John Carroll University12-2D3 TOP 25 #4The Blue Streaks of University Heights, a Jesuit program with three perfect seasons in its history and multiple conference titles, long a top Division III name out of the Cleveland suburbs.
John Carroll has three perfect seasons and a stack of conference titles, and the story always seems to circle back to Mount Union being in the way.
The Blue Streaks keep the faith.
John Carroll University · Next-Season Outcome Band
John Carroll University · 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 Carnegie Mellon · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Carnegie Mellon · Sat Sep 5 · 18:00 UTC
The Blue Streaks of University Heights, a Jesuit program with three perfect seasons in its history and multiple conference titles, long a top Division III name out of the Cleveland suburbs.
John Carroll University sits 1st in the Ohio Conference and 4th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Carroll | 1-0 | 12-2 | 74.2 |
| 2 | Mount Union | 8-1 | 11-1 | 74.0 |
| 3 | Ohio Northern | 7-1 | 8-3 | 60.5 |
| 4 | Baldwin Wallace | 6-2 | 8-2 | 62.2 |
| 5 | Heidelberg | 5-3 | 6-4 | 54.2 |
| 6 | Muskingum University | 4-4 | 4-6 | 47.7 |
| 7 | Marietta | 3-5 | 5-5 | 51.8 |
| 8 | Wilmington (OH) | 1-7 | 3-7 | 43.2 |
Win the Ohio 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 63-0 over Oberlin; toughest day 21-41 against North Central College.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on John Carroll University
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 | #373 | — | — | @Waynesburg | W 48–14 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #454 | #440 | — | @Johns Hopkins | L 13–27 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #463 | #645 | — | Oberlin | W 63–0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #474 | #596 | — | @Kenyon | W 52–0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #469 | #465 | — | Wabash | W 31–28 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #468 | #488 | — | @Wittenberg | W 44–7 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #459 | #453 | — | @Depauw | W 31–27 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #454 | #578 | — | Wooster | W 66–7 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #453 | #571 | — | Ohio Wesleyan | W 55–17 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #453 | #507 | — | @Denison | W 48–21 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 14 | Nov 29 | #448 | #352 | — | Randolph Macon | W 35–6 | 10-1 | 0-0 |
| Conference Championship | ||||||||
| 15 | Dec 6 | #407 | #426 | — | @Mount Union | W 10–7 | 11-1 | 1-0 |
| 1 | Dec 13 | #463 | #470 | — | Berry College | W 21–13 | 12-1 | 1-0 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 17 | Dec 20 | #411 | #338 | — | @North Central College | L 21–41 | 12-2 | 1-0 |
Home-Field Advantage · John Carroll University · 2018-present
Strong
90% home win rate vs 70% on the road. margin runs +12.3 better at home. Don Shula Stadium at Wasmer Field seats 5,416.
63°F average kickoff temp; 9% of games had measurable precipitation; 10 mph average wind.
Based on 22 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
38-11
since 1923 · 7 seasons · .775 win rate
Moment of the Year · John Carroll University · 2025
Moment of the Year · John Carroll University · 2025Postseason · Won 35-6 vs Randolph Macon
Week 14 of 2025. Postseason win — the season-defining moment.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2025): 1-1
Most recent: 2025 — loss 41-21 (away). Last 5 postseason: 1-1.