June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College

5-5 2025 final

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.

The Stags hold the line.

Record

5-5

win% .500

Conference

5th of 7

So. Cal. · 3-5

Index Rating

50.6

D3 #118 of 240

Playoff Path

Win the league

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-win — basking

The Long Wait·Offseason

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

Own the Sixth Street Trophy and turn rivalry pride into a SCIAC championship run.

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College sits 5th in the So. Cal. Conference and 118th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

So. Cal. · 2025

	Team	Conf	Overall	Index
1	Chapman	8-0	9-3	63.1
2	Redlands	4-4	6-4	55.4
3	California Lutheran University	4-4	6-4	55.4
4	Pomona Pitzer	4-4	5-5	50.1
5	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College	3-5	5-5	50.6
6	La Verne	1-7	1-8	36.1
7	Whittier	0-0	0-0	—

50.6 CFB Zeitgeist#118 of 240 D350.7 strength of schedule2 quality wins

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 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected

THE 2025 SEASON · 5-5

Signature win 28-14 over Redlands; toughest day 17-25 against Pomona Pitzer.

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The Stags hold the line.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College" — Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College fanbase · recurring line

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Winning record—

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title—

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked—

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked—

The Division III national championship game.

Floor 3-9

Base 5-7

Ceiling 8-4

floor3-9Rebuild year. Below .500.

base5-7Mid-table finish.

ceiling8-4Conference 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.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College · 2018-present

Strong

77% home win rate vs 65% on the road. margin runs +8.2 better at home.

Home14-4Away13-7

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Mixed

Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.

Streak W2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 5-5

Schedule Strength · Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 52% across 7 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.523

Moment of the Year · Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College · 2025

Won 28-14 at Redlands

Week 11 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.

Decisive Margin

Postseason History

Recent postseason (2023): 1-0

Most recent: 2023 — win 6-21 (away). Last 5 postseason: 1-0.

2023

From the Archive — Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College

2024: Won 31-13 at California Lutheran University

In 2024, the program won 31-13 at California Lutheran University — a comfortable road result that left the 18-point margin on the books.

Go Stags.