State University of New York Maritime College · Next-Season Outcome Band1985
Program founded
SUNY Maritime College launches football with mandatory sports requirement
State University of New York Maritime College5-6Hope-Doping·Offseason
SUNY Maritime is the Privateers — state maritime officers all required to play sports, posting a 5-5 regular season and 10-1 all-time bowl record, where every student athlete fulfills U.S. Coast Guard licensing requirements while competing in NEWMAC.
Title DroughtSince 1985 · 40 yrs
Fans here believe no chip — SUNY Maritime plays for honor: the honor of seafaring, the honor of U.S. Coast Guard officer licensing, the honor of the Privateer motto 'Loyalty, Valor.'
offseason · quiet
The Privateers keep the faith.
State University of New York Maritime College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 3-9
Base 5-7
Ceiling 8-4
floor3-9Rebuild year. Below .500.
base5-7Mid-table finish.
ceiling8-4Conference 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 L3Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Worcester State · at home
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs Worcester State · Sat Sep 5 · 17:00 UTC
The experience
SUNY Maritime is the Privateers — state maritime officers all required to play sports, posting a 5-5 regular season and 10-1 all-time bowl record, where every student athlete fulfills U.S. Coast Guard licensing requirements while competing in NEWMAC.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
State University of New York Maritime College sits 6th in the NEWMAC and 127th 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 |
49.4 CFB Zeitgeist#127 of 240 D351.4 strength of schedule1 quality win
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 · 5-6
Signature win 48-0 over Anderson (IN); toughest day 7-41 against Endicott.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on State University of New York Maritime College
—
The Privateers keep the faith.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go SUNY Maritime"
— State University of New York Maritime College fanbase · recurring line
8 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
State University of New York Maritime College · 2025 schedule & results5-6Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 53%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 5 | — | — | — | @Mass Maritime | W 21–14 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #552 | #633 | — | Anderson (IN) | W 48–0 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #574 | #470 | — | @Endicott | L 7–41 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #568 | #521 | — | @Salve Regina | L 20–28 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #565 | #506 | — | Coast Guard | L 26–28 | 2-3 | 0-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #558 | #482 | — | @Merchant Marine | W 34–14 | 3-3 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #536 | #637 | — | Norwich | W 42–0 | 4-3 | 2-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #534 | #601 | — | @WPI | W 28–7 | 5-3 | 3-2 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #528 | #503 | — | MIT | L 27–30 | 5-4 | 3-3 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #520 | #424 | — | @Springfield | L 7–23 | 5-5 | 3-4 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #518 | #507 | — | Hobart | L 14–42 | 5-6 | 3-4 |
Home-Field Advantage · State University of New York Maritime College · 2018-present
Above-Average
50% home win rate vs 45% on the road. margin runs +4.1 better at home. Reinhart Field seats 3,500.
Home11-11Away9-11
Venue texture
67°F average kickoff temp; 10% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 21 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
20-23
since 2009 · 6 seasons · .465 win rate
HOME
11-11
AWAY
9-11
NEUTRAL
0-1
2000s
2010s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2010 season 10-1
7-0 ECFC record, perfect regular season, bowl championship
2025
10-1 all-time bowl record
40 years of football with sustained bowl success (10 wins, 1 loss across all bowl appearances)
Moment of the Year · State University of New York Maritime College · 2025
Moment of the Year · State University of New York Maritime College · 2025Won 48-0 vs Anderson (IN)
Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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