NEC Stonehill

Record4-5through 9 games
Nextvs Central ConnecticutSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET · NEC Front Row

The rest of the season

Two real tests left: Central Connecticut 23%, Robert Morris 53%

Win out 11% · expect 1.6 of 3 more wins

Stonehill's chance to win each game left, from our model: Central Connecticut 23%, Robert Morris 53%, Wagner 88%

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

LeadersPassing Jack O'Connell 1,704 · Rushing Aidan Garrett 457 · Receiving Cole Clarke 401 All player stats

The model#75 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Stonehill · 2026 schedule and results4-5Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 41% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Aug 29BryantL 6-24Stonehill lost 6-24 vs Bryant. Chance to win started at 48%, low under 1%, high 54%.0-10-0Pass O'Connell 202 · Rush Eason 50 · Rec Turner 42
1Sep 5@New HavenW 21-3Stonehill won 21-3 at New Haven. Chance to win started at 20%, low 19%, high better than 99%.1-11-0Pass O'Connell 192 · Rush Eason 82 · Rec Clarke 46
2Sep 12@New HampshireL 35-42Stonehill lost 35-42 at New Hampshire. Chance to win started at 11%, low under 1%, high 36%.1-21-0Pass O'Connell 380 · Rush O'Connell 53 · Rec Clarke 88
3Sep 19@MassachusettsL 14-36 119Stonehill lost 14-36 at Massachusetts. Chance to win started at 2%, low under 1%, high 5%.1-31-0Pass O'Connell 69 · Rush Eason 20 · Rec Corchado 41
4Sep 26@OhioL 7-35 109Stonehill lost 7-35 at Ohio. Chance to win started at 1%, low under 1%, high 3%.1-41-0Pass O'Connell 117 · Rush King 8 · Rec Clarke 64
5Bye week
6Oct 10@Sacred HeartW 28-7Stonehill won 28-7 at Sacred Heart. Chance to win started at 23%, low 19%, high better than 99%.2-41-0Pass O'Connell 134 · Rush Garrett 106 · Rec Wilson 46
7Oct 17DuquesneL 7-14Stonehill lost 7-14 vs Duquesne. Chance to win started at 70%, low under 1%, high 77%.2-51-1Pass O'Connell 173 · Rush O'Connell 31 · Rec Clarke 53
8Oct 24@Long Island UniversityW 18-14Stonehill won 18-14 at Long Island University. Chance to win started at 35%, low 2%, high better than 99%.3-52-1Pass O'Connell 233 · Rush Garrett 84 · Rec Baker 103
9Oct 31MercyhurstW 34-28Stonehill won 34-28 vs Mercyhurst. Chance to win started at 75%, low 44%, high better than 99%.4-53-1Pass O'Connell 204 · Rush Garrett 113 · Rec Clarke 70
10Nov 7Central Connecticut1 pm ET · NEC Front Row23% to win
11Nov 14@Robert Morris12 pm ET53% to win
12Nov 21Wagner12 pm ET88% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Stonehill, 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 31MercyhurstW 34-28———+0.11038.6%1.22One-score win
Oct 24@Long Island UniversityW 18-14———−0.14538.2%1.02Best defensive stand
Oct 17DuquesneL 7-14———−0.30433.8%1.05Season-low EPA/play
Oct 10@Sacred HeartW 28-7———+0.28849.0%1.17Best success rate
Sep 26@OhioL 7-35124020:40−0.23419.5%1.50Most explosive
Sep 19@MassachusettsL 14-36161329:52−0.27323.3%1.07
Sep 12@New HampshireL 35-42———+0.31541.7%1.43Season-high EPA/play
Sep 5@New HavenW 21-3———+0.09044.4%1.00
Aug 29BryantL 6-24———+0.02838.1%1.15
Season average (9 games)1421.5−0.01436.3%1.18

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Central Connecticutvs Central Connecticut · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Stonehill has won three of its last five.

5-5 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 5-5

Range of outcomes · Stonehill · 2026

Stonehill’s most common regular-season record in our model is 6-6. Most outcomes (96%) land from 5-7 to 7-5.

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

4 wins 4%; 5 wins 38%; 6 wins 47%; 7 wins 11%
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 41 combined points, rock fights

What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-5

Game feel41rock fightscombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 8 in the NEC
Heart rate2-2white-knucklein one-score games (4 of 9)2nd most one-score games of 8 in the NEC
Margin−3.7competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 8 in the NEC
Tempo48methodicaloffensive plays / game5th fastest of 6 in the NEC
Big plays1.18grind it outexplosiveness (IsoPPP)8th most explosive of 8 in the NEC
Home crowd2,423avg attendance3rd 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

Stonehill is the Skyhawks in their first year of FCS eligibility — overachieving in the Northeast Conference and proving the D-II powerhouse belongs at the FCS level.

Standard GapA Division II transition program now eligible for FCS competition and…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Stonehill is the Skyhawks in their first year of FCS eligibility — overachieving in the Northeast Conference and proving the D-II powerhouse belongs at the FCS level.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Skyhawks.”
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