Newberry
12-2 2025 finalNewberry quietly built a powerhouse under Todd Knight for 17 years, won the 2025 SAC championship, and became the first program in school history to reach the Division II National Championship Semifinals — a Wolves team that made the quiet program impossible to ignore.
The Wolves hold the line.
Newberry quietly built a powerhouse under Todd Knight for 17 years, won the 2025 SAC championship, and became the first program in school history to reach the Division II National Championship Semifinals — a Wolves team that made the quiet program impossible to ignore.
Newberry went 12–2 (7–1 SAC) in 2025, won the SAC Championship with a 28–21 victory over Carson-Newman, and advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship Semifinals (lost 49–17 to defending champion Ferris State). Todd Kn…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Newberry
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Newberry
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Newberry · 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
Fanbase Health Index · Newberry · medium confidence
Growing (58)
Home-Field Advantage · Newberry · 2018-present
Soft
58% home win rate vs 70% on the road. margin runs -0.5 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.
South Atlantic Standing · 2025
1st in the South Atlantic
Newberry sits at the top of the South Atlantic at 12-2. Everyone else is chasing.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newberry | 12-2 |
| 2 | Wingate | 9-3 |
| 3 | Emory & Henry College | 8-3 |
| 4 | Carson-Newman College | 7-3 |
| 5 | Catawba | 7-4 |
| 6 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 6-5 |
| 7 | Anderson (Sc) | 5-6 |
| 8 | Mars Hill | 5-6 |
| 9 | Wilson | 3-8 |
| 10 | Greeneville | 1-9 |
| 11 | UVA Wise | 1-9 |
| 12 | Limestone | 0-0 |
Schedule Strength · Newberry · 2025
Hard
Average opponent win rate 56% across 14 finalized games. Strong conference slate — wins here carry full weight in Super Region selection.
Moment of the Year · Newberry · 2025
Postseason · Won 45-24 vs Kentucky State
Week 13 of 2025. Postseason win — the season-defining moment.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2025): 1-0
Most recent: 2025 — win 45-24 (home). Last 5 postseason: 1-0.
From the Archive — Newberry
2021: Won 14-7 vs Catawba
In 2021, the program won 14-7 vs Catawba — a tight home result that left the 7-point margin on the books.
Go Wolves.