CFB Zeitgeist
June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

American International College

2-8 2025 final

American International is the Springfield school that has hung around Division II longer than most, building a small but real identity around grit and regional pride.

Quiet weeks in Yellow Jackets country.

Record
2-8
win% .200
D2 Top 25
Conf Standing
Playoff Path
Building résumé
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic
The Long Wait·Offseason

American International is the Springfield school that has hung around Division II longer than most, building a small but real identity around grit and regional pride.

Title DroughtSince 2013 · 12 yrs

American International finished 2-8 (2-7 NE10) in 2025, near the bottom of the conference, with first-year head coach Daniel Chipka trying to turn around a struggling roster. The question facing Springfield now is whether another…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

The Pulse on American International College

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
Quiet weeks in Yellow Jackets country.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Yellow Jackets." — American International College fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · American International College

Winning record

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title

Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.

Super Region qualifierLocked

Entry into the 32-team national bracket.

McKinney, TXLocked

The Division II national championship game.

American International College · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
base2-10Mid-table finish.
ceiling5-7Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

D2 Program Prestige · American International College

Mid-Major Contender

D2 Playoff Contender — consistent Super Region participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

Fanbase Health Index · American International College · low confidence

Stable (41)

DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 2-8 (20% win rate)41

Home-Field Advantage · American International College · 2018-present

Above-Average

29% home win rate vs 23% on the road. margin runs +3.3 better at home.

Home7-17Away6-20
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cooling

Two of five. Schedule has caught up.

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 2-8

Northeast 10 Standing · 2025

8th in the Northeast 10

American International College is 8th of 9 in the Northeast 10 at 2-8. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.

#ProgramRecord
1Assumption9-3
2Bentley7-4
3Franklin Pierce6-4
4New Haven5-5
5St. Anselm5-5
6Post University4-6
7Southern Connecticut State4-6
8American International2-8
9Pace0-11

Schedule Strength · American International College · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 48% across 8 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.488

From the Archive — American International College

2024: Lost 7-84 vs Ferris State

In 2024, the program lost 7-84 vs Ferris State — a stinging home result, 77 points either way.

Go Yellow Jackets.