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2025 Newberry

12–⁠2 (8–⁠1 South Atlantic Conference).

Schedule and results

Newberry in 2025, game by game: won at UVA Wise 31–24; won vs. Point University 49–0; lost vs. Catawba 10–21; won at Lenoir Rhyne 20–17; won vs. Wingate 43–42; won at Tusculum 35–28; won vs. Mars Hill 38–24; won vs. Emory & Henry 36–34; won at Anderson (SC) 24–21; won vs. Carson Newman 28–21; won vs. Kentucky State 45–24; won at West Florida 24–17; won at Albany State 31–24; lost at Ferris State 17–49+49−32Won 31–24 at UVA Wise+7UVA WiseWon 49–0 vs. Point University+49Point UniversityLost 10–21 vs. Catawba-11CatawbaWon 20–17 at Lenoir Rhyne+3Lenoir RhyneWon 43–42 vs. Wingate+1WingateWon 35–28 at Tusculum+7TusculumWon 38–24 vs. Mars Hill+14Mars HillWon 36–34 vs. Emory & Henry+2Emory & HenryWon 24–21 at Anderson (SC)+3Anderson (SC)Won 28–21 vs. Carson Newman+7Carson NewmanWon 45–24 vs. Kentucky State+21Kentucky StateWon 24–17 at West Florida+7West FloridaWon 31–24 at Albany State+7Albany StateLost 17–49 at Ferris State-32Ferris State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atUVA WiseW 31–⁠2452%
Sep 13vsPoint UniversityW 49–⁠065%
Sep 20vsCatawbaL 10–⁠2164%
Sep 27atLenoir RhyneW 20–⁠1725%
Oct 4vsWingateW 43–⁠4235%
Oct 11atTusculumW 35–⁠2865%
Oct 18vsMars HillW 38–⁠2454%
Oct 25vsEmory & HenryW 36–⁠3440%
Nov 1atAnderson (SC)W 24–⁠2152%
Nov 8vsCarson NewmanW 28–⁠2145%
Nov 22Bowls & playoffvsKentucky StateDivision II Championship – First RoundW 45–⁠2459%
Nov 29atWest FloridaDivision II Championship – Second RoundW 24–⁠1726%
Dec 6atAlbany StateDivision II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalW 31–⁠2431%
Dec 13atFerris StateDivision II Championship, CFP SemifinalL 17–⁠4917%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ferris State 49–⁠17 in the Division II Championship, CFP Semifinal; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the South Atlantic Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 first in South Atlantic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
431–⁠346
Coach
—
Elo
1333 +212 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

Transfers in 3

The 2025 portal
De’Andre Coleman WR★★★★from Coastal Carolina
Avery McFadden WR★★★from Georgia State
Mason Kidd QB★★★from South Carolina State

Transfers out 3

Colby Taylor DEto West Florida
Cooper Trnavsky OTto East Carolina
Dallas Shirley OLto Indianapolis

2025 South Atlantic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Newberry8–⁠112–⁠2
Wingate7–⁠29–⁠3
Emory & Henry6–⁠38–⁠3
Carson Newman6–⁠37–⁠3
Catawba5–⁠47–⁠4
Lenoir Rhyne5–⁠46–⁠5
Mars Hill4–⁠55–⁠6
Anderson (SC)3–⁠65–⁠6
UVA Wise1–⁠81–⁠9
Tusculum0–⁠91–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.