Next game
vs Shenandoah
Sat Oct 24 · 2 pm ET
Jopson Athletic Complex · series 3-1, last win 2024
Bridgewater College 12% to win · our ratings after 6 games
Bridgewater College
2-4Old Dominion · Jopson Athletic Complex · 3,500 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
W 22-21 vs Washington and Lee
Our model gave Bridgewater College 17% before kickoff
The rest of the season
4 of 4 games under 70%, the hardest: Hampden Sydney 7%
Win out <1% · expect 0.9 of 4 more wins
Bridgewater College's chance to win each game left, from our model: Shenandoah 12%, Roanoke College 9%, Hampden Sydney 7%, Averett 61%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line vs Shenandoah · our model 12% Bridgewater College
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Bridgewater College · 2026 schedule and results2-4Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 55%.Our rank entering each game: #499 to #555
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4 | #499 | #533 | — | @Stevenson | L 0-17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #503 | #441 | — | Susquehanna | L 14-41 | 0-2 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #510 | #496 | — | @Centre | L 0-45 | 0-3 | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #530 | #440 | — | @Randolph Macon | L 6-46 | 0-4 | 0-1 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | #542 | #660 | — | @Guilford | W 19-14 | 1-4 | 1-1 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #555 | #480 | — | Washington and Lee | W 22-21 | 2-4 | 2-1 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #552 | #491 | Shenandoah | 2 pm ET12% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #552 | @Roanoke College | 2 pm ET9% to win | |||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Hampden Sydney | 2 pm ET7% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Averett | 2 pm ET | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Bridgewater College, through 6 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Line is the closing point spread for Bridgewater College: a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.
Ahead
The forecast
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Bridgewater College has won two of its last five.
5-5 over the last 10, and won the last two.
Streak W2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 5-5
Range of outcomes · Bridgewater College · 2026
Range of outcomes · Bridgewater College · 2026Bridgewater College’s most likely regular season is 3-7. 99% of outcomes land from 2-8 to 4-6.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
2 wins 29%; 3 wins 55%; 4 wins 15%; 5 wins 1%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor2-10Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base4-8Mid-table finish.
Ceiling7-5Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 6 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-4
Game feel41rock fightscombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 7 in the Old Dominion
Heart rate2-0some dramain one-score games (2 of 6)3rd most one-score games of 7 in the Old Dominion
Margin-20.5outgunnedavg scoring margin6th best margin of 7 in the Old Dominion
Measured from 6 games · ranks are among Old Dominion teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
A Virginia Brethren college with 125+ years of football rooted in community service and academic mission.
Standard GapD3 tradition and identity as a teaching institution within the ODAC.
Game day
The experience
A Virginia Brethren college with 125+ years of football rooted in community service and academic mission.
Playoff path
Bridgewater College sits 4th in the Old Dominion Conference and 159th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Old Dominion · 2026
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampden Sydney | 2-0 | 5-1 | 64.3 |
| 2 | Randolph Macon | 2-1 | 4-2 | 56.5 |
| 3 | Washington and Lee | 2-1 | 4-2 | 54.1 |
| 4 | Bridgewater | 2-1 | 2-4 | 44.7 |
| 5 | Shenandoah | 1-1 | 4-2 | 57.2 |
| 6 | Averett | 0-3 | 2-4 | 40.6 |
| 7 | Guilford | 0-2 | 1-5 | 35.8 |
44.7 CFB Zeitgeist#159 of 245 D351.3 strength of schedule1 quality win
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 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 2-4
Signature win 19-14 over Guilford; toughest day 0-45 against Centre.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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