June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Anna Maria College

7-3 2025 final

The Amcats of Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts — a young program that broke through with its first winning season in 2021, an ECFC title and a Division III playoff trip after years near the bottom.

The AmCats keep the faith.

Record

7-3

win% .700

Conference

1st of 4

ECFC · 1-0

Index Rating

57.3

D3 #65 of 240

Playoff Path

Win the league

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-win — basking

The Long Wait·Offseason

Standard GapA struggling small program that finally tasted a championship in 2021, c…

Recapture the 2021 magic — a winning record, a conference title and a Division III playoff trip — and prove that breakthrough wasn't a one-off.

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Anna Maria College sits 1st in the ECFC and 65th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

ECFC · 2025

	Team	Conf	Overall	Index
1	Anna Maria College	1-0	7-3	57.3
2	Alfred State	0-0	5-5	46.3
3	Gallaudet	0-0	1-8	34.0
4	Dean College	0-1	0-10	29.2

57.3 CFB Zeitgeist#65 of 240 D347.0 strength of schedule1 quality win

Win the ECFC 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 · 7-3

Signature win 62-15 over Dean College; toughest day 7-46 against Eastern University.

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The AmCats keep the faith.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go AmCats." — Anna Maria College fanbase · recurring line

3 mentions · awaiting signal

Winning record—

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title—

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked—

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked—

The Division III national championship game.

Floor 5-7

Base 7-5

Ceiling 10-2

floor5-7Rebuild year. Below .500.

base7-5Mid-table finish.

ceiling10-2Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · Anna Maria College · 2018-present

Strong

66% home win rate vs 50% on the road. margin runs +12.2 better at home.

Home12-6Away9-9

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Warming

Four of five. The board favors this trend.

Streak W1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 7-3

Schedule Strength · Anna Maria College · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 47% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.477

Moment of the Year · Anna Maria College · 2025

Won 41-14 at Westfield State

Week 6 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Anna Maria College

2022: Lost 13-27 at Gallaudet

In 2022, the program lost 13-27 at Gallaudet — a one to file away road result, 14 points either way.

Go AmCats.