Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College

5-1

So. Cal. · Fritz B. Burns Stadium · 3,000 seats

Next game

at Chapman

Sat Oct 24 · 10 pm ET

Ernie Chapman Stadium · series 1-5, lost the last 5

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College 21% to win · our ratings after 6 games

Last game · Sat Oct 17

W 39-0 vs Whittier

Our model gave Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College 90% before kickoff

The rest of the season

Two real tests left: Chapman 21%, Redlands 66%

Win out 13% · expect 1.8 of 3 more wins

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College's chance to win each game left, from our model: Chapman 21%, Redlands 66%, Azusa Pacific 94%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line at Chapman · our model 21% Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College

Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7

Schedule and results

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College · 2026 schedule and results5-1Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 42%.Our rank entering each game: #523 to #540
WkDateOur rankOpp rankLineOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5#523#563—Northwestern (MN)W 19-141-00-0
2Bye week
3Sep 19#532#551—George FoxL 25-421-10-0
4Sep 26#541#544—@Pomona PitzerW 22-102-11-0
5Oct 3#540#554—Cal LutheranW 24-223-12-0
6Oct 10#543#594—@La VerneW 27-184-13-0
7Oct 17#540#654—WhittierW 39-05-14-0
8Oct 24#523#440@Chapman10 pm ET21% to win
9Oct 31#524#565@Redlands10:05 pm ET66% to win
10Nov 7Azusa Pacific8 pm ET94% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 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 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 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

Sat Oct 24Next: Chapmanat Chapman · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College has won four of its last five.

7-3 over the last 10, and won the last four.

Streak W4Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 7-3

Range of outcomes · Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College · 2026

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College’s most likely regular season is 7-2. 99% of outcomes land from 6-3 to 8-1.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

5 wins 1%; 6 wins 28%; 7 wins 57%; 8 wins 13%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor8-4Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
Base10-2Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
Ceiling11-1Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.

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.

More in this tab

Worth watchingGames average 44 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-1

Game feel44even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 8 in the So. Cal.
Heart rate2-0white-knucklein one-score games (2 of 6)2nd most one-score games of 8 in the So. Cal.
Margin+8.3competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 8 in the So. Cal.

Measured from 6 games · ranks are among So. Cal. teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

The Stags of Claremont, California, a combined-college SCIAC program defined by the Sixth Street Rivalry — the season-ending grudge match against Pomona-Pitzer, fought for the Sixth Street Trophy a short walk across the street.

Standard GapAn elite-academic combined program whose football identity is bound up…

The Stags play one of the great unsung rivalries in the country across Sixth Street, and almost no one outside Southern California knows it exists.

Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

The Stags of Claremont, California, a combined-college SCIAC program defined by the Sixth Street Rivalry — the season-ending grudge match against Pomona-Pitzer, fought for the Sixth Street Trophy a short walk across the street.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College sits 2nd in the So. Cal. Conference and 59th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.

So. Cal. · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Chapman4-05-162.6
2Claremont Mudd Scripps4-05-160.0
3Pomona Pitzer3-14-255.4
4Cal Lutheran2-23-347.6
5Redlands2-22-443.5
6La Verne1-42-443.0
7Azusa Pacific1-41-434.8
8Whittier0-41-532.0
60.0 CFB Zeitgeist#59 of 245 D346.3 strength of schedule1 quality win

Win the So. Cal. 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 · 5-1
W 19-14 vs Northwestern (MN) · Wk 1+5NorthwesL 25-42 vs George Fox · Wk 3-17George FW 22-10 at Pomona Pitzer · Wk 4+12Pomona PW 24-22 vs Cal Lutheran · Wk 5+2Cal LuthW 27-18 at La Verne · Wk 6+9La VerneW 39-0 vs Whittier · Wk 7+39Whittier

Signature win 39-0 over Whittier; toughest day 25-42 against George Fox.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

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

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Stags.”
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