Merchant Marine Academy
8-2 2025 finalThe Mariners of Kings Point, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's NEWMAC program, where future ship's officers play Division III football as a fourth service academy and meet Coast Guard for the Secretaries Cup.
The Mariners keep the faith.
The Mariners of Kings Point, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's NEWMAC program, where future ship's officers play Division III football as a fourth service academy and meet Coast Guard for the Secretaries Cup.
Keep the Secretaries Cup in Kings Point, win a NEWMAC title, and prove a service academy can compete on Saturdays while training mariners for sea.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Merchant Marine Academy sits 2nd in the NEWMAC and 37th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield | 7-0 | 9-3 | 62.7 |
| 2 | Merchant Marine Academy | 5-2 | 8-2 | 62.6 |
| 3 | Coast Guard | 5-2 | 7-3 | 58.9 |
| 4 | MIT | 4-3 | 6-3 | 53.6 |
| 5 | Salve Regina | 3-4 | 6-4 | 54.2 |
| 6 | SUNY Maritime | 3-4 | 5-6 | 49.4 |
| 7 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1-6 | 2-8 | 40.8 |
| 8 | Norwich | 0-7 | 1-9 | 33.5 |
Win the NEWMAC 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 49-0 over Norwich; toughest day 7-35 against Springfield.
The Pulse on Merchant Marine Academy
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Merchant Marine Academy
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
Merchant Marine Academy · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · Merchant Marine Academy · 2018-present
Soft
66% home win rate vs 72% on the road. margin runs -3.4 weaker at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Schedule Strength · Merchant Marine Academy · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 48% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Merchant Marine Academy · 2025
Won 29-15 vs Montclair State
Week 2 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — Merchant Marine Academy
2023: Won 36-19 vs SUNY Maritime
In 2023, the program won 36-19 vs SUNY Maritime — a comfortable home result that left the 17-point margin on the books.
Go Mariners.