Last season, the Carson-Newman football team made the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the first time in five seasons, and though the Eagles were bounced from the first round, just making it there was their first step toward reentering the upper echelon of college football.

In the team’s long history, which began in 1895, Carson-Newman has enjoyed stints of dominance, including five National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic national championships in the 1980s and three NCAA Division title games in the 1990s.

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The Eagles reached the South Atlantic Conference championship game in 2024, but Wingate was there to deny them their 22nd SAC title. 

Carson-Newman saw its season come to an end a week later in the first round of the postseason in a 14-13 loss to Miles. The back-to-back losses to close the campaign left the Eagles at 9-3 overall, while their 7-1 conference record had been enough to lead the SAC’s Mountain Division. 

The Eagles’ 2025 season in a new-look 10-team SAC will get underway at home against West Virginia State on Aug. 30. 

After a pair of nonconference games at home, Carson-Newman will hit the road Sept. 13 to kick off its SAC schedule against Mars Hill.

Carson-Newman Football Schedule 2025

All Times Eastern

• Aug. 30 (Sat): Noon vs. West Virginia St.
• Sept. 4 (Thu): 6 p.m. vs. SC Central Christian College
• Sept. 13 (Sat): 1 p.m. at Mars Hill
• Sept. 20 (Sat): 1 p.m. vs. Lenoir-Rhyne
• Sept. 27 (Sat): 6 p.m. at Wingate
• Oct. 4 (Sat): 1 p.m. at Emory & Henry
• Oct. 18 (Sat): 1 p.m. at Anderson
• Oct. 25 (Sat): 3 p.m. vs. Virginia-Wise – Homecoming
• Nov. 1 (Sat): 1 p.m. vs. Catawba
• Nov. 8 (Sat): 1 p.m. at Newberry
• Nov. 15 (Sat): 1 p.m. vs. Tusculum

What Was The Carson-Newman Football Record In 2024?

9-3 (7-1 SAC)

• Carson-Newman 50, Reinhardt 7
• Carson-Newman 56, West Virginia State 25
• Carson-Newman 31, Wingate 28 (OT)
• Carson-Newman 35, Catawba 34
• Carson-Newman 28, Barton 17
• Carson-Newman 28, Mars Hill 27
• Carson-Newman 35, Virginia-Wise 23
• Emory & Henry 17, Carson-Newman 10
• Carson-Newman 28, Anderson 7
• Carson-Newman 56, Tusculum 14
• Wingate 28, Carson-Newman 13
• Miles 14, Carson-Newman 13 (NCAA First Round)

2025 SAC Preseason Football Coaches’ Poll

1. Lenoir-Rhyne
2. Wingate
3. Carson-Newman
4. Emory & Henry
5. Mars Hill
6. Catawba
7. Newberry
8. Anderson
9. UVA Wise
10. Tusculum

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When Do The 2025 NCAA Division II College Football Playoffs Start?

The first round of the 2025 NCAA Division II Playoffs will be Nov. 22.

The 2025 Division II Football Championship title game will be played Dec. 20, 2025, at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas

College Football Rankings 2024 – Final AFCA Division II Coaches Poll

End Of 2024 Season

1. Ferris St. (Mich.) (27) 14-1  
2. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 13-1  
3. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 12-2  
4. Harding (Ark.) 12-2  
5. Kutztown (Pa.) 11-1  
6. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 11-2  
7. Minnesota St. 11-4  
8. Colorado St.-Pueblo 10-2  
9. Central Oklahoma 11-2  
10. Western Colorado 11-2  
11. Virginia Union 10-4  
12. California (Pa.) 10-3  
13. Bemidji St. (Minn.) 10-4  
14. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 10-2  
15. Charleston (W.Va.) 11-1  
16. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 10-3  
17. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 8-3  
18. West Alabama 9-2  
19. Indianapolis (Ind.) 10-2  
20. Angelo St. (Tex.) 9-3  
21. Wingate (N.C.) 9-2  
22. Miles (Ala.) 10-3  
23. Ashland (Ohio) 9-4  
24. Central Washington 8-4  
25. Augustana (S.D.) 8-4  

Others Receiving Votes: Colorado School of Mines, 56; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 47; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 38; Central Missouri, 35; West Florida, 20; Southern Arkansas, 16; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 14; New Haven (Conn.), 1; Truman St. (Mo.), 1.

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