Lakeland4-6The Muskies of Plymouth, Wisconsin, a small NACC program rooted in the old Mission House College, who once ran the table at 10-0 to win a 1997 conference title and still play for pride in the Wisconsin small-college ranks.
Lakeland is a tiny Wisconsin university with deep Mission House roots, easy to overlook in a conference full of bigger names.
The Muskies keep the faith.
Lakeland · Next-Season Outcome Band
Lakeland · 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
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Opens Sep 5
vs Carthage · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Carthage · Sat Sep 5 · 00:00 UTC
The Muskies of Plymouth, Wisconsin, a small NACC program rooted in the old Mission House College, who once ran the table at 10-0 to win a 1997 conference title and still play for pride in the Wisconsin small-college ranks.
Lakeland sits 6th in the NACC and 162nd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concordia-Wisconsin | 8-0 | 9-2 | 63.5 |
| 2 | Aurora | 6-2 | 8-3 | 60.0 |
| 3 | Benedictine (IL) | 5-3 | 7-3 | 55.0 |
| 4 | St. Norbert | 5-3 | 5-5 | 49.8 |
| 5 | Wisconsin-Lutheran | 5-3 | 5-5 | 48.9 |
| 6 | Lakeland | 4-4 | 4-6 | 44.5 |
| 7 | Concordia University Chicago | 2-6 | 4-6 | 43.7 |
| 8 | Eureka College | 1-7 | 2-8 | 36.6 |
Win the NACC 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 47-16 over Concordia University Chicago; toughest day 28-49 against Aurora.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Lakeland
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 | — | — | — | Carthage | L 40–51 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #578 | #512 | — | Greenville | L 28–29 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #598 | #640 | — | @Rockford | W 35–7 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #580 | #474 | — | Aurora | L 28–49 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #581 | #540 | — | @Concordia-Wisconsin | L 34–41 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #578 | #591 | — | Wisconsin-Lutheran | L 31–34 | 1-5 | 1-3 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #586 | #535 | — | @Benedictine (IL) | L 35–42 | 1-6 | 1-4 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #585 | #635 | — | Concordia University Chicago | W 47–16 | 2-6 | 2-4 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #569 | #654 | — | @Eureka College | W 40–12 | 3-6 | 3-4 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #560 | #541 | — | St. Norbert | W 35–25 | 4-6 | 4-4 |
Home-Field Advantage · Lakeland · 2018-present
Strong
42% home win rate vs 33% on the road. margin runs +9.4 better at home. Taylor Field seats 1,000.
65°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 11 mph average wind.
Based on 21 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
15-24
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .384 win rate
Moment of the Year · Lakeland · 2025
Moment of the Year · Lakeland · 2025Won 35-7 at Rockford
Week 5 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.