Ferrum4-7The Panthers of Ferrum, a small Virginia college whose Hank Norton teams won four junior-college national titles and reached the 1989 NCAA Division III national semifinals.
Ferrum once won four national junior-college titles and reached a Division III Final Four, and now the wider football world acts like a small Virginia college never had a glory era at all.
The Panthers patrol the field.
Ferrum · Next-Season Outcome Band
Ferrum · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
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.
Opens Aug 29
vs Catawba · at home
Game Week
4d 22h
until kickoff · vs Catawba · Sat Aug 29 · 22:00 UTC
The Panthers of Ferrum, a small Virginia college whose Hank Norton teams won four junior-college national titles and reached the 1989 NCAA Division III national semifinals.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Ferrum
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Fanbase Health Index · Ferrum · low confidence
Fanbase Health Index · Ferrum · low confidenceStable (50)
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30 | #436 | #362 | — | @Catawba | L 13–45 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 6 | #371 | #179 | — | @VMI | L 7–42 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #424 | #361 | — | Shaw | W 14–6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #426 | #307 | — | @UNC Pembroke | L 14–41 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #435 | #383 | — | Shorter | W 28–25 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #437 | #412 | — | Barton | L 20–34 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #465 | #285 | — | @Delta State | L 10–51 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #473 | #446 | — | Erskine | W 35–33 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #480 | #328 | — | @North Greenville | L 0–27 | 3-6 | 2-3 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #506 | #423 | — | @Chowan | W 40–37 | 4-6 | 3-3 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #502 | #409 | — | Concord | L 34–56 | 4-7 | 3-3 |
Schedule mirage
How much of Ferrum's number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 21 is -0.16; adjusted for opponent strength, it's -0.00. The widest gap came in week 21: -0.16 raw vs. -0.00 adjusted.
Home-Field Advantage · Ferrum · 2018-present
Strong
40% home win rate vs 23% on the road. margin runs +9.1 better at home. W.B. Adams Stadium seats 5,500.
73°F average kickoff temp; 10% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 21 home games with weather data.
D2 Program Prestige · Ferrum
D2 Program Prestige · FerrumRegional
All-Time Record
13-28
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .317 win rate
Carolinas Standing · 2025
3rd in the Carolinas
Ferrum is 3rd in the Carolinas at 3-3. 2 teams above — that's the direct path to the title game.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Greenville | 7-0 |
| 2 | UNC Pembroke | 5-2 |
| 3 | Ferrum | 3-3 |
| 4 | Barton | 3-4 |
| 5 | Chowan | 3-4 |
| 6 | Erskine | 1-5 |
| 7 | Shorter | 1-5 |