New Jersey Montclair State

Record6-2through 8 games
Nextvs Vermont State CastletonSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#94 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Montclair State · 2026 schedule and results6-2Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 56%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 3Merchant MarineL 24-410-10-0
2Sep 12@LycomingW 30-281-10-0
3Bye week
4Sep 26@WilkesW 26-92-10-0
5Oct 3KeanW 42-143-11-0
6Oct 10William PatersonW 42-04-12-0
7Oct 17Christopher NewportL 14-214-22-1
8Oct 24@SalisburyW 24-145-23-1
9Oct 31@The College of New JerseyW 25-216-24-1
10Nov 7Vermont State Castleton1 pm ET97% to win
11Nov 13@Rowan6 pm ET42% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Montclair State, 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.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Vermont State Castletonvs Vermont State Castleton · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Montclair State has won four of its last five.

8-2 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 8-2

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Worth watchingGames average 47 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-2

Game feel47even gamescombined pts / game3rd highest-scoring of 8 in the New Jersey
Heart rate2-1white-knucklein one-score games (3 of 8)1st most one-score games of 8 in the New Jersey
Margin+9.9competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 8 in the New Jersey
Home crowd5,133avg attendance

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among New Jersey teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Montclair State is 6-2 and hosts Vermont State Castleton next.

Standard GapA program with a championship dynasty in its past, measured against…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Montclair State is 6-2 and hosts Vermont State Castleton next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Montclair State sits 2nd in the New Jersey Conference and 37th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.

New Jersey · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Christopher Newport5-08-078.6
2Montclair State4-16-264.4
3Rowan4-16-261.5
4Salisbury3-26-257.3
5Kean2-33-447.1
6The College of New Jersey2-33-545.2
7Vermont State Castleton0-52-639.8
8William Paterson0-50-832.1
64.4 CFB Zeitgeist#37 of 245 D354.5 strength of schedule1 quality win

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
The 2026 season · 6-2
L 24-41 vs Merchant Marine · Wk 1−17MerchantW 30-28 at Lycoming · Wk 2+2LycomingW 26-9 at Wilkes · Wk 4+17WilkesW 42-14 vs Kean · Wk 5+28KeanW 42-0 vs William Paterson · Wk 6+42William L 14-21 vs Christopher Newport · Wk 7−7ChristopW 24-14 at Salisbury · Wk 8+10SalisburW 25-21 at The College of New Jersey · Wk 9+4The Coll

Signature win 42-0 over William Paterson; toughest day 24-41 against Merchant Marine.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Red Hawks.”
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