Bryant · Next-Season Outcome Band
Fanbase Health Index · Bryant · medium confidence
FCS Program Prestige · Bryant1999
Program founded
Jim Miceli starts football from scratch at Bryant University
Bryant3-9Hope-Doping·Offseason
Bryant is the 1999 startup that climbed from a brand-new Division II program to FCS in 25 years — proof a program can be built from absolute zero if you pick the right founding coach.
Standard GapA program only 26 years old vs peers with 100-plus years of tradition; e…
Bryant started from nothing in 1999 with a coach and a stadium; every program it faces has a century of tradition. Bryant fans say the chip isn't anger, it's hunger — the hunger to prove a 25-year-old…
offseason · quiet
Approaching
23 days
until kickoff · at Stonehill · Sat Aug 29 · 22:00 UTC
The experience
Bryant is the 1999 startup that climbed from a brand-new Division II program to FCS in 25 years — proof a program can be built from absolute zero if you pick the right founding coach.
The Bulldogs are patient.
Bryant · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 1-11
Base 3-9
Ceiling 6-6
floor1-11Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
base3-9Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
ceiling6-6Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.
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
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Streak L2Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 2-8
The forecast
Opens Aug 29
vs Stonehill · away
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Bryant
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The Bulldogs are patient.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
Kickoff
Season opener in 16 days
kickoff
"Go Bulldogs."
— Bryant fanbase · recurring line
12 mentions · awaiting signal
Fanbase Health Index · Bryant · medium confidence
Stable (48)
DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 3-9 (25% win rate)44
Volume — 11 effective signal-N51
Key stats — 2025 — FBS rank
Points/game#101 / 138 · 28th pct22.5
Pts allowed/game#102 / 138 · 27th pct30.3
All 28 stats
Other
H2 epa per play opponent#33 / 143 · 78th pct#19 / 70 · 74th pct0.10.0/gm
First down pass rate#40 / 215 · 82nd pct#8 / 70 · 90th pct#1 / 4 · 100th pct0.50.0/gm
H1 epa per play opponent#44 / 167 · 74th pct#27 / 70 · 63rd pct0.10.0/gm
Red zone pass rate#101 / 154 · 35th pct#46 / 70 · 36th pct0.30.0/gm
Fourth down go rate#121 / 138 · 13th pct#61 / 70 · 14th pct0.30.0/gm
H2 epa per play#124 / 142 · 13th pct#64 / 70 · 10th pct0.10.0/gm
H1 epa per play#150 / 162 · 8th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct-0.0-0.0
Red Zone & Drive Efficiency (2014– , play-by-play derived)
Red zone trips
Team50.4/gm#145 / 167 · 14th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct
Opp100.8/gm#13 / 166 · 93rd pct#1 / 70 · 100th pct
Red zone score %
Team60.0%60.0%#149 / 167 · 11th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct
Opp60.0%60.0%#2 / 166 · 99th pct#1 / 70 · 100th pct
Points / drive
Team0.80.1/gm#146 / 167 · 13th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct
Opp1.20.1/gm#9 / 166 · 95th pct#6 / 70 · 93rd pct
Yards / drive
Team38.13.2/gm#107 / 167 · 37th pct#61 / 70 · 14th pct
Opp43.83.7/gm#132 / 166 · 21st pct#62 / 70 · 13th pct
Plays / drive
Team7.00.6/gm#22 / 167 · 87th pct#9 / 70 · 89th pct
Opp6.90.6/gm#138 / 166 · 17th pct#60 / 70 · 16th pct
Three-and-out rate
Team25.0%25.0%#152 / 167 · 10th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct
Opp21.4%21.4%#12 / 166 · 93rd pct#6 / 70 · 93rd pct
Scheme Identity (2014– , play-by-play derived)
Rush rate over expected#129 / 145 · 12th pct#65 / 70 · 9th pct-8.2%-8.2%
Standard-downs success
Team39.4%39.4%#141 / 154 · 9th pct#69 / 70 · 3rd pct
Opp47.6%47.6%#77 / 172 · 56th pct#39 / 70 · 46th pct
Passing-downs success
Team21.7%21.7%#146 / 153 · 5th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct
Opp27.6%27.6%#31 / 149 · 80th pct#19 / 70 · 74th pct
Line yards / carry
Team2.42.4#136 / 143 · 6th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct
Opp2.22.2#4 / 155 · 98th pct#4 / 70 · 96th pct
Stuff rate
Team17.7%17.7%#57 / 143 · 61st pct#31 / 70 · 57th pct
Opp31.3%31.3%#1 / 155 · 100th pct#1 / 70 · 100th pct
