Carthage College · Next-Season Outcome Band1900
Historic CCIW membership
Carthage has been a fixture in Wisconsin football since the early 1900s
Carthage College4-6Hope-Doping·Offseason
Carthage is the Wisconsin CCIW program with a storied athletic heritage stretching back to the 1800s, still playing with quiet institutional pride.
Standard GapA historic liberal-arts college in Kenosha, Wisconsin with a football pr…
Fans here believe no chip — Carthage plays for the college and the history.
low signal
The Firebirds hold the line.
Carthage College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 2-10
Base 4-8
Ceiling 7-5
floor2-10Rebuild year. Below .500.
base4-8Mid-table finish.
ceiling7-5Conference 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
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Lakeland · at home
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs Lakeland · Sat Sep 5 · 00:00 UTC
The experience
Carthage is the Wisconsin CCIW program with a storied athletic heritage stretching back to the 1800s, still playing with quiet institutional pride.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Carthage College sits 7th in the CCIW and 141st of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
CCIW · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Central College | 9-0 | 14-1 | 76.9 |
| 2 | Wheaton (IL) | 8-1 | 11-3 | 68.7 |
| 3 | Washington University (St. Louis) | 7-2 | 8-3 | 60.8 |
| 4 | Augustana (IL) | 6-3 | 7-3 | 59.9 |
| 5 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4-5 | 4-6 | 48.8 |
| 6 | Carroll (WI) | 4-5 | 4-6 | 48.3 |
| 7 | Carthage | 3-6 | 4-6 | 47.7 |
| 8 | North Park | 2-7 | 3-7 | 44.3 |
47.7 CFB Zeitgeist#141 of 240 D353.1 strength of schedule
Win the CCIW 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 · 4-6
Signature win 31-7 over Elmhurst; toughest day 0-62 against North Central College.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Carthage College
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The Firebirds hold the line.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Carthage"
— Carthage College fanbase · recurring line
3 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Carthage College · 2025 schedule & results4-6Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 50%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | @Lakeland | W 51–40 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #591 | #431 | — | @North Central College | L 0–62 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #548 | #530 | — | Illinois Wesleyan | L 10–34 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #582 | #640 | — | @Elmhurst | W 31–7 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #572 | #496 | — | Washington University (St. Louis) | L 23–31 | 2-3 | 1-3 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #577 | #456 | — | @Wheaton (IL) | L 21–47 | 2-4 | 1-4 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #580 | #619 | — | Millikin | W 24–7 | 3-4 | 2-4 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #581 | #589 | — | @North Park | L 10–14 | 3-5 | 2-5 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #583 | #526 | — | Augustana (IL) | L 3–23 | 3-6 | 2-6 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #587 | #536 | — | Carroll (WI) | W 7–3 | 4-6 | 3-6 |
Home-Field Advantage · Carthage College · 2018-present
Above-Average
26% home win rate vs 33% on the road. margin runs +3.9 better at home. Art Keller Field seats 2,448.
Home5-14Away7-14
Venue texture
67°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 11 mph average wind.
Based on 19 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
13-30
since 1900 · 7 seasons · .302 win rate
HOME
5-14
AWAY
8-15
NEUTRAL
0-1
1900s
2000s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
Moment of the Year · Carthage College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Carthage College · 2025Won 31-7 at Elmhurst
Week 6 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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