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Sat Oct 24 · 2 pm ET
Rosenbloom Field · series 8-13-3, won the last 4
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Cornell College (IA) 18% to win · our ratings after 7 games
Last game · Sat Oct 17
Our model gave Cornell College (IA) 71% before kickoff
The rest of the season
Two real tests left: Lake Forest 1%, Grinnell 18%
Win out <1% · expect 1.0 of 3 more wins
Cornell College (IA)'s chance to win each game left, from our model: Grinnell 18%, Lawrence 80%, Lake Forest 1%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #589 | #460 | — | @Coe | L 7-49 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #579 | #649 | — | Beloit | W 10-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #587 | #480 | — | Monmouth (IL) | L 7-42 | 1-2 | 1-1 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #599 | #660 | — | @Luther | L 13-26 | 1-3 | 1-2 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #612 | #585 | — | Ripon | W 42-28 | 2-3 | 2-2 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | #601 | #525 | — | @Chicago | L 10-49 | 2-4 | 2-3 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #613 | #660 | — | Knox | W 26-24 | 3-4 | 3-3 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #617 | #582 | @Grinnell | 2 pm ET18% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #617 | #666 | Lawrence | 2 pm ET80% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Lake Forest | 1 pm ET1% to win |
Win chances are our model for Cornell College (IA), through 7 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 Cornell College (IA): 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.
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
5-5 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Range of outcomes · Cornell College (IA) · 2026
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
3 wins 16%; 4 wins 69%; 5 wins 15%Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 7 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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What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-4
Measured from 7 games · ranks are among Midwest teams the same season
The Rams of Mount Vernon, an Iowa liberal-arts college famous for its 'one course at a time' block plan, whose 1992 team went a perfect 10-0 and now plays Division III in the Midwest Conference.
Cornell is a distinctive little Iowa college with a perfect season in its past, and the football world barely knows the Rams from the bigger Cornell out east.
The Rams of Mount Vernon, an Iowa liberal-arts college famous for its 'one course at a time' block plan, whose 1992 team went a perfect 10-0 and now plays Division III in the Midwest Conference.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Forest | 6-0 | 7-0 | 67.1 |
| 2 | Chicago | 4-0 | 5-1 | 59.4 |
| 3 | Monmouth (IL) | 4-0 | 4-2 | 55.9 |
| 4 | Luther | 4-2 | 4-3 | 50.6 |
| 5 | Grinnell | 3-2 | 4-3 | 47.0 |
| 6 | Cornell (IA) | 3-3 | 3-4 | 44.3 |
| 7 | Illinois College | 2-3 | 3-4 | 46.2 |
| 8 | Ripon | 1-3 | 1-5 | 38.1 |
Win the Midwest 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 42-28 over Ripon; toughest day 7-49 against Coe.
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
Range of outcomes · Cornell College (IA) · 2026