FBS rankings · 2025 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Bryant · 2025 schedule & results3-9Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 45% · 0 AP top-25 opponents on the schedule.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 31 | #218 | #266 | +19.5 | @New Mexico State | L 3–19 63 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 6 | #235 | #142 | +16.5 | @Massachusetts | W 27–26 67 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #219 | #333 | — | Bentley | W 42–6 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #217 | #232 | -1.5 | @Campbell | L 48–50 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #218 | #160 | +9.5 | Towson | L 24–26 | 2-3 | 0-2 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #211 | #208 | -2.5 | Maine | L 14–34 | 2-4 | 0-3 |
| 7 | Oct 10 | #241 | #226 | +4.5 | Brown | L 19–29 | 2-5 | 0-3 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #241 | #125 | +18.5 | @Rhode Island | L 17–38 | 2-6 | 0-4 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #238 | #116 | +14 | Monmouth | L 7–35 | 2-7 | 0-5 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #250 | #253 | -3.5 | @UAlbany | W 27–24 | 3-7 | 1-5 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #244 | #152 | +11 | New Hampshire | L 14–42 | 3-8 | 1-6 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #252 | #166 | +18.5 | @Stony Brook | L 28–35 | 3-9 | 1-7 |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 | @Stony Brook | L 28–35 | — | — | — | +0.231 | 46.2% | 128.2% | One-score loss |
| Nov 15 | New Hampshire | L 14–42 | — | — | — | +0.005 | 34.4% | 112.7% | Blowout loss |
| Nov 8 | @UAlbany | W 27–24 | — | — | — | +0.196 | 42.2% | 120.3% | One-score win |
| Nov 1 | Monmouth | L 7–35 | — | — | — | -0.095 | 31.7% | 110.0% | Blowout loss |
| Oct 25 | @Rhode Island | L 17–38 | — | — | — | +0.047 | 41.2% | 114.9% | |
| Oct 10 | Brown | L 19–29 | — | — | — | +0.180 | 50.0% | 98.8% | Best success rate |
| Oct 4 | Maine | L 14–34 | — | — | — | -0.002 | 35.7% | 108.9% | Defense's roughest night |
| Sep 27 | Towson | L 24–26 | — | — | — | +0.218 | 47.8% | 106.4% | One-score loss |
| Sep 20 | @Campbell | L 48–50 | — | — | — | +0.089 | 33.3% | 158.3% | One-score loss |
| Sep 13 | Bentley | W 42–6 | — | — | — | +0.367 | 43.5% | 158.8% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 6 | @Massachusetts | W 27–26 | — | — | — | +0.036 | 35.9% | 120.8% | One-score win |
| Aug 31 | @New Mexico State | L 3–19 | — | — | — | -0.115 | 23.9% | 146.5% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Season average (12 games) | — | — | +0.096 | 38.8% | 123.7% | ||||
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Bryant hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
7th percentile success on standard downs, 2nd on passing downs — little dropoff between the two — a schedule-independent identity.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 82nd | 69th |
| Akron | 20th | 36th |
| Alabama | 47th | 76th |
| App State | 41st | 80th |
| Arizona | 54th | 54th |
| Arizona State | 40th | 37th |
| Arkansas | 90th | 97th |
| Arkansas State | 51st | 40th |
| Army | 37th | 44th |
| Auburn | 73rd | 24th |
| Austin Peay | 56th | 13th |
| BYU | 91st | 46th |
| Ball State | 5th | 3rd |
| Baylor | 70th | 77th |
| Boise State | 42nd | 63rd |
| Boston College | 56th | 54th |
| Bowling Green | 10th | 17th |
| Bryant | 7th | 2nd |
| Buffalo | 29th | 20th |
| California | 25th | 66th |
| Central Michigan | 57th | 11th |
| Charlotte | 7th | 7th |
| Cincinnati | 89th | 65th |
| Clemson | 49th | 34th |
| Coastal Carolina | 16th | 22nd |
| Colorado | 8th | 48th |
| Colorado State | 29th | 35th |
| Delaware | 66th | 31st |
| Duke | 82nd | 63rd |
| East Carolina | 63rd | 91st |
| Eastern Michigan | 46th | 67th |
| Florida | 52nd | 45th |
| Florida Atlantic | 44th | 61st |
| Florida International | 50th | 26th |
| Florida State | 65th | 90th |
| Fresno State | 22nd | 71st |
| Georgia | 95th | 69th |
| Georgia Southern | 64th | 84th |
| Georgia State | 22nd | 75th |
| Georgia Tech | 92nd | 89th |
| Hawai'i | 33rd | 87th |
| Houston | 61st | 29th |
| Idaho | 30th | 78th |
| Idaho State | 93rd | 14th |
| Illinois | 79th | 95th |
| Indiana | 97th | 98th |
| Iowa | 74th | 19th |
| Iowa State | 80th | 58th |
| Jacksonville State | 59th | 56th |
| James Madison | 77th | 52nd |
| Kansas | 99th | 82nd |
| Kansas State | 37th | 59th |
| Kennesaw State | 44th | 67th |
| Kent State | 15th | 5th |
