CFB Zeitgeist
June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

5-5 2025 final

Massachusetts Maritime Academy is the Buccaneer — a military academy with 53 years of Division III football history, an Admiral's Cup rivalry tradition, and two NEFC conference championships (1977, 1983) anchored in 21 years of coaching stability under Jeremy Cameron.

The Buccaneers keep the faith.

Record
5-5
win% .500
Conference
5th of 10
MSCAC · 4-3
Index Rating
47.8
D3 #137 of 240
Playoff Path
Win the league
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-win — basking
The Long Wait·Offseason

Massachusetts Maritime Academy is the Buccaneer — a military academy with 53 years of Division III football history, an Admiral's Cup rivalry tradition, and two NEFC conference championships (1977, 1983) anchored in 21 years of coaching stability under Jeremy Cameron.

Title DroughtSince 1983 · 42 yrs

LIVE MASCAC — researched 2026-06-13: Massachusetts Maritime continues as a MASCAC competitor under Jeremy Cameron's 21st season (since 2005). The Buccaneers remain competitive within the unique constraints of a federal maritime ac…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Massachusetts Maritime Academy sits 5th in the MSCAC and 137th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

MSCAC · 2025
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Castleton1-02-839.9
2Plymouth State6-18-257.5
3Framingham State5-27-453.2
4UMass Dartmouth5-26-451.0
5Mass Maritime4-35-547.8
6Bridgewater State3-45-547.1
7Worcester St2-53-739.9
8Westfield State2-63-739.9
47.8 CFB Zeitgeist#137 of 240 D346.2 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 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 5-5
L 14-21 vs SUNY Maritime · Wk 2-7SUNY MarW 28-0 at Dean College · Wk 3+28Dean ColL 27-33 vs Anna Maria College · Wk 4-6Anna MarL 10-14 at Plymouth State · Wk 5-4PlymouthL 7-31 at UMass Dartmouth · Wk 6-24UMass DaW 10-0 vs Fitchburg State · Wk 8+10FitchburW 14-12 vs Framingham State · Wk 9+2FraminghW 21-14 at Westfield State · Wk 10+7WestfielL 10-17 vs Worcester St · Wk 11-7WorcesteW 20-7 at Bridgewater State · Wk 12+13Bridgewa

Signature win 28-0 over Dean College; toughest day 7-31 against UMass Dartmouth.

The Pulse on Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
The Buccaneers keep the faith.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Buccaneers." — Massachusetts Maritime Academy fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Winning record

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked

The Division III national championship game.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor3-9Rebuild year. Below .500.
base5-7Mid-table finish.
ceiling8-4Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · Massachusetts Maritime Academy · 2018-present

Soft

31% home win rate vs 42% on the road. margin runs -7.3 weaker at home.

Home6-13Away9-12
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Warming

Four of five. The board favors this trend.

Streak W1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 5-5

Schedule Strength · Massachusetts Maritime Academy · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 45% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.459

Moment of the Year · Massachusetts Maritime Academy · 2025

Won 28-0 at Dean College

Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Massachusetts Maritime Academy

2024: Won 21-6 at Framingham State

In 2024, the program won 21-6 at Framingham State — a comfortable road result that left the 15-point margin on the books.

Go Buccaneers.