Stonehill
1-2NEC · W.B. Mason Stadium · 2,400 · 2,826 avg in 2026
LastL 35–42 at New Hampshire · Sat Sep 12 · Jack O'Connell 380 pass yds, 4 TD, 53 rush yds
Nextat Massachusetts · Sat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ET · Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #243 | #206 | +4✗ | Bryant | L 6–24 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #243 | #251 | +6.5✓ | @New Haven | W 21–3 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #247 | #196 | +13.5✓ | @New Hampshire | L 35–42 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #240 | #208 | @Massachusetts | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #238 | #54 | @Ohio | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Sacred Heart | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Duquesne | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Long Island University | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Mercyhurst | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Central Connecticut | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Robert Morris | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Wagner |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | @New Hampshire | L 35–42 | — | — | — | +0.347 | 41.7% | 150.2% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 5 | @New Haven | W 21–3 | — | — | — | +0.090 | 44.4% | 100.3% | Best success rate |
| Aug 29 | Bryant | L 6–24 | — | — | — | +0.028 | 38.1% | 115.2% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Season average (3 games) | — | — | +0.155 | 41.4% | 121.9% | ||||
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.
Plenty of skeptics thought Stonehill would get buried in the NEC. Instead, the Skyhawks are 4-8 (3-4 in conference) in year one, overachieving against predictions and proving they belong.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 4-8 · last season
✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among NEC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Stonehill has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Massachusetts · away
Outcome band · Stonehill · 2026
Outcome band · Stonehill · 2026Stonehill's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
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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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.
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