Grove City College

4-2

Presidents' · Robert E. Thorn Field · 3,500 seats

Next game

at Waynesburg

Sat Oct 24 · 12 pm ET

John F. Wiley Stadium · series 3-0, won the last 3

Grove City College 96% to win · our ratings after 6 games

Last game · Sat Oct 17

W 52-7 vs Hiram

Our model gave Grove City College 83% before kickoff

The rest of the season

One real test left: Washington & Jefferson 24%

Win out 17% · expect 2.9 of 4 more wins

Grove City College's chance to win each game left, from our model: Waynesburg 96%, Washington & Jefferson 24%, Case Western Reserve 71%, Thiel >99%

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

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line at Waynesburg · our model 96% Grove City College

Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7

Schedule and results

Grove City College · 2026 schedule and results4-2Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 50%.Our rank entering each game: #473 to #456
WkDateOur rankOpp rankLineOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5#473#465—SUNY CortlandL 18-280-10-0
2Sep 12#473#460—@Mount UnionL 17-210-20-0
3Bye week
4Sep 26#474#286—@Saint FrancisW 36-61-21-0
5Oct 3#448#643—Bethany (WV)W 40-202-22-0
6Oct 10#452#534—@Westminster (PA)W 34-193-23-0
7Oct 17#456#564—HiramW 52-74-24-0
8Oct 24#451#608@Waynesburg12 pm ET96% to win
9Oct 31#451#449@Washington & Jefferson6 pm ET24% to win
10Nov 7Case Western Reserve1 pm ET71% to win
11Nov 14Thiel1 pm ET
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Grove City 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 Grove City 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: Waynesburgat Waynesburg · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Grove City 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 · Grove City College · 2026

Grove City College’s most likely regular season is 7-3. 99% of outcomes land from 6-4 to 8-2.

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

6 wins 23%; 7 wins 59%; 8 wins 17%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor6-6Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
Base8-4Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
Ceiling10-2Deep 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.

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Worth watchingGames average 50 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-2

Game feel50even gamescombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 13 in the Presidents'
Heart rate0-1some dramain one-score games (1 of 6)8th most one-score games of 13 in the Presidents'
Margin+16.0comfortableavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 13 in the Presidents'

Measured from 6 games · ranks are among Presidents' teams the same season

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

The Wolverines of Grove City, a Christian liberal-arts college in western Pennsylvania playing Division III in the Presidents' Athletic Conference at Robert E. Thorn Field.

Standard GapA faith-grounded small college where football is part of a tight…

Grove City is a proud Christian college with a long football history, and the wider Division III world barely registers a small school in rural western Pennsylvania.

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

The Wolverines of Grove City, a Christian liberal-arts college in western Pennsylvania playing Division III in the Presidents' Athletic Conference at Robert E. Thorn Field.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Grove City College sits 2nd in the Presidents’ Conference and 73rd of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Presidents' · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Washington & Jefferson4-05-165.9
2Grove City4-04-257.8
3Case Western Reserve3-15-161.3
4Allegheny3-15-159.3
5Hiram2-24-251.3
6Geneva2-23-350.0
7Westminster (PA)2-22-446.5
8Saint Vincent2-23-246.4
57.8 CFB Zeitgeist#73 of 245 D351.7 strength of schedule

Win the Presidents' 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 · 4-2
L 18-28 vs SUNY Cortland · Wk 1-10SUNY CorL 17-21 at Mount Union · Wk 2-4Mount UnW 36-6 at Saint Francis · Wk 4+30Saint FrW 40-20 vs Bethany (WV) · Wk 5+20Bethany W 34-19 at Westminster (PA) · Wk 6+15WestminsW 52-7 vs Hiram · Wk 7+45Hiram

Signature win 52-7 over Hiram; toughest day 18-28 against SUNY Cortland.

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 Wolverines.”
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