 vs New England College · Wk 9-4New EnglL 7-69 at Endicott College · Wk 10-62EndicottL 7-70 vs Western New England · Wk 11-63Western L 7-48 at Husson · Wk 12-41Husson

Signature win 10-14 over New England College; toughest day 0-63 against Norwich.

The Pulse on Maine Maritime Academy

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
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The Mariners keep the faith.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Maine Maritime" — Maine Maritime Academy fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Maine Maritime Academy

Winning record—

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title—

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked—

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked—

The Division III national championship game.

Maine Maritime Academy · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
base0-12Mid-table finish.
ceiling3-9Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · Maine Maritime Academy · 2018-present

Strong

0% home win rate vs 0% on the road. margin runs +8.1 better at home.

Home0-4Away0-7
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Hibernating

Zero of five. Reset territory.

Streak L10Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 0-10

Schedule Strength · Maine Maritime Academy · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 46% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.465

From the Archive — Maine Maritime Academy

2025: Lost 14-77 vs Biddeford

In 2025, the program lost 14-77 vs Biddeford — a stinging home result, 63 points either way.

Go Mariners.