| Kentucky | 62nd | 29th |
| LSU | 18th | 52nd |
| Lafayette | 0th | 12th |
| Liberty | 65th | 53rd |
| Lindenwood | 4th | 1st |
| Long Island University | 24th | 78th |
| Louisiana | 24th | 23rd |
| Louisiana Tech | 41st | 24th |
| Louisville | 84th | 32nd |
| Maine | 3rd | 18th |
| Marshall | 71st | 62nd |
| Maryland | 11th | 86th |
| Massachusetts | 5th | 9th |
| Memphis | 75th | 68th |
| Merrimack | 1st | 83rd |
| Miami | 80th | 64th |
| Miami (OH) | 33rd | 39th |
| Michigan | 73rd | 74th |
| Michigan State | 48th | 39th |
| Middle Tennessee | 69th | 47th |
| Minnesota | 35th | 33rd |
| Mississippi State | 52nd | 35th |
| Missouri | 76th | 50th |
| Missouri State | 32nd | 50th |
| Murray State | 1st | 6th |
| NC State | 58th | 71st |
| Navy | 95th | 72nd |
| Nebraska | 78th | 51st |
| Nevada | 17th | 16th |
| New Mexico | 38th | 60th |
| New Mexico State | 16th | 33rd |
| North Carolina | 14th | 30th |
| North Texas | 100th | 97th |
| Northern Illinois | 9th | 5th |
| Northwestern | 48th | 88th |
| Notre Dame | 88th | 99th |
| Ohio | 69th | 76th |
| Ohio State | 99th | 99th |
| Oklahoma | 39th | 41st |
| Oklahoma State | 14th | 7th |
| Old Dominion | 72nd | 79th |
| Ole Miss | 83rd | 95th |
| Oregon | 93rd | 55th |
| Oregon State | 54th | 25th |
| Penn State | 76th | 73rd |
| Pittsburgh | 35th | 56th |
| Purdue | 46th | 88th |
| Rice | 20th | 0th |
| Rutgers | 71st | 84th |
| SMU | 50th | 57th |
| Sam Houston | 26th | 4th |
| San Diego State | 84th | 1st |
| San José State | 68th | 70th |
| South Alabama | 53rd | 28th |
| South Carolina | 31st | 8th |
| South Carolina State | 10th | 3rd |
| South Florida | 86th | 46th |
| Southern Miss | 27th | 38th |
| Stanford | 12th | 12th |
| Syracuse | 19th | 10th |
| TCU | 63rd | 82nd |
| Temple | 85th | 22nd |
| Tennessee | 97th | 81st |
| Texas | 27th | 61st |
| Texas A&M | 88th | 59th |
| Texas State | 60th | 93rd |
| Texas Tech | 45th | 65th |
| Toledo | 67th | 42nd |
| Troy | 18th | 27th |
| Tulane | 81st | 86th |
| Tulsa | 43rd | 43rd |
| UAB | 34th | 94th |
| UCF | 39th | 20th |
| UCLA | 28th | 48th |
| UConn | 96th | 37th |
| UL Monroe | 13th | 14th |
| UNLV | 78th | 85th |
| USC | 94th | 90th |
| UT Martin | 2nd | 41st |
| UTEP | 3rd | 10th |
| UTSA | 67th | 92nd |
| Utah | 87th | 96th |
| Utah State | 31st | 49th |
| Vanderbilt | 90th | 100th |
| Virginia | 36th | 73rd |
| Virginia Tech | 59th | 21st |
| Wake Forest | 21st | 31st |
| Washington | 98th | 93rd |
| Washington State | 61st | 44th |
| West Virginia | 12th | 18th |
| Western Kentucky | 55th | 80th |
| Western Michigan | 86th | 16th |
| Wisconsin | 6th | 27th |
| Wyoming | 23rd | 15th |
Halftime identity
Bryant by half
1st-half offense ranks 8th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 13th — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
Schedule mirage
How much of Bryant's number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 21 is 0.10; 40th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.02. The widest gap came in week 1: -0.12 raw vs. -0.00 adjusted.
Home-Field Advantage · Bryant · 2018-present
Above-Average
44% home win rate vs 36% on the road. margin runs +5.8 better at home. Bulldog Stadium seats 4,400, averaging 57% full (2,521 attendance, 9 games reported).
Home16-20Away16-28
Venue texture
64°F average kickoff temp; 8% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 25 home games with weather data.
FCS Program Prestige · Bryant
National Program
All-Time Record
91-100
since 2007 · 18 seasons · .476 win rate
HOME
49-35
AWAY
34-57
NEUTRAL
8-8
2000s
2010s
2020s
CAA Standing · 2025
11th in the CAA
Bryant is 11th of 13 in the CAA at 1-7. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | 8-0 |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 5-1 |
| 3 | Maine | 5-2 |
| 4 | Monmouth | 5-2 |
| 5 | Elon | 4-2 |
| 6 | Stony Brook | 4-3 |
| 7 | Towson | 4-3 |
| 8 | Campbell | 2-5 |
| 9 | North Carolina A&T | 2-5 |
| 10 | UAlbany | 1-5 |
| 11 | Bryant | 1-7 |
| 12 | Sacred Heart | 0-0 |
| 13 | Hampton | 0-6 |
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2008
FCS transition
NCAA Division I FCS membership; Marty Fine era
Moment of the Year · Bryant · 2025
Moment of the Year · Bryant · 2025Won 42-6 vs Bentley
Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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