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vs Vermont State Castleton
Sat Oct 24 · 12 pm ET
TowneBank Stadium · series 1-0
Christopher Newport University 97% to win · our ratings after 6 games
Christopher Newport University
6-0New Jersey · TowneBank Stadium · 4,200 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
W 21-14 at Montclair State
Our model gave Christopher Newport University 59% before kickoff
The rest of the season
One real test left: Salisbury 47%
Win out 30% · expect 3.1 of 4 more wins
Christopher Newport University's chance to win each game left, from our model: Vermont State Castleton 97%, Rowan 75%, The College of New Jersey 86%, Salisbury 47%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line vs Vermont State Castleton · our model 97% Christopher Newport University
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Christopher Newport University · 2026 schedule and results6-0Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 39%.Our rank entering each game: #570 to #506
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #570 | #567 | — | Apprentice School | W 43-14 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #564 | #581 | — | @Western Connecticut State | W 37-7 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #547 | #439 | — | @Susquehanna | W 21-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #521 | #633 | — | William Paterson | W 49-3 | 4-0 | 1-0 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | #512 | #608 | — | @Kean | W 31-20 | 5-0 | 2-0 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #506 | #528 | — | @Montclair State | W 21-14 | 6-0 | 3-0 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #499 | #624 | Vermont State Castleton | 12 pm ET97% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #498 | #481 | Rowan | 1 pm ET75% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | The College of New Jersey | 1 pm ET86% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Salisbury | time TBA | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Christopher Newport University, through 6 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Line is the closing point spread for Christopher Newport University: a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.
Ahead
The forecast
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Christopher Newport University has won six straight.
9-1 over the last 10, and won the last six.
Streak W6Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 9-1
Range of outcomes · Christopher Newport University · 2026
Range of outcomes · Christopher Newport University · 2026Christopher Newport University’s most likely regular season is 9-1. 98% of outcomes land from 8-2 to 10-0.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
7 wins 2%; 8 wins 19%; 9 wins 49%; 10 wins 30%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor10-2Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
Base12-0Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
Ceiling12-0Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 6 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-0
Game feel43even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 8 in the New Jersey
Heart rate1-0some dramain one-score games (1 of 6)6th most one-score games of 8 in the New Jersey
Margin+24.0comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 8 in the New Jersey
Measured from 6 games · ranks are among New Jersey teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind·Written June 2026
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Game day
The experience
The startup that won a conference title in its inaugural year and 25 years later went 10–0 undefeated — proving that dreams built from scratch can scale.
Playoff path
Christopher Newport University sits 1st in the New Jersey Conference and 9th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.
New Jersey · 2026
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Newport | 3-0 | 6-0 | 72.6 |
| 2 | Rowan | 3-0 | 5-1 | 62.8 |
| 3 | Salisbury | 2-1 | 5-1 | 60.6 |
| 4 | Montclair State | 2-1 | 4-2 | 58.2 |
| 5 | The College of New Jersey | 2-1 | 3-3 | 48.2 |
| 6 | Vermont State Castleton | 0-3 | 2-4 | 42.4 |
| 7 | Kean | 0-3 | 1-4 | 40.4 |
| 8 | William Paterson | 0-3 | 0-6 | 31.3 |
72.6 CFB Zeitgeist#9 of 245 D346.1 strength of schedule2 quality wins
Win the New Jersey 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.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 6-0
Signature win 49-3 over William Paterson; toughest day 21-14 against Montclair State.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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