College Of New Jersey6-4The Lions of The College of New Jersey in Ewing — once Trenton State College, a founding member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference since 1957, playing public-school football at Lions Stadium.
TCNJ has been an NJAC charter member since 1957 as Trenton State — a real New Jersey football program that gets overlooked in a conference of heavyweights.
The Lions rest in the shade.
College Of New Jersey · Next-Season Outcome Band
College Of New Jersey · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / 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
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Opens Sep 5
vs Lycoming · at home
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs Lycoming · Sat Sep 5 · 17:00 UTC
The Lions of The College of New Jersey in Ewing — once Trenton State College, a founding member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference since 1957, playing public-school football at Lions Stadium.
College Of New Jersey sits 5th in the New Jersey Conference and 77th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Newport | 7-0 | 10-1 | 71.2 |
| 2 | Salisbury | 6-1 | 10-2 | 68.2 |
| 3 | Rowan | 5-2 | 8-2 | 65.4 |
| 4 | Montclair State | 4-3 | 5-5 | 53.6 |
| 5 | The College of New Jersey | 3-4 | 6-4 | 55.5 |
| 6 | Kean | 2-5 | 3-7 | 43.1 |
| 7 | William Paterson | 1-6 | 2-8 | 40.3 |
| 8 | Vermont State Castleton | 0-7 | 2-8 | 39.9 |
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.
Signature win 42-0 over William Paterson; toughest day 10-55 against Salisbury.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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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 | — | — | — | @Lycoming | W 27–24 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #539 | #501 | — | Wilkes | W 17–3 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #555 | #653 | — | Juniata | W 35–0 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #548 | #476 | — | @Salisbury | L 10–55 | 3-1 | 0-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #551 | #578 | — | William Paterson | W 42–0 | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #537 | #633 | — | @Vermont State Castleton | W 48–7 | 5-1 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #529 | #634 | — | @Kean | W 24–7 | 6-1 | 3-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #525 | #507 | — | Rowan | L 30–44 | 6-2 | 3-2 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #536 | #566 | — | @Montclair State | L 27–30 | 6-3 | 3-3 |
| 12 | Nov 14 | #538 | #471 | — | Christopher Newport | L 7–27 | 6-4 | 3-4 |
Home-Field Advantage · College Of New Jersey · 2018-present
Strong
57% home win rate vs 42% on the road. margin runs +8.8 better at home. Lions Stadium seats 6,000.
67°F average kickoff temp; 11% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 19 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
24-20-1
since 2003 · 9 seasons · .533 win rate
Moment of the Year · College Of New Jersey · 2025
Moment of the Year · College Of New Jersey · 2025Won 17-3 vs Wilkes
Week 3 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.