NEC Robert Morris

Record4-5through 9 games
Nextat DuquesneSat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET · NEC Front Row

The rest of the season

Three real tests left: Duquesne 22%, Stonehill 47%, Long Island University 56%

Win out 6% · expect 1.3 of 3 more wins

Robert Morris's chance to win each game left, from our model: Duquesne 22%, Stonehill 47%, Long Island University 56%

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

LeadersPassing Carson Haggard 2,159 · Rushing Xavier Goulbourne 176 · Receiving Jaqai Carter 607 All player stats

The model#95 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Robert Morris · 2026 schedule and results4-5Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 36% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Aug 29@WagnerW 28-7Robert Morris won 28-7 at Wagner. Chance to win started at 28%, low 25%, high better than 99%.1-01-0Pass Haggard 206 · Rush Thomas 28 · Rec Combs 104
1Sep 5West Virginia StateW 29-92-01-0Pass Haggard 224 · Rush Fitzpatrick II 76 · Rec Combs 84
2Sep 12@AkronL 10-45 121Robert Morris lost 10-45 at Akron. Chance to win started at 3%, low under 1%, high 5%.2-11-0Pass Haggard 179 · Rush Fitzpatrick II 11 · Rec Combs 119
3Bye week
4Sep 26@BuffaloL 28-31 144Robert Morris lost 28-31 at Buffalo. Chance to win started at 3%, low under 1%, high 22%.2-21-0Pass Haggard 163 · Rush Goulbourne 77 · Rec Jinks 42
5Oct 3Norfolk StateW 33-31Robert Morris won 33-31 vs Norfolk State. Chance to win started at 62%, low 37%, high better than 99%.3-21-0Pass Haggard 296 · Rush Whack 39 · Rec Carter 171
6Oct 10@Morgan StateL 27-28Robert Morris lost 27-28 at Morgan State. Chance to win started at 18%, low under 1%, high 81%.3-31-0Pass Haggard 376 · Rush Whack 55 · Rec Schaerli 93
7Oct 17New HavenL 15-26Robert Morris lost 15-26 vs New Haven. Chance to win started at 84%, low under 1%, high 90%.3-41-1Pass Haggard 246 · Rush Williams 13 · Rec Carter 141
8Oct 24MercyhurstW 28-14Robert Morris won 28-14 vs Mercyhurst. Chance to win started at 77%, low 55%, high 99%.4-42-1Pass Haggard 242 · Rush Thomas 35 · Rec Carter 86
9Oct 31@Central ConnecticutL 14-49Robert Morris lost 14-49 at Central Connecticut. Chance to win started at 18%, low under 1%, high 18%.4-52-2Pass Haggard 227 · Rush Fitzpatrick II 3 · Rec Schaerli 88
10Nov 7@Duquesne12 pm ET · NEC Front Row22% to win
11Nov 14Stonehill12 pm ET47% to win
12Nov 21Long Island University12 pm ET56% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Robert Morris, 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 31@Central ConnecticutL 14-49———−0.12731.6%1.66Defense's roughest night
Oct 24MercyhurstW 28-14———+0.13333.9%1.50
Oct 17New HavenL 15-26———−0.43721.2%2.02Season-low EPA/play
Oct 10@Morgan StateL 27-28———+0.32742.6%1.65Season-high EPA/play
Oct 3Norfolk StateW 33-31———+0.21441.7%1.43One-score win
Sep 26@BuffaloL 28-31316020:45+0.00329.1%1.80One-score loss
Sep 12@AkronL 10-45194224:46−0.26427.5%1.46Blowout loss
Sep 5West Virginia StateW 29-9———+0.30639.4%1.60
Aug 29@WagnerW 28-7———+0.13929.9%1.84Best defensive stand
Season average (9 games)2551.0+0.03333.0%1.66

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Duquesneat Duquesne · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Robert Morris has won two of its last five.

4-6 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6

Range of outcomes · Robert Morris · 2026

Robert Morris’ most common regular-season record in our model is 5-7. Most outcomes (94%) land from 4-8 to 6-6.

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

4 wins 18%; 5 wins 44%; 6 wins 32%; 7 wins 6%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor4-8Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base5-7Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling7-5Conference 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 50 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-5

Game feel50even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 8 in the NEC
Heart rate1-2some dramain one-score games (3 of 9)5th most one-score games of 8 in the NEC
Margin−3.1competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 8 in the NEC
Tempo51average paceoffensive plays / game4th fastest of 6 in the NEC
Big plays1.66highlight reelexplosiveness (IsoPPP)1st most explosive of 8 in the NEC
Home crowd1,818avg attendance6th 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

Robert Morris is the Northeast Conference program fighting to reverse a difficult stretch — a storied colonial-era school looking to rebuild from a 3-9 season under established leadership.

Standard GapA program with history and discipline in the Northeast Conference, but…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Robert Morris is the Northeast Conference program fighting to reverse a difficult stretch — a storied colonial-era school looking to rebuild from a 3-9 season under established leadership.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Colonials.”
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