Lawrence University0-9-1The Vikings of Appleton, a selective Wisconsin liberal-arts and conservatory college with 16 Midwest Conference titles and a pair of perfect seasons, playing at the storied Banta Bowl.
Lawrence has 16 conference titles and two perfect seasons, and the football world files a small Wisconsin liberal-arts college away as academics-only.
The Vikings sharpen their axes.
Lawrence University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Lawrence University · 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
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Opens Sep 5
vs Luther · away
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · at Luther · Sat Sep 5 · 18:00 UTC
The Vikings of Appleton, a selective Wisconsin liberal-arts and conservatory college with 16 Midwest Conference titles and a pair of perfect seasons, playing at the storied Banta Bowl.
Lawrence University sits 11th in the Midwest Conference and 237th 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 |
| 11 | Lawrence | 0-8 | 0-9 | 28.8 |
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 14-33 over Martin Luther; toughest day 0-72 against Lake Forest.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Lawrence University
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 | — | — | — | Martin Luther | L 14–33 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #631 | #451 | — | @Monmouth (IL) | L 7–78 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #643 | #558 | — | Cornell (IA) | L 0–20 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #655 | #505 | — | @Illinois College | L 0–59 | 0-4 | 0-3 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #654 | #515 | — | @Chicago | L 0–66 | 0-5 | 0-4 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #652 | #650 | — | Beloit | L 0–34 | 0-6 | 0-5 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #656 | #642 | — | Knox | T 0–0 | 0-6-1 | 0-5 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #650 | #493 | — | @Lake Forest | L 0–72 | 0-7-1 | 0-6 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #651 | #617 | — | @Grinnell | L 6–63 | 0-8-1 | 0-7 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #655 | #586 | — | Ripon | L 7–48 | 0-9-1 | 0-8 |
Home-Field Advantage · Lawrence University · 2018-present
Elite
0% home win rate vs 5% on the road. margin runs +18.5 better at home. Ron Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl seats 3,634.
65°F average kickoff temp; 10% of games had measurable precipitation; 12 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
10-78-3
since 1899 · 33 seasons · .109 win rate