Crown College7-4The Polars of St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, an evangelical Christian college that broke through as 2025 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference champions — small-school football arriving in the Minnesota countryside.
Crown is a tiny Christian college in rural Minnesota that just won its conference and still has to prove every week that it belongs at the top.
Polars country waits.
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Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Opens Sep 5
vs Hamline · at home
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs Hamline · Sat Sep 5 · 17:00 UTC
The Polars of St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, an evangelical Christian college that broke through as 2025 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference champions — small-school football arriving in the Minnesota countryside.
Crown College sits 1st in the Upper Midwest Conference and 98th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crown | 7-1 | 7-4 | 53.6 |
| 2 | Northwestern (MN) | 4-3 | 4-6 | 46.8 |
| 3 | Greenville | 3-4 | 4-5 | 45.8 |
| 4 | Martin Luther | 3-4 | 5-5 | 45.5 |
| 5 | Minnesota Morris | 3-5 | 3-7 | 40.9 |
| 6 | Westminster (MO) | 2-5 | 4-6 | 41.5 |
| 7 | Finlandia University | 0-0 | 0-0 | — |
Win the Upper 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 22-3 over Northwestern (MN); toughest day 14-76 against Wheaton (IL).
Community pulse
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The Pulse on Crown College
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
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| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | @Hamline | L 21–28 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #634 | #577 | — | Simpson College (IA) | L 7–45 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #655 | #559 | — | Minnesota Morris | W 30–20 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Oct 5 | #661 | #556 | — | Northwestern (MN) | W 22–3 | 2-2 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #647 | #629 | — | @Martin Luther | W 17–7 | 3-2 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #629 | #651 | — | Westminster (MO) | W 19–6 | 4-2 | 4-0 |
| 9 | Oct 26 | #624 | #577 | — | @Northwestern (MN) | L 16–24 | 4-3 | 4-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #623 | #600 | — | @Minnesota Morris | W 34–15 | 5-3 | 5-1 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #602 | #610 | — | Martin Luther | W 34–21 | 6-3 | 6-1 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #594 | #588 | — | @Greenville | W 38–20 | 7-3 | 7-1 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 13 | Nov 22 | #581 | #455 | — | @Wheaton (IL) | L 14–76 | 7-4 | 7-1 |
Home-Field Advantage · Crown College · 2018-present
Strong
30% home win rate vs 31% on the road. margin runs +8.2 better at home. Old National Bank Stadium seats 1,400.
All-Time Record
13-27
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .325 win rate
Moment of the Year · Crown College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Crown College · 2025Postseason · Lost 14-76 at Wheaton (IL)
Week 13 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2025): 0-1
Most recent: 2025 — loss 76-14 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.