Lagrange College10-2The Panthers of LaGrange College in west Georgia — a young program that surged in 2025 to a 9-1 season, an unbeaten USA South title and an NCAA playoff bid, playing at Callaway Stadium.
LaGrange went 9-1, ran the USA South table and made the D3 playoffs in 2025 — and outsiders still treat the Panthers like the long-shot program they used to be.
The Panthers patrol the field.
Lagrange College · Next-Season Outcome Band
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Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Opens Sep 5
vs Point University · at home
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · vs Point University · Sat Sep 5 · 23:30 UTC
The Panthers of LaGrange College in west Georgia — a young program that surged in 2025 to a 9-1 season, an unbeaten USA South title and an NCAA playoff bid, playing at Callaway Stadium.
Lagrange College sits 1st in the USA South Conference and 24th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaGrange | 7-0 | 10-2 | 65.1 |
| 2 | Belhaven | 5-2 | 6-4 | 56.3 |
| 3 | Huntingdon | 5-2 | 6-4 | 55.3 |
| 4 | Brevard College | 4-3 | 6-4 | 55.3 |
| 5 | Southern Virginia | 3-4 | 6-4 | 51.7 |
| 6 | Greensboro | 2-5 | 3-7 | 45.3 |
| 7 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 2-5 | 4-6 | 44.4 |
| 8 | Maryville (TN) | 0-0 | 7-3 | 59.4 |
Win the USA South 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 65-27 over Southern Virginia; toughest day 0-48 against Berry.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Lagrange College
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
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| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 7 | — | — | — | Point University (N) | W 36–14 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #409 | #449 | — | Berry | L 0–48 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #433 | #477 | — | Centre | W 20–6 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #450 | #576 | — | North Carolina Wesleyan | W 41–24 | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #455 | #626 | — | @Methodist | W 26–7 | 4-1 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #454 | #452 | — | Brevard College | W 17–10 | 5-1 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #451 | #503 | — | Huntingdon | W 30–14 | 6-1 | 4-0 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #445 | #627 | — | @Greensboro | W 49–20 | 7-1 | 5-0 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #436 | #471 | — | Belhaven | W 38–6 | 8-1 | 6-0 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #408 | #576 | — | @Southern Virginia | W 65–27 | 9-1 | 7-0 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 13 | Nov 22 | #394 | #555 | — | @Framingham State | W 24–21 | 10-1 | 7-0 |
| Conference Championship | ||||||||
| 14 | Nov 29 | #403 | #390 | — | @Berry | L 14–18 | 10-2 | 7-0 |
Home-Field Advantage · Lagrange College · 2018-present
Above-Average
47% home win rate vs 36% on the road. margin runs +3.8 better at home. Callaway Stadium seats 5,000.
80°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 19 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
17-23
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .425 win rate
Moment of the Year · Lagrange College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Lagrange College · 2025Postseason · Won 24-21 at Framingham State
Week 13 of 2025. Postseason win — the season-defining moment.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2025): 1-0
Most recent: 2025 — win 21-24 (away). Last 5 postseason: 1-0.