Carson Newman Eagles

South AtlanticJefferson City, TNBurke-Tarr Stadium

2026: 7–⁠1 (5–⁠1 South Atlantic). Last: beat Emory & Henry 31–⁠10 at home. Next: at Catawba, Saturday, Oct 31, 1 p.m. ET.

  1. W 41–⁠38Tiffin
  2. W 44–⁠0Thomas
  3. W 24–⁠23Wingate
  4. W 42–⁠7at UVA Wise
  5. L 6–⁠10Mars Hill
  6. W 20–⁠17at Lenoir Rhyne
  7. W 29–⁠13Anderson (SC)
  8. W 31–⁠10Emory & Henry
  9. Oct 31at Catawba
  10. Nov 7Newberry
  11. Nov 14at Tusculum

Carson Newman has played football since at least 1903 and is 43–⁠50–⁠2 in the 95 games on record. This season, they’re 7–⁠1.

Résumé

Record on file
43–⁠50–⁠2 .463; how we count
Postseason
0–⁠0 bowls, title games, playoff
AP No. 1 finishes
0
Weeks at No. 1
0 of 0 ranked
Elo now
1330
Best season by Elo
2026 rated 1330
Seasons
30 since 1903, 95 games

2026 season 7–⁠1

RosterFull 2026 season

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

This season, game by game

Carson Newman’s Elo through 2026: 1254 going into the opener, 1330 after the latest game.12501275130013251350Elo 1254 going in; beat Tiffin 41–38Elo 1265 going in; beat Thomas 44–0Elo 1289 going in; beat Wingate 24–23Elo 1296 going in; beat UVA Wise 42–7Elo 1308 going in; lost to Mars Hill 10–6Elo 1285 going in; beat Lenoir Rhyne 20–17Elo 1298 going in; beat Anderson (SC) 29–13Elo 1313 going in; beat Emory & Henry 31–10Now: Elo 1330 after the latest game1330
Elo going into each game, then after the latest. Filled dots: wins; open: losses.

Program strength since 1903

Best seasons ever
Carson Newman end-of-season Elo from 1903 to 2026, best in 2026 at 1330.13001500170019001920194019601980200020202026 peak: Elo 1330
End-of-season Elo. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

Most-played series

All rivalries
OpponentGamesCN record
Tennessee120–⁠12
UVA Wise76–⁠1
Mars Hill61–⁠5
Furman51–⁠3–⁠1
Emory & Henry53–⁠2
Wingate53–⁠2
Catawba53–⁠2
Tusculum52–⁠3
Every opponent (33)

Every program Carson Newman has played, A to Z, with Carson Newman’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.

In the NFL Draft

By college
Drafted, rounds 1–⁠7
8 since 1973
First-round picks
0

Season by season

National champions
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20267–⁠15–⁠11330
20257–⁠36–⁠31306
20249–⁠37–⁠21272
20235–⁠64–⁠51150
20226–⁠55–⁠41164
20211–⁠91–⁠71015
20201–⁠01247
20071–⁠01253
20031–⁠01232
19780–⁠11185
19721–⁠01191
19710–⁠11148
19700–⁠11147
19690–⁠0–⁠11177
19580–⁠11168
19320–⁠11188
19310–⁠11194
19300–⁠11193
19290–⁠21193
19280–⁠21204
19270–⁠11229
19260–⁠11253
19241–⁠11290
19231–⁠1–⁠11270
19222–⁠31234
Every season back to 1903 (5 more)
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
19200–⁠11174
1915few games on file0–⁠11182
1914few games on file0–⁠11181
1913few games on file0–⁠11185
1903few games on file0–⁠11193

No season on file for 1904–⁠12, 1916–⁠19, 1921, 1925, 1933–⁠57, 1959–⁠68, 1973–⁠77, 1979–⁠2002, 2004–⁠06, 2008–⁠19: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.

All 30 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.

Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.