Central Connecticut State University
0-3NEC · Arute Field · 5,500
LastL 30–35 at Montana State · Sat Sep 19 · Brett Griffis 228 pass yds, 2 TD, 43 rush yds
Nextvs Wagner · Sat Oct 3 · time TBA · Arute Field · series 16-6, won the last 8
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #191 | #121 | +20.5✗ | @South Dakota | L 20–59 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #191 | #50 | +36.5✗ | @Toledo | L 10–63 134 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #191 | #75 | +41.5✓ | @Montana State | L 30–35 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #196 | #260 | Wagner | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | American International | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Mercyhurst | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | New Haven | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Robert Morris | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Stonehill | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Long Island University | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Duquesne |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @Montana State | L 30–35 | — | — | — | +0.255 | 44.8% | 114.5% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 12 | @Toledo | L 10–63 | 139 | 1 | 25:57 | -0.323 | 19.4% | 132.4% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | @South Dakota | L 20–59 | — | — | — | +0.044 | 44.8% | 72.2% | Defense's roughest night |
| Season average (3 games) | 139 | 1.0 | -0.008 | 36.3% | 106.4% | ||||
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs Wagner · Sat Oct 3 · time TBA
Central Connecticut is the Northeast Conference champion and FCS playoff team—a 8–5 (6–1 NEC) program that won the conference title and proved New Britain football belongs in the national conversation.
The fanbase knows the NEC is small-conference territory, but they also know Central Connecticut can compete. The chip is quiet but real—the belief that a well-coached NEC program can win in the FCS…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 8-5 · last season
✓ measured from 13 games · ranks are among NEC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Central Connecticut State University has won one of its last five.
Cold. 5-5 over the last 10, and lost the last four.
Next Oct 3
vs Wagner · at home
Outcome band · Central Connecticut State University · 2026
Outcome band · Central Connecticut State University · 2026Central Connecticut State University'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
Central Connecticut is the Northeast Conference champion and FCS playoff team—a 8–5 (6–1 NEC) program that won the conference title and proved New Britain football belongs in the national conversation.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.