Augsburg University · Next-Season Outcome Band2025
The KiJuan Ware era begins
Augsburg hires its first Black head coach, marking a cultural shift and commitment to building a new identity
Augsburg University4-6Verdict Begins·Offseason
Augsburg is a program in transition—new leadership breaking ground, building a culture from the ground up, one season at a time.
Standard GapA young program stepping into its identity, hiring Black leadership for…
Fans here believe augsburg's chip is not against anyone else—it's against its own ceiling, the assumption that a small private program in Minneapolis can't stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the MIAC pow…
offseason · quiet
Auggies country waits.
Augsburg University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 2-10
Base 4-8
Ceiling 7-5
floor2-10Rebuild year. Below .500.
base4-8Mid-table finish.
ceiling7-5Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Wisconsin Stevens Point · away
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · at Wisconsin Stevens Point · Sat Sep 5 · 23:00 UTC
The experience
Augsburg is a program in transition—new leadership breaking ground, building a culture from the ground up, one season at a time.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Augsburg University sits 6th in the Minnesota Conference and 128th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Minnesota · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethel (MN) | 9-0 | 12-1 | 73.6 |
| 2 | Saint John's (MN) | 8-1 | 10-2 | 66.0 |
| 3 | Concordia (MN) | 6-3 | 7-3 | 58.6 |
| 4 | Carleton | 6-3 | 6-4 | 55.4 |
| 5 | Gustavus Adolphus | 5-4 | 5-5 | 52.3 |
| 6 | Augsburg | 4-5 | 4-6 | 49.3 |
| 7 | St. Olaf | 3-6 | 4-6 | 46.4 |
| 8 | St. Scholastica | 2-7 | 3-7 | 43.5 |
49.3 CFB Zeitgeist#128 of 240 D352.8 strength of schedule
Win the Minnesota 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 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 4-6
Signature win 43-3 over Hamline; toughest day 0-63 against Saint John's (MN).
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Augsburg University
—
Auggies country waits.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Auggies."
— Augsburg University fanbase · recurring line
3 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Augsburg University · 2025 schedule & results4-6Hard slateAverage opponent win rate 56%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 4 | — | — | — | Valley City State (N) | L 0–27 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #422 | #585 | — | @St. Scholastica | W 30–23 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #445 | #464 | — | @Saint John's (MN) | L 0–63 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #472 | #525 | — | St. Olaf | W 44–13 | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #472 | #459 | — | Bethel (MN) | L 7–56 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #504 | #614 | — | @Macalester | W 32–21 | 3-3 | 3-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #500 | #470 | — | Concordia (MN) | L 7–26 | 3-4 | 3-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #538 | #496 | — | @Carleton | L 17–48 | 3-5 | 3-4 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #573 | #513 | — | Gustavus Adolphus | L 10–31 | 3-6 | 3-5 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #592 | #654 | — | Hamline | W 43–3 | 4-6 | 4-5 |
Home-Field Advantage · Augsburg University · 2018-present
Reversed (worse at home)
45% home win rate vs 61% on the road. margin runs +2.7 better at home. Edor Nelson Field seats 1,400.
Home9-11Away11-7
Venue texture
64°F average kickoff temp; 16% of games had measurable precipitation; 9 mph average wind.
Based on 19 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
20-19
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .512 win rate
HOME
9-11
AWAY
11-7
NEUTRAL
0-1
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
Moment of the Year · Augsburg University · 2025
Moment of the Year · Augsburg University · 2025Won 44-13 vs St. Olaf
Week 6 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023): 0-1
Most recent: 2023 — loss 25-41 (home). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
2023
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