Benedictine University7-3The Eagles of Lisle, a Catholic Benedictine university in the Chicago suburbs playing Division III football in the NACC at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine Sports Complex.
Benedictine is a solid suburban-Chicago program with a real campus and a real facility, and the broader Division III world barely knows the Eagles are there.
The Eagles circle the field.
Benedictine University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Benedictine 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
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Opens Sep 5
vs Buena Vista · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Buena Vista · Sat Sep 5 · 18:00 UTC
The Eagles of Lisle, a Catholic Benedictine university in the Chicago suburbs playing Division III football in the NACC at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine Sports Complex.
Benedictine University sits 3rd in the NACC and 89th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concordia-Wisconsin | 8-0 | 9-2 | 63.5 |
| 2 | Aurora | 6-2 | 8-3 | 60.0 |
| 3 | Benedictine (IL) | 5-3 | 7-3 | 55.0 |
| 4 | St. Norbert | 5-3 | 5-5 | 49.8 |
| 5 | Wisconsin-Lutheran | 5-3 | 5-5 | 48.9 |
| 6 | Lakeland | 4-4 | 4-6 | 44.5 |
| 7 | Concordia University Chicago | 2-6 | 4-6 | 43.7 |
| 8 | Eureka College | 1-7 | 2-8 | 36.6 |
Win the NACC 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 56-0 over Eureka College; toughest day 20-28 against Concordia-Wisconsin.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Benedictine University
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | Buena Vista | W 35–0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #553 | #487 | — | Loras College | W 20–13 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #552 | #456 | — | @Aurora | W 36–35 | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #532 | #560 | — | @Concordia-Wisconsin | L 20–28 | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #538 | #649 | — | Rockford | W 42–9 | 4-1 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #532 | #660 | — | @Eureka College | W 56–0 | 5-1 | 3-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #535 | #586 | — | Lakeland | W 42–35 | 6-1 | 4-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #532 | #537 | — | @St. Norbert | L 17–24 | 6-2 | 4-2 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #535 | #637 | — | Concordia University Chicago | W 38–7 | 7-2 | 5-2 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #531 | #554 | — | Wisconsin-Lutheran | L 10–14 | 7-3 | 5-3 |
Home-Field Advantage · Benedictine University · 2018-present
Average
63% home win rate vs 57% on the road. margin runs +1.8 better at home. Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex seats 3,071.
71°F average kickoff temp; 11% of games had measurable precipitation; 11 mph average wind.
Based on 19 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
24-15
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .615 win rate
Moment of the Year · Benedictine University · 2025
Moment of the Year · Benedictine University · 2025Won 35-0 vs Buena Vista
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.