University of La Verne
1-8 2025 finalLa Verne is a small liberal arts university in Southern California whose Leopards compete with scrappy pride in SCIAC — a program that knows it belongs among peers.
The Leopards hold the line.
La Verne is a small liberal arts university in Southern California whose Leopards compete with scrappy pride in SCIAC — a program that knows it belongs among peers.
La Verne competes in SCIAC as a small liberal arts program. The Leopards' hallmark achievement is the 2015 undefeated conference season. The program continues to compete with pride in SCIAC, representing the university and the val…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
University of La Verne sits 6th in the So. Cal. Conference and 215th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapman | 8-0 | 9-3 | 63.1 |
| 2 | Redlands | 4-4 | 6-4 | 55.4 |
| 3 | California Lutheran University | 4-4 | 6-4 | 55.4 |
| 4 | Pomona Pitzer | 4-4 | 5-5 | 50.1 |
| 5 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College | 3-5 | 5-5 | 50.6 |
| 6 | La Verne | 1-7 | 1-8 | 36.1 |
| 7 | Whittier | 0-0 | 0-0 | — |
Win the So. Cal. 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 26-8 over Pomona Pitzer; toughest day 6-56 against Chapman.
The Pulse on University of La Verne
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · University of La Verne
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
University of La Verne · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · University of La Verne · 2018-present
Strong
10% home win rate vs 15% on the road. margin runs +10.9 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Schedule Strength · University of La Verne · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 50% across 6 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · University of La Verne · 2025
Won 26-8 at Pomona Pitzer
Week 9 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2023): 1-0
Most recent: 2023 — win 31-24 (home). Last 5 postseason: 1-0.
From the Archive — University of La Verne
2024: Lost 41-49 vs Puget Sound
In 2024, the program lost 41-49 vs Puget Sound — a one-score home result, 8 points either way.
Go Leopards.