Next game
vs Worcester State
Sat Oct 24 · 1 pm ET
Dale Lippert Field · series 0-1
Dean College 16% to win · our ratings after 6 games
Dean College
1-5MSCAC · Dale Lippert Field · 1,500 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
L 18-55 vs Bridgewater State
Our model gave Dean College 6% before kickoff
The rest of the season
Three real tests left: UMass Dartmouth 6%, Worcester State 16%, Framingham State 21%
Win out <1% · expect 0.4 of 3 more wins
Dean College's chance to win each game left, from our model: Worcester State 16%, UMass Dartmouth 6%, Framingham State 21%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line vs Worcester State · our model 16% Dean College
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Dean College · 2026 schedule and results1-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 50%.Our rank entering each game: #667 to #655
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #667 | #614 | — | Fitchburg State | L 26-35 | 0-1 | 0-1 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #667 | #578 | — | @Mass Maritime | L 0-70 | 0-2 | 0-2 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #667 | #622 | — | @Westfield State | L 8-26 | 0-3 | 0-3 | |
| 4 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #667 | #564 | — | @Plymouth State | L 0-14 | 0-4 | 0-4 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | #666 | #664 | — | Gallaudet | W 45-21 | 1-4 | 0-4 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #655 | #510 | — | Bridgewater State | L 18-55 | 1-5 | 0-5 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #654 | #563 | Worcester State | 1 pm ET16% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #653 | #526 | @UMass Dartmouth | 2:30 pm ET6% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Framingham State | 12 pm ET21% to win | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Dean College, 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 Dean College: 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
Dean College has won one of its last five.
1-9 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Streak L1Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 1-9
Range of outcomes · Dean College · 2026
Range of outcomes · Dean College · 2026Dean College’s most likely regular season is 1-8. 95% of outcomes land from 1-8 to 2-7.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
1 wins 63%; 2 wins 32%; 3 wins 5%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor1-11Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base2-10Mid-table finish.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
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 · 1-5
Game feel53even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 9 in the MSCAC
Heart rate0-0rarely closein one-score games (0 of 6)8th most one-score games of 9 in the MSCAC
Margin-20.7outgunnedavg scoring margin9th best margin of 9 in the MSCAC
Measured from 6 games · ranks are among MSCAC teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
The Bulldogs of Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts — once a junior college, now a four-year program that won an ECFC title in 2019, playing scrappy small-college football at Dale Lippert Field.
Standard GapA former junior college still proving it belongs as a four-year…
Dean won the ECFC in 2019 — and still gets dismissed as a former junior college that doesn't belong in four-year football.
Game day
The experience
The Bulldogs of Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts — once a junior college, now a four-year program that won an ECFC title in 2019, playing scrappy small-college football at Dale Lippert Field.
Playoff path
Dean College sits 9th in the MSCAC and 225th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
MSCAC · 2026
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mass Maritime | 4-0 | 5-0 | 60.1 |
| 2 | Bridgewater State | 4-1 | 5-1 | 61.5 |
| 3 | Westfield State | 3-1 | 3-2 | 52.0 |
| 4 | Worcester State | 3-2 | 3-4 | 45.7 |
| 5 | Framingham State | 2-2 | 3-2 | 54.8 |
| 6 | UMass Dartmouth | 2-2 | 2-3 | 47.7 |
| 7 | Plymouth State | 1-3 | 2-3 | 42.8 |
| 9 | Dean | 0-5 | 1-5 | 33.6 |
33.6 CFB Zeitgeist#225 of 245 D346.1 strength of schedule
Win the MSCAC 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 · 1-5
Signature win 45-21 over Gallaudet; toughest day 0-70 against Mass Maritime.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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