2024 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
MANSFIELD, Mass. – New Haven, the reigning Northeast-10 Conference champion, has been unanimously picked first in the Football Coaches’ Poll as released by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
The Chargers earned 64 points by virtue of eight first-place votes – tallying top support from each opposing NE10 head coach. New Haven is coming off an 8-3 season in 2023, including a 6-1 mark in conference play and the fifth NE10 title in program history. It is the second league championship for the Chargers in the past three seasons.
Bentley finished second in the poll with 55 points, while Assumption rounded-out the top three with 48 points and the final first-place tally. Bentley finished tied for second with Saint Anselm last season, dropping a 24-17 game to New Haven on the final weekend that propelled New Haven to the league crown.
Saint Anselm was fourth with 43 points, Franklin Pierce was fifth with 32 points and Pace came in sixth with 31 points. Southern Connecticut (27 points) and American International (13 points) were seventh and eighth, respectively, while Post University – in its first year as an associate member in the NE10 for football – was ninth with 11 points.
The 2024 season opens with Post at home against West Virginia Wesleyan College on Saturday, August 31 at 1 p.m. All other NE10 programs will open from Sept. 5-7.
NE10 2024 Football Coaches' Poll
| Rank |
Team |
Votes (1st Place) |
| 1 |
New Haven Chargers |
64 (8) |
| 2 |
Bentley Falcons |
55 |
| 3 |
Assumption Greyhounds |
48 (1) |
| 4 |
Saint Anselm Hawks |
43 |
| 5 |
Franklin Pierce Ravens |
32 |
| 6 |
Pace Setters |
31 |
| 7 |
SCSU Owls |
27 |
| 8 |
American Int'l Yellow Jackets |
13 |
| 9 |
Post Eagles |
11 |
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 11 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.