Bridgewater College4-6A Virginia Brethren college with 125+ years of football rooted in community service and academic mission.
The Eagles circle the field.
Bridgewater College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Bridgewater College · 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 4
vs Stevenson · away
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · at Stevenson · Fri Sep 4 · 23:00 UTC
A Virginia Brethren college with 125+ years of football rooted in community service and academic mission.
Bridgewater College sits 5th in the Old Dominion Conference and 134th 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 College | 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 73-13 over Gallaudet; toughest day 17-56 against Susquehanna.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Bridgewater College
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 | — | — | — | Stevenson | L 27–32 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #517 | #462 | — | @Susquehanna | L 17–56 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #520 | #468 | — | Randolph Macon | L 3–27 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #544 | #645 | — | @Averett | W 41–14 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #540 | #534 | — | @Shenandoah | L 21–24 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #542 | — | — | Roanoke College | L 14–24 | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #508 | #646 | — | Gallaudet | W 73–13 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #494 | #480 | — | @Washington and Lee | L 17–20 | 2-6 | 1-3 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #508 | #400 | — | @Hampden Sydney | W 45–42 | 3-6 | 2-3 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #474 | #650 | — | Guilford College | W 1–0 | 4-6 | 3-3 |
Home-Field Advantage · Bridgewater College · 2018-present
Above-Average
65% home win rate vs 65% on the road. margin runs +3.9 better at home. Jopson Athletic Complex seats 3,500.
74°F average kickoff temp; 10% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
26-14
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .650 win rate
Moment of the Year · Bridgewater College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Bridgewater College · 2025Won 41-14 at Averett
Week 5 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.