Framingham State University

3-2-1

MSCAC · Bowditch Field · 5,300 seats

Next game

vs Mass Maritime

Sat Oct 24 · 12 pm ET

Bowditch Field · series 2-2, lost the last 2

Framingham State University 31% to win · our ratings after 6 games

Last game · Sat Oct 17

L 7-10 at Westfield State

Our model gave Framingham State University 42% before kickoff

The rest of the season

Three real tests left: Mass Maritime 31%, Worcester State 49%, Plymouth State 69%

Win out 8% · expect 2.3 of 4 more wins

Framingham State University's chance to win each game left, from our model: Mass Maritime 31%, Plymouth State 69%, Dean 79%, Worcester State 49%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line vs Mass Maritime · our model 31% Framingham State University

Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7

Schedule and results

Framingham State University · 2026 schedule and results3-2-1Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 45%.Our rank entering each game: #562 to #556
WkDateOur rankOpp rankLineOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5#562#502—@HussonW 33-211-00-0
2Bye week
3Sep 18#555#496—@UMass DartmouthW 23-212-01-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3#542#624—Fitchburg StateW 24-123-02-0
6Oct 9#545#526—@Bridgewater StateL 7-383-12-1
6Oct 10#545#573—@Plymouth StateT 0-03-1-12-1
7Oct 17#556#597—@Westfield StateL 7-103-2-12-2
8Oct 24#555#545Mass Maritime12 pm ET31% to win
9Oct 31#555#577Plymouth State12 pm ET69% to win
10Nov 7@Dean12 pm ET79% to win
11Nov 14Worcester State12 pm ET
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Framingham State 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 Framingham State 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

Sat Oct 24Next: Mass Maritimevs Mass Maritime · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Framingham State University has won two of its last five.

5-4 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-2Last 10 · 5-4

Range of outcomes · Framingham State University · 2026

Framingham State University’s most likely regular season is 5-4. 89% of outcomes land from 4-5 to 6-3.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

3 wins 2%; 4 wins 17%; 5 wins 40%; 6 wins 33%; 7 wins 8%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor5-7Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base7-5Mid-table finish.
Ceiling10-2Deep 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 5 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.

More in this tab

Worth watchingGames average 33 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-2

Game feel33even gamescombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 9 in the MSCAC
Heart rate1-1some dramain one-score games (2 of 6)5th most one-score games of 9 in the MSCAC
Margin-1.3competitiveavg scoring margin6th best margin of 9 in the MSCAC

Measured from 6 games · ranks are among MSCAC teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Framingham State is the Massachusetts Ram with five undefeated regular seasons (2013–2021) under Tom Kelley's 18-year tenure, a program that has built sustained excellence at the regional MASCAC level without chasing national prominence.

Standard GapA Massachusetts state university with 54 years of football history…

Fans here believe five undefeated regular seasons merit exactly zero national media coverage. The chip is the invisibility of excellence — Framingham State football is real, but nobody outside…

Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Framingham State is the Massachusetts Ram with five undefeated regular seasons (2013–2021) under Tom Kelley's 18-year tenure, a program that has built sustained excellence at the regional MASCAC level without chasing national prominence.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Framingham State University sits 5th in the MSCAC and 92nd of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

MSCAC · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Mass Maritime4-05-060.1
2Bridgewater State4-15-161.5
3Westfield State3-13-252.0
4Worcester State3-23-445.7
5Framingham State2-23-254.8
6UMass Dartmouth2-22-347.7
7Plymouth State1-32-342.8
8Fitchburg State1-41-534.9
54.8 CFB Zeitgeist#92 of 245 D348.6 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 · 3-2
W 33-21 at Husson · Wk 1+12HussonW 23-21 at UMass Dartmouth · Wk 3+2UMass DaW 24-12 vs Fitchburg State · Wk 5+12FitchburL 7-38 at Bridgewater State · Wk 6-31BridgewaL 7-10 at Westfield State · Wk 7-3Westfiel

Signature win 33-21 over Husson; toughest day 7-38 against Bridgewater State.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Rams.”
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