Knox College2-7-1The Prairie Fire of Galesburg, who play home games at the Knosher Bowl and meet Monmouth every fall for the Bronze Turkey — the oldest trophy game in Division III, contested since 1888.
Knox plays the oldest trophy game in Division III — older than almost every rivalry in the sport — and barely anyone outside the Midwest Conference knows it exists.
The Prairie Fire hold the line.
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Recent Form · last 10 games
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Opens Sep 5
vs Eureka · away
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · at Eureka · Sat Sep 5 · 23:00 UTC
The Prairie Fire of Galesburg, who play home games at the Knosher Bowl and meet Monmouth every fall for the Bronze Turkey — the oldest trophy game in Division III, contested since 1888.
Knox College sits 7th in the Midwest Conference and 200th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouth (IL) | 9-0 | 9-2 | 63.2 |
| 2 | Illinois College | 7-2 | 8-3 | 56.7 |
| 3 | Chicago | 7-2 | 7-3 | 56.0 |
| 4 | Lake Forest | 7-2 | 7-3 | 55.0 |
| 5 | Ripon | 5-4 | 5-5 | 47.3 |
| 6 | Cornell (IA) | 4-5 | 4-6 | 45.7 |
| 7 | Knox | 2-6 | 2-7 | 37.3 |
| 8 | Grinnell | 2-7 | 2-8 | 35.1 |
Win the Midwest 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 20-17 over Grinnell; toughest day 0-69 against Monmouth (IL).
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| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | @Eureka | L 13–14 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #619 | #561 | — | Ripon | L 7–50 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #641 | #644 | — | @Beloit | W 16–14 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #645 | #527 | — | Chicago | L 0–52 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #649 | #634 | — | Grinnell | W 20–17 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #644 | #512 | — | @Illinois College | L 14–64 | 2-4 | 2-3 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #642 | #656 | — | @Lawrence | T 0–0 | 2-4-1 | 2-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #639 | #599 | — | Cornell (IA) | L 14–35 | 2-5-1 | 2-4 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #644 | #490 | — | Lake Forest | L 0–63 | 2-6-1 | 2-5 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #641 | #457 | — | @Monmouth (IL) | L 0–69 | 2-7-1 | 2-6 |
Home-Field Advantage · Knox College · 2018-present
Soft
30% home win rate vs 36% on the road. margin runs +0.2 better at home. Harley Knosher Bowl seats 6,000.
67°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
42-70-4
since 1896 · 27 seasons · .362 win rate
The Bronze Turkey
Contested since 1888.
Played since 1888. They play for the Bronze Turkey — the oldest trophy game in Division III, contested since 1888.
Most recently, Knox College fell to Monmouth (IL) 0-69 in 2025.