Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4 | MIT | L 7-35 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @Merchant Marine | L 14-63 | 0-2 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | Coast Guard | L 42-49 | 0-3 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | @New England College | W 31-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | Maine Maritime | W 38-20 | 2-3 | 1-0 | |
| 6 | Bye week | |||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Curry | L 31-34 | 2-4 | 1-1 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Endicott | L 0-86 | 2-5 | 1-2 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | New England | L 14-62 | 2-6 | 1-3 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Husson | 12 pm ET17% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Western New England | 12 pm ET11% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Nichols College, 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 games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Nichols College has won two of its last five.
2-8 over the last 10, and lost the last three.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-6
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Commonwealth Coast teams the same season
Team story
The Bison of Dudley, Massachusetts, a small business-college program that won a run of New England Football Conference titles in the 1970s and still plays hard-nosed New England football at Vendetti Field.
Game day
The Bison of Dudley, Massachusetts, a small business-college program that won a run of New England Football Conference titles in the 1970s and still plays hard-nosed New England football at Vendetti Field.
Playoff path
Nichols College sits 6th in the Commonwealth Coast Conference and 191st of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endicott | 5-0 | 8-0 | 77.5 |
| 2 | New England | 3-2 | 3-5 | 48.0 |
| 3 | Western New England | 2-2 | 4-4 | 52.8 |
| 4 | Husson | 2-2 | 3-5 | 49.0 |
| 5 | Curry | 2-2 | 4-4 | 47.1 |
| 6 | Nichols | 1-3 | 2-6 | 40.9 |
| 7 | Maine Maritime | 0-4 | 0-8 | 29.5 |
Win the Commonwealth Coast 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.
Signature win 31-7 over New England College; toughest day 0-86 against Endicott.