CFB Zeitgeist
June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Averett University

1-9 2025 final

A small Virginia liberal-arts school that builds character through football, not championships.

The Cougars survey the territory.

Record
1-9
win% .100
Conference
6th of 8
Old Dominion · 1-5
Index Rating
34.7
D3 #218 of 240
Playoff Path
Win the league
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — reckoning
The Long Wait·Offseason

A small Virginia liberal-arts school that builds character through football, not championships.

Standard GapD3 stability and identity as a teaching program, not a national power.

LIVE 2026: Averett competes in the ODAC as a foundational member, competing regionally.

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Averett University sits 6th in the Old Dominion Conference and 218th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Old Dominion · 2025
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Randolph-Macon6-09-263.0
2Shenandoah4-28-355.3
3Washington and Lee4-27-453.9
4Hampden-Sydney3-37-357.2
5Bridgewater (VA)3-34-648.4
6Averett1-51-934.7
7Guilford College0-62-837.8
8Ferrum0-04-7—
34.7 CFB Zeitgeist#218 of 240 D349.5 strength of schedule

Win the Old Dominion 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 · 1-9
L 12-64 at North Carolina Wesleyan · Wk 2-52North CaL 14-46 vs Southern Virginia · Wk 3-32SouthernL 30-39 at Gallaudet · Wk 4-9GallaudeL 14-41 vs Bridgewater (VA) · Wk 5-27BridgewaL 20-77 at Randolph-Macon · Wk 7-57RandolphL 7-67 vs Hampden-Sydney · Wk 8-60Hampden-L 3-48 at Shenandoah · Wk 9-45ShenandoL 21-61 vs Washington and Lee · Wk 10-40WashingtW 27-21 at Guilford College · Wk 11+6GuilfordL 0-1 vs Roanoke College · Wk 12-1Roanoke

Signature win 27-21 over Guilford College; toughest day 7-67 against Hampden-Sydney.

The Pulse on Averett University

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
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The Cougars survey the territory.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Cougars." — Averett University fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Averett University

Winning record—

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title—

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked—

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked—

The Division III national championship game.

Averett University · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
base1-11Mid-table finish.
ceiling4-8Conference 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.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · Averett University · 2018-present

Soft

26% home win rate vs 35% on the road. margin runs +1.0 better at home.

Home5-14Away7-13
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cold

One of five. The film room is busy this week.

Streak L1Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 1-9

Schedule Strength · Averett University · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 51% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.515

From the Archive — Averett University

2024: Lost 10-36 vs Ferrum

In 2024, the program lost 10-36 vs Ferrum — a stinging home result, 26 points either way.

Cougars own this peak.