Next game
vs Westfield State
Sat Oct 24 · 12 pm ET
Charles L. Currier Memorial Field · series 4-0, won the last 4
Plymouth State University 41% to win · our ratings after 6 games
Plymouth State University
2-3-1MSCAC · Charles L. Currier Memorial Field · 3,000 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 10
L 10-21 at Mass Maritime
Our model gave Plymouth State University 17% before kickoff
The rest of the season
Three real tests left: UMass Dartmouth 25%, Framingham State 31%, Westfield State 41%
Win out 2% · expect 1.7 of 4 more wins
Plymouth State University's chance to win each game left, from our model: Westfield State 41%, Framingham State 31%, Fitchburg State 72%, UMass Dartmouth 25%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line vs Westfield State · our model 41% Plymouth State University
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 6
Schedule and results
Plymouth State University · 2026 schedule and results2-3-1Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 53%.Our rank entering each game: #518 to #573
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #518 | — | — | New England College | W 28-14 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #525 | #609 | — | @Worcester State | L 6-28 | 1-1 | 0-1 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #540 | #538 | — | Bridgewater State | L 7-35 | 1-2 | 0-2 | |
| 4 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #564 | #667 | — | Dean | W 14-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | #573 | #545 | — | Framingham State | T 0-0 | 2-2-1 | 1-2 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | #573 | #566 | — | @Mass Maritime | L 10-21 | 2-3-1 | 1-3 | |
| 7 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | #577 | #592 | Westfield State | 12 pm ET41% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #577 | #555 | @Framingham State | 12 pm ET31% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Fitchburg State | 12 pm ET72% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | UMass Dartmouth | 12 pm ET | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Plymouth State University, through 6 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Line is the closing point spread for Plymouth State University: a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.
Ahead
The forecast
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Plymouth State University has won one of its last five.
5-4 over the last 10, and tied the last one.
Streak T1Last 5 · 1-3Last 10 · 5-4
Range of outcomes · Plymouth State University · 2026
Range of outcomes · Plymouth State University · 2026Plymouth State University’s most likely regular season is 4-5. 89% of outcomes land from 3-6 to 5-4.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
2 wins 9%; 3 wins 35%; 4 wins 38%; 5 wins 16%; 6 wins 2%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor3-9Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base5-7Mid-table finish.
Ceiling8-4Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 5 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-3
Game feel27rock fightscombined pts / game9th highest-scoring of 9 in the MSCAC
Heart rate0-0rarely closein one-score games (0 of 6)9th most one-score games of 9 in the MSCAC
Margin-5.5competitiveavg scoring margin7th best margin of 9 in the MSCAC
Measured from 6 games · ranks are among MSCAC teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
Plymouth State is the New Hampshire Panther with 55 years of football history and a remarkable co-head coaching structure (since 2020) under Castonia and Zeman, a program that broke through to a 2017 MASCAC title and won New England Bowl championships (2021, 2024).
Title DroughtSince 2017 · 9 yrs
Fans here believe plymouth State won a MASCAC title (2017) and a New England Bowl (2021); nobody outside New England knows it. The chip is the invisibility of success.
Game day
The experience
Plymouth State is the New Hampshire Panther with 55 years of football history and a remarkable co-head coaching structure (since 2020) under Castonia and Zeman, a program that broke through to a 2017 MASCAC title and won New England Bowl championships (2021, 2024).
Playoff path
Plymouth State University sits 7th in the MSCAC and 173rd of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
MSCAC · 2026
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mass Maritime | 4-0 | 5-0 | 60.1 |
| 2 | Bridgewater State | 4-1 | 5-1 | 61.5 |
| 3 | Westfield State | 3-1 | 3-2 | 52.0 |
| 4 | Worcester State | 3-2 | 3-4 | 45.7 |
| 5 | Framingham State | 2-2 | 3-2 | 54.8 |
| 6 | UMass Dartmouth | 2-2 | 2-3 | 47.7 |
| 7 | Plymouth State | 1-3 | 2-3 | 42.8 |
| 8 | Fitchburg State | 1-4 | 1-5 | 34.9 |
42.8 CFB Zeitgeist#173 of 245 D346.8 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 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 2-3
Signature win 28-14 over New England College; toughest day 7-35 against Bridgewater State.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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