Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3 | @Montclair State | W 41-24 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | Nichols | W 63-14 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Bye week | |||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | Norwich | W 44-9 | 3-0 | 1-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | @MIT | W 43-7 | 4-0 | 2-0 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | @SUNY Maritime | W 55-6 | 5-0 | 3-0 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | Salve Regina | W 28-21 | 6-0 | 4-0 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | Springfield | L 12-30 | 6-1 | 4-1 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | @WPI | W 40-26 | 7-1 | 5-1 | |
| 10 | Bye week | |||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Coast Guard (N) | 1 pm ET83% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Merchant Marine Academy, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
What’s ahead
Off this week
10 days
until kickoff · vs Coast Guard · Sat Nov 14 · 1 pm ET
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Merchant Marine Academy has won four of its last five.
9-1 over the last 10, and won the last one.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 7-1
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among NEWMAC teams the same season
Team story
The Mariners of Kings Point, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's NEWMAC program, where future ship's officers play Division III football as a fourth service academy and meet Coast Guard for the Secretaries Cup.
Game day
The Mariners of Kings Point, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's NEWMAC program, where future ship's officers play Division III football as a fourth service academy and meet Coast Guard for the Secretaries Cup.
Playoff path
Merchant Marine Academy sits 2nd in the NEWMAC and 16th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield | 5-0 | 7-1 | 72.7 |
| 2 | Merchant Marine | 5-1 | 7-1 | 71.0 |
| 3 | MIT | 3-2 | 5-2 | 59.8 |
| 4 | WPI | 3-2 | 5-3 | 57.5 |
| 5 | Salve Regina | 2-3 | 5-3 | 56.8 |
| 6 | Coast Guard | 2-3 | 4-4 | 51.0 |
| 7 | Norwich | 1-4 | 3-5 | 43.4 |
| 8 | SUNY Maritime | 0-6 | 2-7 | 41.4 |
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 63-14 over Nichols; toughest day 12-30 against Springfield.