Anderson (IN)

1-5

Heartland · Macholtz Stadium · 4,300 seats

Next game

at Capital

Sat Oct 24 · 1:30 pm ET

Bernlohr Stadium

Anderson (IN) 7% to win · our ratings after 6 games

Last game · Sat Oct 17

L 7-44 vs Hanover

Our model gave Anderson (IN) 6% before kickoff

The rest of the season

Underdogs in all 4 games left, best shot: Manchester 43%

Win out <1% · expect 0.6 of 4 more wins

Anderson (IN)'s chance to win each game left, from our model: Capital 7%, Mount St Joseph 1%, Franklin 8%, Manchester 43%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line at Capital · our model 7% Anderson (IN)

Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7

Schedule and results

Anderson (IN) · 2026 schedule and results1-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 50%.Our rank entering each game: #666 to #667
WkDateOur rankOpp rankLineOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5#666#597—AlleghenyL 12-280-10-0
2Sep 12#666#662—GallaudetW 49-281-10-0
3Sep 19#666#635—KalamazooL 17-421-20-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3#664#656—@BlufftonL 12-361-30-1
6Oct 10#668#544—@Rose HulmanL 21-521-40-2
7Oct 17#667#464—HanoverL 7-441-50-3
8Oct 24#667#579@Capital1:30 pm ET7% to win
9Oct 31#667#444Mount St Joseph1:30 pm ET1% to win
10Nov 7@Franklin1:30 pm ET8% to win
11Nov 14Manchester1:30 pm ET
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Anderson (IN), through 6 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Line is the closing point spread for Anderson (IN): a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Oct 24Next: Capitalat Capital · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Anderson (IN) has won one of its last five.

2-8 over the last 10, and lost the last four.

Streak L4Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 2-8

Range of outcomes · Anderson (IN) · 2026

Anderson (IN)’s most likely regular season is 1-9. 93% of outcomes land from 1-9 to 2-8.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

1 wins 48%; 2 wins 45%; 3 wins 6%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor1-11Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base2-10Mid-table finish.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 6 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.

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Worth watchingGames average 58 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-5

Game feel58even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 7 in the Heartland
Heart rate0-0rarely closein one-score games (0 of 6)6th most one-score games of 7 in the Heartland
Margin-18.7outgunnedavg scoring margin7th best margin of 7 in the Heartland

Measured from 6 games · ranks are among Heartland teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Anderson University is the HCAC competitor with a blend of veteran leadership and youth — the Ravens are hunting for sustained excellence in one of D3's toughest conferences.

Title DroughtSince 1900 · 126 yrs

Fans here believe no chip. Anderson is content with steady winning and building for the future.

Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Anderson University is the HCAC competitor with a blend of veteran leadership and youth — the Ravens are hunting for sustained excellence in one of D3's toughest conferences.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Anderson (IN) sits 6th in the Heartland Conference and 216th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Heartland · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Hanover2-05-165.5
2Rose Hulman2-04-254.3
3Mount St Joseph2-15-162.4
4Bluffton2-12-445.7
5Franklin1-22-447.5
6Anderson (IN)0-31-535.6
7Manchester0-21-535.1
35.6 CFB Zeitgeist#216 of 245 D349.1 strength of schedule

Win the Heartland 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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 1-5
L 12-28 vs Allegheny · Wk 1-16AlleghenW 49-28 vs Gallaudet · Wk 2+21GallaudeL 17-42 vs Kalamazoo · Wk 3-25KalamazoL 12-36 at Bluffton · Wk 5-24BlufftonL 21-52 at Rose Hulman · Wk 6-31Rose HulL 7-44 vs Hanover · Wk 7-37Hanover

Signature win 49-28 over Gallaudet; toughest day 7-44 against Hanover.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Ravens.”
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