Alma8-3D3 TOP 25 #24The Scots of Alma College in central Michigan — back-to-back MIAA champions in 2022 and 2023 who reached the Division III quarterfinals, carrying tartan-clad Scottish heritage into a resurgent program.
Alma won back-to-back MIAA titles and reached the D3 quarterfinals — and the national crowd still treats the Scots like a small Michigan college that got lucky.
The Scots bide their time.
Alma · Next-Season Outcome Band
Alma · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
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Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Opens Sep 5
vs Wisconsin Eau Claire · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Wisconsin Eau Claire · Sat Sep 5 · 17:00 UTC
The Scots of Alma College in central Michigan — back-to-back MIAA champions in 2022 and 2023 who reached the Division III quarterfinals, carrying tartan-clad Scottish heritage into a resurgent program.
Alma sits 1st in the Michigan Conference and 29th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alma | 7-0 | 8-3 | 64.2 |
| 2 | Hope | 6-1 | 9-2 | 65.0 |
| 3 | Adrian | 5-2 | 8-2 | 60.6 |
| 4 | Calvin | 4-3 | 7-3 | 59.1 |
| 5 | Trine | 3-4 | 5-5 | 52.0 |
| 6 | Kalamazoo | 1-6 | 4-6 | 44.4 |
| 7 | Albion | 1-6 | 3-7 | 43.7 |
| 8 | Olivet | 1-6 | 1-9 | 36.9 |
Win the Michigan Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Signature win 53-3 over Kalamazoo; toughest day 7-24 against Wisconsin Platteville.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Alma
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | @Wisconsin River Falls | L 33–45 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #432 | #494 | — | Denison | W 53–27 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #448 | #429 | — | Hanover | L 23–24 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #457 | #448 | — | @Hope | W 29–26 | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #451 | #553 | — | Calvin | W 55–6 | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #439 | #556 | — | @Albion | W 48–27 | 4-2 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #439 | #646 | — | @Olivet | W 53–21 | 5-2 | 4-0 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #425 | #528 | — | @Trine | W 42–28 | 6-2 | 5-0 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #422 | #619 | — | Kalamazoo | W 53–3 | 7-2 | 6-0 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #420 | #428 | — | Adrian | W 35–34 | 8-2 | 7-0 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 14 | Nov 29 | #415 | #405 | — | @Wisconsin Platteville | L 7–24 | 8-3 | 7-0 |
Home-Field Advantage · Alma · 2018-present
Soft
79% home win rate vs 90% on the road. margin runs +2.2 better at home. Bahlke Field seats 4,000.
63°F average kickoff temp; 4% of games had measurable precipitation; 9 mph average wind.
Based on 23 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
39-16
since 1913 · 13 seasons · .709 win rate
Moment of the Year · Alma · 2025
Moment of the Year · Alma · 2025Postseason · Lost 7-24 at Wisconsin Platteville
Week 14 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023-2025): 2-2
Most recent: 2025 — loss 24-7 (away). Last 5 postseason: 2-2.