Lake Forest College · Next-Season Outcome BandFirst intercollegiate games (1882)
Lake Forest played a pair of early games against Northwestern
Lake Forest College7-3Verdict Begins·Offseason
The Foresters of Lake Forest, a North Shore liberal-arts college playing football since 1882, who went a perfect 10-0 and won the Midwest Conference in 2024 to reach the Division III playoffs.
Standard GapA selective old college on a fresh upswing — a 2024 perfect season raise…
Lake Forest went 10-0 and won its conference, and a small North Shore college still gets treated as a playoff pushover after four straight first-round exits.
low signal
Quiet weeks in Foresters country.
Lake Forest College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 5-7
Base 7-5
Ceiling 10-2
floor5-7Rebuild year. Below .500.
base7-5Mid-table finish.
ceiling10-2Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
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
Hot
Five straight. The momentum tier on every blog right now.
Streak W7Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Greenville · at home
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · vs Greenville · Sat Sep 5 · 18:00 UTC
The experience
The Foresters of Lake Forest, a North Shore liberal-arts college playing football since 1882, who went a perfect 10-0 and won the Midwest Conference in 2024 to reach the Division III playoffs.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Lake Forest College sits 4th in the Midwest Conference and 88th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Midwest · 2025
| 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 |
55.0 CFB Zeitgeist#88 of 240 D345.3 strength of schedule1 quality win
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.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 7-3
Signature win 72-0 over Lawrence; toughest day 6-49 against Monmouth (IL).
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Lake Forest College
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Quiet weeks in Foresters country.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Lake Forest"
— Lake Forest College fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Lake Forest College · 2025 schedule & results7-3Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 41%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 7 | — | — | — | Claremont Mudd Scripps (N) | L 7–14 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #481 | #483 | — | @Illinois College | L 25–28 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #490 | #483 | — | Monmouth (IL) | L 6–49 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #521 | #581 | — | @Ripon | W 38–0 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #509 | #652 | — | Beloit | W 59–0 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #506 | #626 | — | Grinnell | W 70–0 | 3-3 | 3-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #499 | #593 | — | @Cornell (IA) | W 49–24 | 4-3 | 4-2 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #493 | #650 | — | Lawrence | W 72–0 | 5-3 | 5-2 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #490 | #644 | — | @Knox | W 63–0 | 6-3 | 6-2 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #496 | #513 | — | Chicago | W 34–28 | 7-3 | 7-2 |
Home-Field Advantage · Lake Forest College · 2018-present
Above-Average
81% home win rate vs 77% on the road. margin runs +5.4 better at home. Farwell Field seats 2,000.
Home18-4Away14-4
Venue texture
65°F average kickoff temp; 18% of games had measurable precipitation; 11 mph average wind.
Based on 22 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
50-55-8
since 1892 · 27 seasons · .442 win rate
HOME
31-7-6
AWAY
19-47-2
NEUTRAL
0-1
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
Moment of the Year · Lake Forest College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Lake Forest College · 2025Won 38-0 at Ripon
Week 6 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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