Beloit College1-9
Hope-Doping·Offseason

A Wisconsin liberal-arts bedrock in a conference of peers, defining itself through consistent presence and steady pride rather than a single defining moment.

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Approaching

28 days

until kickoff · vs Rockford · Thu Sep 3 · 23:00 UTC

The experience

A Wisconsin liberal-arts bedrock in a conference of peers, defining itself through consistent presence and steady pride rather than a single defining moment.

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Beloit College sits 9th in the Midwest Conference and 228th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Midwest · 2025
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Monmouth (IL)9-09-263.2
2Illinois College7-28-356.7
3Chicago7-27-356.0
4Lake Forest College7-27-355.0
5Ripon5-45-547.3
6Cornell College (IA)4-54-645.7
7Knox College2-62-737.3
9Beloit1-81-932.0
32.0 CFB Zeitgeist#228 of 240 D345.7 strength of schedule

Win the Midwest 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 15-19 at Rockford · Wk 2-4RockfordL 0-24 at Grinnell · Wk 3-24GrinnellL 14-16 vs Knox College · Wk 4-2Knox ColL 19-26 vs Cornell College (IA) · Wk 6-7Cornell L 0-59 at Lake Forest College · Wk 7-59Lake ForW 34-0 at Lawrence University · Wk 8+34LawrenceL 0-72 vs Monmouth (IL) · Wk 9-72MonmouthL 0-49 at Ripon · Wk 10-49RiponL 0-40 vs Chicago · Wk 11-40ChicagoL 7-38 vs Illinois College · Wk 12-31Illinois

Signature win 34-0 over Lawrence University; toughest day 0-72 against Monmouth (IL).

The Buccaneers keep the faith.

Beloit College · 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.

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cold

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

Streak L4Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 1-9
The forecast

Opens Sep 3

vs Rockford · at home

Community pulse

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

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Buccaneers.”
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