Commonwealth Coast Western New England University

Record4-4through 8 games
Nextvs Maine MaritimeSat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET
The model#57 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Western New England University · 2026 schedule and results4-4Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 56%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 4@SpringfieldL 28-420-10-0
2Sep 12Salve ReginaL 21-240-20-0
3Sep 19@Worcester StateW 42-401-20-0
4Sep 26New EnglandW 28-212-21-0
5Oct 3@HussonL 21-262-31-1
6Bye week
7Oct 17EndicottL 10-352-41-2
8Oct 24CurryW 48-133-42-2
9Oct 31@New England CollegeW 49-04-42-2
10Nov 7Maine Maritime12 pm ET99% to win
11Nov 14@Nichols12 pm ET89% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Western New England University, 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 forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Maine Maritimevs Maine Maritime · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Western New England University has won three of its last five.

6-4 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4

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Worth watchingGames average 56 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-4

Game feel56even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 7 in the Commonwealth Coast
Heart rate2-2white-knucklein one-score games (4 of 8)1st most one-score games of 7 in the Commonwealth Coast
Margin+5.8competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 7 in the Commonwealth Coast

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Commonwealth Coast teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Western New England is the Golden Bears program that recently transitioned to the Conference of New England — a Massachusetts institution rebuilding its identity after conference realignment.

Standard GapA regional Massachusetts program recently shifted from NEWMAC to…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Western New England is the Golden Bears program that recently transitioned to the Conference of New England — a Massachusetts institution rebuilding its identity after conference realignment.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Western New England University sits 3rd in the Commonwealth Coast Conference and 109th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Commonwealth Coast · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Endicott5-08-077.5
2New England3-23-548.0
3Western New England2-24-452.8
4Husson2-23-549.0
5Curry2-24-447.1
6Nichols1-32-640.9
7Maine Maritime0-40-829.5
52.8 CFB Zeitgeist#109 of 245 D354.5 strength of schedule

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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 4-4
L 28-42 at Springfield · Wk 1−14SpringfiL 21-24 vs Salve Regina · Wk 2−3Salve ReW 42-40 at Worcester State · Wk 3+2WorcesteW 28-21 vs New England · Wk 4+7New EnglL 21-26 at Husson · Wk 5−5HussonL 10-35 vs Endicott · Wk 7−25EndicottW 48-13 vs Curry · Wk 8+35CurryW 49-0 at New England College · Wk 9+49New Engl

Signature win 49-0 over New England College; toughest day 10-35 against Endicott.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Golden Bears.”
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