Merrimack Warriors
1-3FCS Independents · Duane Stadium · 3,500
LastL 20–45 at Tarleton State · Sat Sep 19 · Austin Palmer 95 rec yds, 2 TD
Nextvs New Haven · Sat Sep 26 · 1 pm ET · Duane Stadium · series 0-1
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 28 | #210 | #106 | +21✗ | Rhode Island | L 7–34 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 3 | #210 | #41 | +31.5✗ | @Delaware | L 7–42 73 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #219 | #174 | +10✓ | @Maine | W 23–14 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #217 | #95 | +32.5✓ | @Tarleton State | L 20–45 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #207 | #258 | New Haven | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #207 | #224 | @Yale | ||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Dartmouth | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | New Hampshire | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Wagner | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Wake Forest | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Monmouth | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Sacred Heart |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @Tarleton State | L 20–45 | — | — | — | +0.200 | 39.4% | 143.4% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 12 | @Maine | W 23–14 | — | — | — | -0.052 | 38.7% | 85.6% | Best defensive stand |
| Sep 3 | @Delaware | L 7–42 | — | — | — | -0.123 | 25.0% | 144.4% | Most explosive |
| Aug 28 | Rhode Island | L 7–34 | — | — | — | -0.144 | 42.1% | 101.0% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Season average (4 games) | — | — | -0.030 | 36.3% | 118.6% | ||||
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · vs New Haven · Sat Sep 26 · 1 pm ET
Merrimack football is a program that has played in five different conferences in 27 years, is now building as an FCS Independent, and proved it can beat ranked teams (Holy Cross, 2021) — a scrappy program proving it belongs every season.
Fans here believe merrimack doesn't have a chip against specific rivals. The program's rival is instability itself — proving that a team can build real culture despite constant conference changes…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-3
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among FCS Independents teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Merrimack Warriors has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 2-8 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs New Haven · at home
Outcome band · Merrimack Warriors · 2026
Outcome band · Merrimack Warriors · 2026Merrimack Warriors' most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Merrimack football is a program that has played in five different conferences in 27 years, is now building as an FCS Independent, and proved it can beat ranked teams (Holy Cross, 2021) — a scrappy program proving it belongs every season.
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