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

State University of New York Maritime College

5-6 2025 final

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.

The Privateers keep the faith.

Record
5-6
win% .454
Conference
6th of 8
NEWMAC · 3-4
Index Rating
49.4
D3 #127 of 240
Playoff Path
Win the league
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic
The Long Wait·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

SUNY Maritime College posted a 5-5 regular season record in 2025 and was selected to the ECAC James Lynah Bowl (post-season competition). The Privateers are in their 40th year of football (1985–2025) with a remarkable 10-1 all-tim…

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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

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
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Springfield7-09-362.7
2Merchant Marine Academy5-28-262.6
3Coast Guard5-27-358.9
4MIT4-36-353.6
5Salve Regina3-46-454.2
6SUNY Maritime3-45-649.4
7Worcester Polytechnic Institute1-62-840.8
8Norwich0-71-933.5
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
W 21-14 at Mass Maritime · Wk 2+7Mass MarW 48-0 vs Anderson (IN) · Wk 3+48AndersonL 7-41 at Endicott College · Wk 4-34EndicottL 20-28 at Salve Regina · Wk 5-8Salve ReL 26-28 vs Coast Guard · Wk 6-2Coast GuW 34-14 at Merchant Marine Academy · Wk 7+20MerchantW 42-0 vs Norwich · Wk 8+42NorwichW 28-7 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Wk 9+21WorcesteL 27-30 vs MIT · Wk 11-3MITL 7-23 at Springfield · Wk 12-16SpringfiL 14-42 vs Hobart College · Wk 13-28Hobart C

Signature win 48-0 over Anderson (IN); toughest day 7-41 against Endicott College.

The Pulse on State University of New York Maritime College

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
The Privateers 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 SUNY Maritime" — State University of New York Maritime College fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · State University of New York Maritime College

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.

State University of New York Maritime College · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

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.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · State University of New York Maritime College · 2018-present

Above-Average

52% home win rate vs 45% on the road. margin runs +6.0 better at home.

Home11-10Away9-11
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cooling

Two of five. Schedule has caught up.

Streak L3Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6

Schedule Strength · State University of New York Maritime College · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 53% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.535

Moment of the Year · State University of New York Maritime College · 2025

Won 48-0 vs Anderson (IN)

Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — State University of New York Maritime College

2025: Won 48-0 vs Anderson (IN)

In 2025, the program won 48-0 vs Anderson (IN) — a blowout home result that left the 48-point margin on the books.

Go Privateers.