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at Alma
Sat Oct 24 · 1 pm ET
Bahlke Field · series 1-3, last win 2024
Hope College 77% to win · our ratings after 6 games
Hope College
6-0Michigan · Ray and Sue Smith Stadium · 5,300 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
W 24-22 vs Adrian
Our model gave Hope College 89% before kickoff
The rest of the season
Two real tests left: Calvin 41%, Trine 60%
Win out 18% · expect 2.8 of 4 more wins
Hope College's chance to win each game left, from our model: Alma 77%, Kalamazoo 98%, Calvin 41%, Trine 60%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line at Alma · our model 77% Hope College
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Hope College · 2026 schedule and results6-0Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 44%.Our rank entering each game: #455 to #454
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #455 | #497 | — | @Denison | W 28-14 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #455 | #634 | — | Wisconsin Stevens Point | W 38-10 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #456 | #446 | — | @Hanover | W 27-10 | 3-0 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #451 | #578 | — | Albion | W 63-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #449 | #630 | — | @Olivet | W 66-17 | 5-0 | 2-0 | |
| 6 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | #454 | #489 | — | Adrian | W 24-22 | 6-0 | 3-0 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #455 | #485 | @Alma | 1 pm ET77% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #455 | #623 | Kalamazoo | 1 pm ET98% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Calvin | 1 pm ET41% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Trine | 1 pm ET | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Hope 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 Hope 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
Recent form · last 10 games
Hope College has won six straight.
9-1 over the last 10, and won the last six.
Streak W6Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 9-1
Range of outcomes · Hope College · 2026
Range of outcomes · Hope College · 2026Hope College’s most likely regular season is 9-1. 94% of outcomes land from 8-2 to 10-0.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
7 wins 6%; 8 wins 31%; 9 wins 45%; 10 wins 18%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor10-2Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
Base12-0Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
Ceiling12-0Deep 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 watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-0
Game feel53even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 8 in the Michigan
Heart rate1-0some dramain one-score games (1 of 6)6th most one-score games of 8 in the Michigan
Margin+28.8comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 8 in the Michigan
Measured from 6 games · ranks are among Michigan teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
The Flying Dutchmen of Hope College in Holland, Michigan — a multi-time MIAA champion steeped in Dutch heritage, locked in one of Division III's fiercest rivalries with neighboring Calvin.
Standard GapA historic MIAA program with championship pedigree, measured against…
Hope is a proud MIAA champion with deep Dutch roots in Holland — and everything outside the conference forgets the Flying Dutchmen exist until they play Calvin.
Game day
The experience
The Flying Dutchmen of Hope College in Holland, Michigan — a multi-time MIAA champion steeped in Dutch heritage, locked in one of Division III's fiercest rivalries with neighboring Calvin.
Playoff path
Hope College sits 1st in the Michigan Conference and 6th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.
Michigan · 2026
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hope | 3-0 | 6-0 | 73.5 |
| 2 | Calvin | 3-0 | 6-0 | 70.1 |
| 3 | Trine | 3-0 | 5-1 | 62.9 |
| 4 | Alma | 2-1 | 2-4 | 46.7 |
| 5 | Kalamazoo | 1-2 | 2-4 | 44.7 |
| 6 | Olivet | 0-3 | 3-3 | 51.3 |
| 7 | Adrian | 0-3 | 2-4 | 47.7 |
| 8 | Albion | 0-3 | 0-6 | 37.3 |
73.5 CFB Zeitgeist#6 of 245 D350.7 strength of schedule2 quality wins
Win the Michigan 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 · 6-0
Signature win 63-0 over Albion; toughest day 24-22 against Adrian.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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