The Nor'easters of the University of New England in coastal Biddeford, Maine — a young program that began play in 2018, carrying the name of the region's storms into the Commonwealth Coast at Blue Storm Stadium.
UNE only kicked off football in 2018 — and everyone treats the Nor'easters like a startup that hasn't earned its place in the Commonwealth Coast.
Quiet weeks in Nor'easters country.
Biddeford · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
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
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Opens Sep 5
vs Coast Guard · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Coast Guard · Sat Sep 5 · 16:00 UTC
The Nor'easters of the University of New England in coastal Biddeford, Maine — a young program that began play in 2018, carrying the name of the region's storms into the Commonwealth Coast at Blue Storm Stadium.
Biddeford sits 3rd in the Commonwealth Coast Conference and 62nd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endicott | 6-0 | 9-2 | 62.2 |
| 2 | Curry | 5-1 | 8-3 | 55.4 |
| 3 | New England | 4-2 | 8-2 | 58.3 |
| 4 | Western New England | 3-3 | 6-4 | 51.3 |
| 5 | Husson | 2-4 | 4-6 | 43.6 |
| 6 | Nichols | 1-5 | 2-8 | 36.6 |
| 7 | Maine Maritime | 0-6 | 0-10 | 28.6 |
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.
Signature win 77-14 over Maine Maritime; toughest day 14-53 against Endicott.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Biddeford
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
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 | — | — | — | Coast Guard | W 56–49 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #549 | #523 | — | WPI | W 41–3 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #549 | #621 | — | @Vermont State Castleton | W 35–8 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #537 | #497 | — | Western New England | W 37–31 | 4-0 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #524 | #466 | — | @Endicott | L 14–53 | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Oct 17 | #527 | #667 | — | @Maine Maritime | W 77–14 | 5-1 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #530 | #518 | — | Husson | W 38–28 | 6-1 | 3-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #503 | #633 | — | Nichols | W 58–34 | 7-1 | 4-1 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #479 | #434 | — | @Curry | L 30–47 | 7-2 | 4-2 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #491 | — | — | New England College | W 59–3 | 8-2 | 4-2 |
Home-Field Advantage · Biddeford · 2018-present
Strong
66% home win rate vs 47% on the road. margin runs +11.5 better at home. Blue Storm Stadium seats 1,600.
63°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 21 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
23-17
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .575 win rate
Moment of the Year · Biddeford · 2025
Won 41-3 vs WPI
Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.