Averett University1-9A small Virginia liberal-arts school that builds character through football, not championships.
The Cougars survey the territory.
Averett University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Averett University · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
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
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Opens Sep 5
vs North Carolina Wesleyan · at home
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · vs North Carolina Wesleyan · Sat Sep 5 · 22:00 UTC
A small Virginia liberal-arts school that builds character through football, not championships.
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.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randolph Macon | 6-0 | 9-2 | 63.0 |
| 2 | Shenandoah | 4-2 | 8-3 | 55.3 |
| 3 | Washington and Lee | 4-2 | 7-4 | 53.9 |
| 4 | Hampden Sydney | 3-3 | 7-3 | 57.2 |
| 5 | Bridgewater | 3-3 | 4-6 | 48.4 |
| 6 | Averett | 1-5 | 1-9 | 34.7 |
| 7 | Guilford | 0-6 | 2-8 | 37.8 |
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.
Signature win 27-21 over Guilford; toughest day 7-67 against Hampden Sydney.
Community pulse
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What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
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| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 4 | — | — | — | @North Carolina Wesleyan | L 12–64 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #589 | #596 | — | Southern Virginia | L 14–46 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #633 | #611 | — | @Gallaudet | L 30–39 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #645 | #544 | — | Bridgewater | L 14–41 | 0-4 | 0-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #662 | #425 | — | @Randolph Macon | L 20–77 | 0-5 | 0-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #664 | #489 | — | Hampden Sydney | L 7–67 | 0-6 | 0-3 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #664 | #453 | — | @Shenandoah | L 3–48 | 0-7 | 0-4 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #665 | #477 | — | Washington and Lee | L 21–61 | 0-8 | 0-5 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #666 | #633 | — | @Guilford | W 27–21 | 1-8 | 1-5 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #664 | — | — | Roanoke College | L 0–1 | 1-9 | 1-5 |
Home-Field Advantage · Averett University · 2018-present
Soft
26% home win rate vs 35% on the road. margin runs +1.0 better at home. Daly Field at Frank R. Campbell Stadium seats 1,200.
73°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 19 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
12-27
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .307 win rate