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

Norwich University

1-9 2025 final

Norwich is the Cadets program — the oldest private military college in America (1819) and birthplace of ROTC, rebuilding from 0-10 with the mission of proving that military discipline and football excellence belong together.

The Cadets bide their time.

Record

1-9

win% .100

Conference

8th of 8

NEWMAC · 0-7

Index Rating

33.5

D3 #223 of 240

Playoff Path

Win the league

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic

The Long Wait·Offseason

Standard GapA 200+ year old military institution whose football program is rebuildin…

Norwich University fielded the Cadets in 2025 under Bill Russell's second year of rebuilding after the catastrophic 0-10 season in 2024. Russell was hired in November 2023 with a mandate to restore a program built on military disc…

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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

Norwich University sits 8th in the NEWMAC and 223rd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

NEWMAC · 2025

	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

33.5 CFB Zeitgeist#223 of 240 D349.5 strength of schedule

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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected

THE 2025 SEASON · 1-9

Signature win 63-0 over Maine Maritime; toughest day 0-49 against Merchant Marine Academy.

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The Cadets bide their time.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go Cadets." — Norwich University fanbase · recurring line

0 mentions · awaiting signal

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.

Floor 0-12

Base 1-11

Ceiling 4-8

floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.

base1-11Mid-table finish.

ceiling4-8Conference 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 · Norwich University · 2018-present

Above-Average

20% home win rate vs 5% on the road. margin runs +5.5 better at home.

Home4-16Away1-19

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Hibernating

Zero of five. Reset territory.

Streak L7Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 1-9

Schedule Strength · Norwich University · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 47% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.477

Moment of the Year · Norwich University · 2025

Won 63-0 vs Maine Maritime

Week 4 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Norwich University

2024: Lost 13-17 vs Coast Guard

In 2024, the program lost 13-17 vs Coast Guard — a close home result, 4 points either way.

Go Cadets.