Augustana College (Illinois) · Next-Season Outcome Band1986 Stagg Bowl championship
Fourth consecutive national title caps the Reade dynasty
Augustana College (Illinois)7-3Verdict Begins·Offseason
Augustana is the small Illinois liberal-arts program that won four straight national titles in the 1980s and still plays with the pride of a dynasty.
Title DroughtSince 1986 · 39 yrs
Fans here believe no chip — Augustana plays for the honor of wearing the same uniform as the '83 through '86 teams that put a 2,000-person school on the national college football map.
low signal
The Vikings sharpen their axes.
Augustana College (Illinois) · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 5-7
Base 7-5
Ceiling 10-2
floor5-7Rebuild year. Below .500.
base7-5Mid-table finish.
ceiling10-2Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
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
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast
Opens Sep 6
vs Simpson (IA) · at home
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · vs Simpson (IA) · Sun Sep 6 · 00:00 UTC
The experience
Augustana is the small Illinois liberal-arts program that won four straight national titles in the 1980s and still plays with the pride of a dynasty.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Augustana College (Illinois) sits 3rd in the CCIW and 54th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
CCIW · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Central College | 8-0 | 14-1 | 76.9 |
| 2 | Wheaton (IL) | 7-1 | 11-3 | 68.7 |
| 3 | Augustana (IL) | 6-2 | 7-3 | 59.9 |
| 4 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4-4 | 4-6 | 48.8 |
| 5 | Carroll (WI) | 4-4 | 4-6 | 48.3 |
| 6 | Carthage | 3-5 | 4-6 | 47.7 |
| 7 | North Park | 2-6 | 3-7 | 44.3 |
| 8 | Millikin | 2-6 | 3-7 | 42.8 |
59.9 CFB Zeitgeist#54 of 240 D353.0 strength of schedule1 quality win
Win the CCIW 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 · 7-3
Signature win 48-7 over Elmhurst; toughest day 14-76 against North Central College.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Augustana College (Illinois)
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The Vikings sharpen their axes.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Augustana (IL)"
— Augustana College (Illinois) fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Augustana College (Illinois) · 2025 schedule & results7-3Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 49%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | @Simpson (IA) | W 42–41 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #561 | #452 | — | Wheaton (IL) | L 7–50 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #561 | #638 | — | Millikin | W 33–6 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #552 | #563 | — | @North Park | W 24–21 | 3-1 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #544 | #648 | — | @Elmhurst | W 48–7 | 4-1 | 3-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #541 | #557 | — | Carroll (WI) | W 31–24 | 5-1 | 4-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #545 | #393 | — | @North Central College | L 14–76 | 5-2 | 4-2 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #540 | #520 | — | Illinois Wesleyan | W 42–21 | 6-2 | 5-2 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #526 | #583 | — | @Carthage | W 23–3 | 7-2 | 6-2 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #523 | #497 | — | Washington St. Louis | L 13–35 | 7-3 | 6-2 |
Home-Field Advantage · Augustana College (Illinois) · 2018-present
Average
60% home win rate vs 60% on the road. margin runs -0.1 weaker at home. Charles D. Lindberg Stadium seats 1,800.
Home12-8Away12-8
Venue texture
69°F average kickoff temp; 10% of games had measurable precipitation; 11 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
24-16
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .600 win rate
HOME
12-8
AWAY
12-8
NEUTRAL
0-0
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
1986
Four straight crowns
1983–1986 national championships define the program forever
Moment of the Year · Augustana College (Illinois) · 2025
Moment of the Year · Augustana College (Illinois) · 2025Won 33-6 vs Millikin
Week 5 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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