Montclair State
1-1New Jersey · Sprague Field · 6,000
LastW 30–28 at Lycoming · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Wilkes · Sat Sep 26 · 7 pm ET · Schmidt Stadium · series 0-1
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3 | #575 | #525 | — | Merchant Marine | L 24–41 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #580 | #544 | — | @Lycoming | W 30–28 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #581 | #513 | @Wilkes | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Kean | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | William Paterson | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Christopher Newport | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Salisbury | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @The College of New Jersey | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Vermont State Castleton | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 13 | @Rowan |
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Wilkes · Sat Sep 26 · 7 pm ET
The Red Hawks of Montclair, New Jersey, who won eleven New Jersey Athletic Conference titles and 260 games over the long Rick Giancola era at Sprague Field — a perennial power in one of Division III's toughest conferences.
Montclair State stacked eleven NJAC titles, but in a brutal conference with Rowan and others, the Red Hawks have to defend that legacy every year.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 5-5 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among New Jersey teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Montclair State has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 5-5 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs Wilkes · away
Outcome band · Montclair State · 2026
Outcome band · Montclair State · 2026Montclair State'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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The Red Hawks of Montclair, New Jersey, who won eleven New Jersey Athletic Conference titles and 260 games over the long Rick Giancola era at Sprague Field — a perennial power in one of Division III's toughest conferences.
Playoff path
Montclair State sits 3rd in the New Jersey Conference and 77th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Newport | 0-0 | 2-0 | 67.4 |
| 2 | Salisbury | 0-0 | 1-0 | 64.0 |
| 3 | Montclair State | 0-0 | 1-1 | 56.5 |
| 4 | Rowan | 0-0 | 1-1 | 53.5 |
| 5 | Kean | 0-0 | 1-1 | 46.9 |
| 6 | Vermont State Castleton | 0-0 | 1-1 | 42.7 |
| 7 | The College of New Jersey | 0-0 | 0-2 | 32.2 |
| 8 | William Paterson | 0-0 | 0-1 | 30.5 |
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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.