2008
Peter Yetten's 30-year tenure
225-81-2 record, .665 winning percentage, established Bentley as a regional power
Bentley is the Falcon that went from club-football obscurity in 1972 to a stunning 2025 Northeast-10 championship under first-year coach CJ Scarpa, upsetting the nationally-ranked favorite.
Fans here believe no chip — just the internal hunger to prove the Falcon program is a permanent Northeast-10 fixture.
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Bentley is the Falcon that went from club-football obscurity in 1972 to a stunning 2025 Northeast-10 championship under first-year coach CJ Scarpa, upsetting the nationally-ranked favorite.
The Falcons bide their time.
Bentley University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Fanbase Health Index · Bentley University · medium confidence
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | West Chester | L 13–30 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #333 | #219 | — | @Bryant | L 6–42 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #311 | #348 | — | Franklin Pierce | L 21–35 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #348 | #394 | — | @American International | W 41–34 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #356 | #398 | — | @Southern Connecticut State | W 34–21 | 2-3 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #356 | #407 | — | Post University | W 59–0 | 3-3 | 3-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #350 | #423 | — | Pace | W 42–13 | 4-3 | 4-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #333 | #376 | — | @St. Anselm | W 28–14 | 5-3 | 5-1 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #322 | #309 | — | Assumption | W 20–17 | 6-3 | 6-1 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #320 | #410 | — | American International | W 21–7 | 7-3 | 7-1 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 13 | Nov 22 | #317 | #289 | — | @Kutztown University | L 0–52 | 7-4 | 7-1 |
Schedule mirage
Raw EPA/play through week 21 is -0.10; 15th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's -0.00. The widest gap came in week 3: -0.10 raw vs. -0.00 adjusted.
Home-Field Advantage · Bentley University · 2018-present
72% home win rate vs 65% on the road. margin runs +11.2 better at home. Bentley University Football Stadium seats 4,800.
65°F average kickoff temp; 8% of games had measurable precipitation; 9 mph average wind.
Based on 25 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
since 2008 · 7 seasons · .685 win rate
Northeast 10 Standing · 2025
Bentley University is 2nd in the Northeast 10 at 7-1. 1 team above — that's the direct path to the title game.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assumption | 7-1 |
| 2 | Bentley | 7-1 |
| 3 | Franklin Pierce | 6-2 |
| 4 | St. Anselm | 5-4 |
| 5 | Southern Connecticut State | 4-4 |
| 6 | Post University | 3-6 |
| 7 | American International | 2-7 |
| 8 | Pace | 0-9 |
Program memory
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2008
225-81-2 record, .665 winning percentage, established Bentley as a regional power
First-year coach CJ Scarpa leads Bentley to a stunning 20-17 upset of nationally-ranked Assumption for the NE10 title
Moment of the Year · Bentley University · 2025
Week 13 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
Postseason History
Most recent: 2025 — loss 52-0 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.