NEC New Haven

Record2-7through 9 games
Nextvs Long Island UniversitySat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET · NEC Front Row

The rest of the season

Three real tests left: Long Island University 37%, Mercyhurst 41%, Wagner 59%

Win out 9% · expect 1.4 of 3 more wins

New Haven's chance to win each game left, from our model: Long Island University 37%, Wagner 59%, Mercyhurst 41%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

LeadersPassing A.J. Duffy 756 · Rushing Zaon Laney 473 · Receiving Tommy Troy 242 All player stats

The model#115 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

New Haven · 2026 schedule and results2-7Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 55% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Aug 28MaristW 22-21New Haven won 22-21 vs Marist. Chance to win started at 66%, low 19%, high 92%.1-00-0Pass Duffy 311 · Rush Laney 45 · Rec Glaudin 99
1Sep 5StonehillL 3-21New Haven lost 3-21 vs Stonehill. Chance to win started at 80%, low under 1%, high 81%.1-10-1Pass Duffy 173 · Rush Laney 114 · Rec Chandler 49
2Sep 12@South Dakota StateL 14-57New Haven lost 14-57 at South Dakota State. Chance to win started at under 1%, low under 1%, high 1%.1-20-1Pass Duffy 48 · Rush Laney 54 · Rec Glaudin 27
3Sep 19BrownL 10-17New Haven lost 10-17 vs Brown. Chance to win started at 31%, low 3%, high 36%.1-30-1Pass Duffy 215 · Rush Laney 37 · Rec Grguric 55
4Sep 26@MerrimackL 10-17New Haven lost 10-17 at Merrimack. Chance to win started at 18%, low 1%, high 26%.1-40-1Pass Tripptree 119 · Rush Laney 21 · Rec Burleson II 40
5Oct 3@Austin PeayL 17-42New Haven lost 17-42 at Austin Peay. Chance to win started at 1%, low under 1%, high 3%.1-50-1Pass Boyce 227 · Rush Laney 90 · Rec Reed 75
6Bye week
7Oct 17@Robert MorrisW 26-15New Haven won 26-15 at Robert Morris. Chance to win started at 16%, low 10%, high better than 99%.2-51-1Pass Tripptree 44 · Rush Laney 75 · Rec Turnage 22
8Oct 24@Central ConnecticutL 20-42New Haven lost 20-42 at Central Connecticut. Chance to win started at 11%, low under 1%, high 16%.2-61-2Pass Tripptree 304 · Rush Jackson 19 · Rec Rose Jr. 91
9Oct 31DuquesneL 14-41New Haven lost 14-41 vs Duquesne. Chance to win started at 46%, low under 1%, high 53%.2-71-3Pass Tripptree 196 · Rush Laney 27 · Rec Reed 78
10Nov 7Long Island University12 pm ET · NEC Front Row37% to win
11Nov 14@Wagner12 pm ET59% to win
12Nov 21@Mercyhurst12 pm ET41% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for New Haven, through 9 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.

Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, big plays)▼
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Big plays (IsoPPP)Note
Oct 31DuquesneL 14-41———−0.19736.2%1.24
Oct 24@Central ConnecticutL 20-42———−0.15439.7%1.23
Oct 17@Robert MorrisW 26-15———−0.09932.3%1.23Best defensive stand
Oct 3@Austin PeayL 17-42———−0.00833.8%1.23
Sep 26@MerrimackL 10-17———−0.29221.6%1.05Season-low EPA/play
Sep 19BrownL 10-17———+0.01335.1%0.96Season-high EPA/play
Sep 12@South Dakota StateL 14-57———−0.13619.7%1.75Most explosive
Sep 5StonehillL 3-21———−0.21540.4%0.68Best success rate
Aug 28MaristW 22-21———−0.00633.8%1.55One-score win
Season average (9 games)——−0.12132.5%1.21

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Long Island Universityvs Long Island University · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

New Haven has won one of its last five.

3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last two.

Streak L2Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 3-7

Range of outcomes · New Haven · 2026

New Haven’s most common regular-season record in our model is 3-9. Most outcomes (91%) land from 2-10 to 4-8.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

2 wins 15%; 3 wins 41%; 4 wins 35%; 5 wins 9%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor2-10Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base3-9Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 9 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the FCS playoff.

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Worth watchingGames average 45 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-7

Game feel45even gamescombined pts / game6th highest-scoring of 8 in the NEC
Heart rate1-2some dramain one-score games (3 of 9)4th most one-score games of 8 in the NEC
Margin−15.2competitiveavg scoring margin6th best margin of 8 in the NEC
Big plays1.21grind it outexplosiveness (IsoPPP)7th most explosive of 8 in the NEC
Home crowd5,807avg attendance1st biggest crowds of 8 in the NEC

Measured from 9 games · ranks are among NEC teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind·Written June 2026

New Haven is the Chargers climbing into FCS for the first time — a Northeast Conference newcomer proving that the jump from D-II can be navigated with discipline and time.

Standard GapAn entire program's first year in Division I — navigating a new…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

New Haven is the Chargers climbing into FCS for the first time — a Northeast Conference newcomer proving that the jump from D-II can be navigated with discipline and time.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Chargers.”
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