Central Connecticut Blue Devils
NECNew Britain, CTArute Field
2026: 3–3 (2–0 NEC). Last: won at Mercyhurst 43–40. Next: New Haven, Saturday, Oct 24, noon ET.
- L 20–59at South Dakota
- L 10–63at Toledo
- L 30–35at Montana State
- W 45–14Wagner
- W 51–14American International
- W 43–40at Mercyhurst
- Oct 24New Haven
- Oct 31Robert Morris
- Nov 7at Stonehill
- Nov 14at Long Island University
- Nov 21Duquesne
Central Connecticut has played football since 1935 and is officially 362–412–21; 254 of its 795 games are in our file. They have won eight Northeast Conference titles (the last in 2025) and four Eastern Football Conference titles, counting shared titles. The most-played rival is Wagner: 23 meetings, Central Connecticut leads 17–6. This season, they’re 3–3.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 362–412–21 official; 126–128 on file; 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
- 1324
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 79 · Composite No. 64 in FCS, Oct 17; up 5 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 12 last in 2025
- Seasons
- 23 since 2003, 254 games
2026 season 3–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at South Dakota | L 20–59 | 28% |
| Sep 12 | at Toledo | L 10–63 | 17% |
| Sep 19 | at Montana State | L 30–35 | 12% |
| Oct 3 | vs Wagner | W 45–14 | 71% |
| Oct 10 | vsAmerican International | W 51–14 | 86% |
| Oct 17 | at Mercyhurst | W 43–40 | 61% |
| Oct 24 | vs New Haven | Preview | 75% |
| Oct 31 | vs Robert Morris | Preview | 73% |
| Nov 7 | at Stonehill | Preview | 60% |
| Nov 14 | at Long Island University | Preview | 52% |
| Nov 21 | vs Duquesne | Preview | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterOn the 2026 team
- Brett Griffis826 passing yards, 10 TD (leads Central Connecticut in passing yards)
- Davon Smith Jr.588 rushing yards, 5 TD (leads Central Connecticut in rushing yards)
- Jacob Staton32 tackles, 1 INT (leads Central Connecticut in tackles)
- Wayne Coleman22 tackles, 3.5 sacks (leads Central Connecticut in sacks)
- Michael Trovarelli18 catches, 207 yards, 2 TD (leads Central Connecticut in receiving yards)
- Eric Jackson30 tackles
Program strength since 2003
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Wagner
17–6 in 23
- 2016 L 21–25
- 2017 W 51–45
- 2018 W 49–24
- 2019 W 27–13
- 2021 W 21–19
- 2022 W 34–7
- 2023 W 17–3
- 2024 W 24–14
- 2025 W 24–17
- 2026 W 45–14
Won the last nine.
- Sacred Heart
12–9 in 21
- 2014 L 27–35
- 2015 W 26–10
- 2016 W 37–35
- 2017 W 26–15
- 2018 L 25–28
- 2019 W 28–3
- 2021 L 17–27
- 2022 L 10–14
- 2023 L 24–31
- 2025 W 42–35
Won the last one.
- Saint Francis
15–6 in 21
- 2015 L 13–22
- 2016 L 21–31
- 2017 W 28–10
- 2018 W 30–14
- 2019 W 38–31
- 2021 W 24–21
- 2022 L 13–39
- 2023 L 14–49
- 2024 W 27–20
- 2025 W 31–7
Won the last two.
| Opponent | Games | CCSU record |
|---|---|---|
| Wagner | 23 | 17–6 |
| Sacred Heart | 21 | 12–9 |
| Saint Francis | 21 | 15–6 |
| Robert Morris | 18 | 11–7 |
| Duquesne | 16 | 7–9 |
| UAlbany | 14 | 5–9 |
| Bryant | 13 | 9–4 |
| Monmouth | 9 | 4–5 |
Every opponent (61)
Every program Central Connecticut has played, A to Z, with Central Connecticut’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- American International 3–0
- Ball State 0–1
- Bentley 1–0
- Bowie State 2–0
- Brown 0–2
- Bryant 9–4
- Butler 0–1
- Central Michigan 0–1
- Coastal Carolina 0–1
- Colgate 1–0
- Columbia 2–2
- Dartmouth 0–4
- Delaware State 2–0
- Duquesne 7–9
- Eastern Michigan 0–1
- Fordham 3–1
- Georgia Southern 1–0
- Holy Cross 0–2
- Howard 0–1
- James Madison 0–3
- Kent State 0–1
- Lafayette 0–2
- Lehigh 1–3
- Lincoln (PA) 1–0
- Long Island University 2–4
- Marist 2–2
- Massachusetts 0–3
- Mercyhurst 3–0
- Merrimack 3–3
- Miami 0–1
- Monmouth 4–5
- Montana State 0–1
- New Hampshire 0–5
- North Carolina Central 1–0
- North Dakota State 0–1
- Pennsylvania 1–1
- Rhode Island 1–5
- Rhodes 0–1
- Robert Morris 11–7
- Sacred Heart 12–9
- Saint Francis 15–6
- Salve Regina 1–0
- SE Louisiana 0–2
- Siena 1–0
- South Dakota 0–1
- Southern Connecticut State 3–1
- St. Peter’s 3–0
- Stonehill 3–1
- Stony Brook 2–5
- Syracuse 0–1
- Toledo 0–1
- Towson 1–1
- UAlbany 5–9
- UConn 0–2
- Valparaiso 1–0
- Wagner 17–6
- Walsh 1–0
- Western Michigan 0–1
- William & Mary 0–1
- Yale 0–1
- Youngstown State 0–2
Conference titles
12, counting shared titles- Northeast Conference 8
- 2004 (shared), 2005 (shared), 2009, 2010 (shared), 2017, 2019, 2024 (shared), 2025
- Eastern Football Conference 4
- 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1935–1941, 1946–1958 and 1963–1964
- Eastern Football (1965–1974) 1973–1974
- Independent 1975–1995
- NEC 1996–2019 and since 2021
Central Connecticut’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 2 since 1975
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1324 | ||||
| 2025 | 8–5 | 6–1 | 1330 | ||||
| 2024 | 7–6 | 6–1 | 1284 | ||||
| 2023 | 3–8 | 1–6 | 1137 | ||||
| 2022 | 2–9 | 2–5 | 1178 | ||||
| 2021 | 4–7 | 4–3 | 1299 | ||||
| 2019 | 11–2 | 8–0 | 1450 | ||||
| 2018 | 6–5 | 4–2 | 1344 | ||||
| 2017 | 8–4 | 6–0 | 1333 | ||||
| 2016 | 2–9 | 1–5 | 1118 | ||||
| 2015 | 4–7 | 3–3 | 1182 | ||||
| 2014 | 3–9 | 1–5 | 1160 | ||||
| 2013 | 4–6 | 2–2 | 1205 | ||||
| 2012 | 1–8 | 1–5 | 1158 | ||||
| 2011 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1261 | ||||
| 2010 | 8–3 | 7–1 | 1379 | ||||
| 2009 | 9–3 | 7–1 | 1380 | ||||
| 2008 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 1361 | ||||
| 2007 | 6–5 | 4–2 | 1292 | ||||
| 2006 | 8–3 | 4–3 | 1381 | ||||
| 2005 | 7–4 | 5–2 | 1322 | ||||
| 2004 | 8–3 | 6–1 | 1337 | ||||
| 2003 | 3–8 | 2–5 | 1182 |
Officially 362–412–21 since 1935 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 126–128 (254 of its 795 games are on file). Our file starts in 2003; the program began in 1935. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 2020: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing it.
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.