Grove City College8-3The 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.
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.
The Wolverines bide their time.
Grove City College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Grove City College · 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
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Opens Sep 5
vs SUNY Cortland · at home
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs SUNY Cortland · Sat Sep 5 · 16:00 UTC
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.
Grove City College sits 2nd in the Presidents' Conference and 40th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington & Jefferson | 8-0 | 8-3 | 60.4 |
| 2 | Grove City | 7-1 | 8-3 | 62.1 |
| 3 | Westminster (PA) | 6-2 | 8-3 | 58.4 |
| 4 | Geneva | 6-2 | 6-5 | 50.6 |
| 5 | Case Western Reserve | 4-4 | 4-5 | 47.8 |
| 6 | Waynesburg | 4-4 | 4-6 | 44.9 |
| 7 | Allegheny | 4-4 | 4-6 | 43.8 |
| 8 | Hiram College | 2-6 | 3-7 | 39.7 |
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.
Signature win 63-14 over Hiram College; toughest day 14-49 against Mount Union.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Grove City College
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | @SUNY Cortland | W 31–14 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #447 | #433 | — | Mount Union | L 14–49 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #480 | #513 | — | Washington & Jefferson | L 14–34 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #494 | #586 | — | @Geneva | W 22–9 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #493 | #609 | — | Waynesburg | W 24–14 | 3-2 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #500 | #618 | — | @Allegheny | W 42–6 | 4-2 | 3-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #488 | #521 | — | Westminster (PA) | W 14–7 | 5-2 | 4-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #483 | #619 | — | Saint Vincent | W 59–14 | 6-2 | 5-1 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #483 | #498 | — | @Case Western Reserve | W 28–14 | 7-2 | 6-1 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #470 | #631 | — | @Hiram College | W 63–14 | 8-2 | 7-1 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 13 | Nov 22 | #470 | #408 | — | @Hanover | L 15–23 | 8-3 | 7-1 |
Home-Field Advantage · Grove City College · 2018-present
Above-Average
85% home win rate vs 73% on the road. margin runs +3.6 better at home. Robert E. Thorn Field seats 3,500.
67°F average kickoff temp; 19% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 21 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
36-10
since 1928 · 5 seasons · .782 win rate
Moment of the Year · Grove City College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Grove City College · 2025Postseason · Lost 15-23 at Hanover
Week 13 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023-2025): 1-2
Most recent: 2025 — loss 23-15 (away). Last 5 postseason: 1-2.