William Paterson
0-1New Jersey · Wightman Stadium · 1,909
LastL 17–27 vs Western Connecticut State · Sat Sep 5
Nextat Salve Regina · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Toppa Field · series 0-1
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 1
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #635 | #580 | — | Western Connecticut State | L 17–27 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #636 | #505 | @Salve Regina | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #636 | #614 | Moravian | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Christopher Newport | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Montclair State | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | The College of New Jersey | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Kean | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Salisbury | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Rowan | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Vermont State Castleton |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · at Salve Regina · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET
The Pioneers of William Paterson University in Wayne, a charter member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference since 1957, playing public-school Division III football at Wightman Stadium.
William Paterson has been an NJAC charter member since 1957 — a real New Jersey public-school football program that gets overlooked next to its flashier in-state rivals.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 2-8 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among New Jersey teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
William Paterson has lost five straight.
Hibernating. 2-8 over the last 10, and lost the last seven.
Next Sep 19
vs Salve Regina · away
Outcome band · William Paterson · 2026
Outcome band · William Paterson · 2026William Paterson's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
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 day
The Pioneers of William Paterson University in Wayne, a charter member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference since 1957, playing public-school Division III football at Wightman Stadium.
Playoff path
William Paterson sits 8th in the New Jersey Conference and 212th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Newport | 0-0 | 2-0 | 67.4 |
| 2 | Salisbury | 0-0 | 1-0 | 64.0 |
| 3 | Montclair State | 0-0 | 1-1 | 56.5 |
| 4 | Rowan | 0-0 | 1-1 | 53.5 |
| 5 | Kean | 0-0 | 1-1 | 46.9 |
| 6 | Vermont State Castleton | 0-0 | 1-1 | 42.7 |
| 7 | The College of New Jersey | 0-0 | 0-2 | 32.2 |
| 8 | William Paterson | 0-0 | 0-1 | 30.5 |
Win the New Jersey 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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.