Salve Regina University · Next-Season Outcome Band2023 season 9-2
Best recent season under Gilmartin; top-tier NEWMAC finish
Salve Regina University6-4Hope-Doping·Offseason
Salve Regina is the Rhode Island Seahawks — a stable NEWMAC program anchored by Kevin Gilmartin's 13-season tenure (70-33 record, winningest coach in program history), proving that patience and continuity build lasting football success.
Title DroughtSince 1975 · 50 yrs
Fans here believe no chip — Salve Regina plays for the satisfaction of consistent winning and for loyalty to Kevin Gilmartin, the program's greatest coach.
low signal
Seahawks country waits.
Salve Regina University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 4-8
Base 6-6
Ceiling 9-3
floor4-8Rebuild year. Below .500.
base6-6Mid-table finish.
ceiling9-3Conference 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.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Streak W2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 6-4
The forecast
Opens Sep 4
vs UMass Dartmouth · away
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · at UMass Dartmouth · Fri Sep 4 · 23:00 UTC
The experience
Salve Regina is the Rhode Island Seahawks — a stable NEWMAC program anchored by Kevin Gilmartin's 13-season tenure (70-33 record, winningest coach in program history), proving that patience and continuity build lasting football success.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Salve Regina University sits 5th in the NEWMAC and 91st 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 | 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 | WPI | 1-6 | 2-8 | 40.8 |
| 8 | Norwich | 0-7 | 1-9 | 33.5 |
54.2 CFB Zeitgeist#91 of 240 D350.4 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 · 6-4
Signature win 45-9 over WPI; toughest day 14-28 against Springfield.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Salve Regina University
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Seahawks country waits.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Salve Regina"
— Salve Regina University fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Salve Regina University · 2025 schedule & results6-4Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 50%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | UMass Dartmouth | W 34–13 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #509 | #465 | — | Western New England | W 34–28 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #512 | #590 | — | @William Paterson | W 24–12 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #521 | #568 | — | SUNY Maritime | W 28–20 | 4-0 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #522 | #458 | — | @Springfield | L 14–28 | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #517 | #525 | — | Merchant Marine | L 34–38 | 4-2 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #531 | #490 | — | @MIT | L 20–28 | 4-3 | 1-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #531 | #472 | — | Coast Guard | L 31–36 | 4-4 | 1-4 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #529 | #653 | — | @Norwich | W 38–10 | 5-4 | 2-4 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #515 | #625 | — | @WPI | W 45–9 | 6-4 | 3-4 |
Home-Field Advantage · Salve Regina University · 2018-present
Strong
75% home win rate vs 55% on the road. margin runs +6.1 better at home. Toppa Field seats 2,500.
Home15-5Away11-9
Venue texture
65°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 10 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
26-15
since 2013 · 5 seasons · .634 win rate
HOME
15-5
AWAY
11-10
NEUTRAL
0-0
2010s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2025
13 seasons, 70 wins
Gilmartin's tenure total as of 2025
Moment of the Year · Salve Regina University · 2025
Moment of the Year · Salve Regina University · 2025Won 34-13 vs UMass Dartmouth
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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