NESCAC Tufts University

Record4-3through 7 games
Nextat ColbySat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#148 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Tufts University · 2026 schedule and results4-3Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 55%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
3Sep 19HamiltonW 42-281-01-0
4Sep 26@Wesleyan (CT)L 7-421-11-1
5Oct 3@BatesW 22-212-12-1
6Oct 10BowdoinW 20-133-13-1
7Oct 17Trinity (CT)L 9-283-23-2
8Oct 24@WilliamsW 24-214-24-2
9Oct 31AmherstL 21-244-34-3
10Nov 7@Colby1 pm ET64% to win
11Nov 14Middlebury12:30 pm ET36% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Tufts University, through 7 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Colbyat Colby · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Tufts University has won three of its last five.

5-5 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 5-5

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Worth watchingGames average 46 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-3

Game feel46shootoutscombined pts / game2nd highest-scoring of 10 in the NESCAC
Heart rate3-1white-knucklein one-score games (4 of 7)1st most one-score games of 10 in the NESCAC
Margin−4.6competitiveavg scoring margin6th best margin of 10 in the NESCAC

Measured from 7 games · ranks are among NESCAC teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Tufts University is 4-3 and plays at Colby next.

Standard GapFounding moment (1875 first game) vs. cyclical competitive success…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Tufts University is 4-3 and plays at Colby next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Tufts University sits 5th in the NESCAC and 94th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

NESCAC · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Amherst7-07-071.5
2Trinity (CT)7-07-069.7
3Wesleyan (CT)6-16-163.8
4Williams5-25-255.8
5Tufts4-34-354.9
6Middlebury3-43-448.9
7Hamilton2-52-545.0
8Colby1-61-638.8
54.9 CFB Zeitgeist#94 of 245 D353.6 strength of schedule1 quality win

New for 2026: NESCAC champions enter the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time in the conference's history. Win the NESCAC and the automatic berth comes with it; fall short and an at-large bid is decided by NPI.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 4-3
W 42-28 vs Hamilton · Wk 3+14HamiltonL 7-42 at Wesleyan (CT) · Wk 4−35WesleyanW 22-21 at Bates · Wk 5+1BatesW 20-13 vs Bowdoin · Wk 6+7BowdoinL 9-28 vs Trinity (CT) · Wk 7−19Trinity W 24-21 at Williams · Wk 8+3WilliamsL 21-24 vs Amherst · Wk 9−3Amherst

Signature win 42-28 over Hamilton; toughest day 7-42 against Wesleyan (CT).

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Jumbos.”
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