Next game
at Plymouth State
Sat Oct 24 · 12 pm ET
Charles L. Currier Memorial Field · series 0-4, lost the last 4
Westfield State University 59% to win · our ratings after 6 games
Westfield State University
3-2-1MSCAC · Alumni Field (Westfield, MA) · 4,000 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
W 10-7 vs Framingham State
Our model gave Westfield State University 58% before kickoff
The rest of the season
Three real tests left: Mass Maritime 22%, UMass Dartmouth 37%, Plymouth State 59%
Win out 4% · expect 2.1 of 4 more wins
Westfield State University's chance to win each game left, from our model: Plymouth State 59%, Mass Maritime 22%, UMass Dartmouth 37%, Fitchburg State 89%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line at Plymouth State · our model 59% Westfield State University
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Westfield State University · 2026 schedule and results3-2-1Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 56%.Our rank entering each game: #612 to #597
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #612 | #652 | — | @Vermont State Castleton | L 7-29 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #622 | #536 | — | Bridgewater State | L 28-34 | 0-2 | 0-1 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #622 | #667 | — | Dean | W 26-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #626 | #588 | — | @Worcester State | W 24-21 | 2-2 | 2-1 | |
| 5 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | #614 | #566 | — | Mass Maritime | T 0-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-1 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #597 | #556 | — | Framingham State | W 10-7 | 3-2-1 | 3-1 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #592 | #577 | @Plymouth State | 12 pm ET59% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #592 | #545 | @Mass Maritime | 12 pm ET22% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | UMass Dartmouth | 12 pm ET37% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Fitchburg State | 12 pm ET | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Westfield 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 Westfield 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
Westfield State University has won three of its last five.
4-5 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Streak W1Last 5 · 3-1Last 10 · 4-5
Range of outcomes · Westfield State University · 2026
Range of outcomes · Westfield State University · 2026Westfield State University’s most likely regular season is 5-4. 94% of outcomes land from 4-5 to 6-3.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
3 wins 2%; 4 wins 23%; 5 wins 45%; 6 wins 26%; 7 wins 4%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor5-7Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base7-5Mid-table finish.
Ceiling10-2Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
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 · 3-2
Game feel32rock fightscombined pts / game8th highest-scoring of 9 in the MSCAC
Heart rate2-1some dramain one-score games (3 of 6)3rd most one-score games of 9 in the MSCAC
Margin-0.7competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 9 in the MSCAC
Measured from 6 games · ranks are among MSCAC teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
Westfield State is the Massachusetts Owl — a small state university with 44 years of Division III football history (since 1982), one MASCAC conference title (2001), and a legacy anchored in multi-sport athletic excellence rather than football dominance.
Title DroughtSince 2001 · 25 yrs
Fans here believe no real chip — Westfield State's identity is too rooted in overall athletic excellence (20 Smith Cups as MASCAC's all-time winningest institution in all sports) to carry a…
Game day
The experience
Westfield State is the Massachusetts Owl — a small state university with 44 years of Division III football history (since 1982), one MASCAC conference title (2001), and a legacy anchored in multi-sport athletic excellence rather than football dominance.
Playoff path
Westfield State University sits 3rd in the MSCAC and 110th 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 |
52.0 CFB Zeitgeist#110 of 245 D347.6 strength of schedule1 quality win
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 · 3-2
Signature win 26-8 over Dean; toughest day 7-29 against Vermont State Castleton.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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