Norwich University

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NEWMAC · Sabine Field at Haynes Family Stadium · 3,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Merchant Marine · our model 18% Norwich University · a number, not a pick

LastW 17–10 vs Vermont State Castleton · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Merchant Marine · Sat Sep 26 · 1 pm ET · Brooks Stadium (NY) · series 0-4, lost the last 4

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Norwich University · 2026 schedule & results1-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 4#659#596St. LawrenceL 10–180-10-0
2Sep 12#659#649Vermont State CastletonW 17–101-10-0
4Sep 26#657#533@Merchant Marine
5Oct 3@WPI
6Oct 10@Maine Maritime
7Oct 17SUNY Maritime
8Oct 24Coast Guard
9Oct 31@Salve Regina
10Nov 7@Springfield
11Nov 14MIT

Game Week

11 days

until kickoff · at Merchant Marine · Sat Sep 26 · 1 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Norwich is the Cadets program — the oldest private military college in America (1819) and birthplace of ROTC, rebuilding from 0-10 with the mission of proving that military discipline and football excellence belong together.

Standard GapA 200+ year old military institution whose football program is rebuildin…

Fans here believe no chip — Norwich plays for honor: the honor of military service, the honor of a 200-year institution, the honor of ROTC's birthplace.

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 1-9 · last season

Game feel49even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 8 in the NEWMAC
Heart rate0-1rarely closein one-score games (1 of 10)7th most one-score games of 8 in the NEWMAC
Margin-20.8outgunnedavg scoring margin8th best margin of 8 in the NEWMAC

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among NEWMAC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Norwich University has won one of its last five.

Cold. 2-8 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 2-8
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Merchant Marine · away

Outcome band · Norwich University · 2026

Norwich University's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base1-11Mid-table finish.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

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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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Norwich is the Cadets program — the oldest private military college in America (1819) and birthplace of ROTC, rebuilding from 0-10 with the mission of proving that military discipline and football excellence belong together.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Norwich University sits 5th in the NEWMAC and 133rd of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

NEWMAC · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Salve Regina0-02-074.5
2Merchant Marine0-02-069.7
3MIT0-02-068.9
4Springfield0-02-064.5
5Norwich0-01-146.8
6SUNY Maritime0-01-144.6
7WPI0-01-141.3
8Coast Guard0-01-141.1
46.8 CFB Zeitgeist#133 of 229 D349.2 strength of schedule

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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Cadets.”
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