Lebanon Valley College · Next-Season Outcome Band1897 program launch
Lebanon Valley begins fielding football, becoming one of the oldest continuous programs
Lebanon Valley College6-5Hope-Doping·Offseason
Lebanon Valley is the Flying Dutchman—a historic 1897 program in Annville, PA, holding its own against newer MAC powers while proving the oldest colleges build the deepest wells of football culture.
Title DroughtSince 2011 · 14 yrs
Fans here believe no villain—just the drive to prove that institutional heritage matters, that 129 years of football history confer something real: the ability to compete against younger, better-resou…
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Quiet weeks in Flying Dutchmen country.
Lebanon Valley College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 4-8
Base 6-6
Ceiling 9-3
floor4-8Rebuild year. Below .500.
base6-6Mid-table finish.
ceiling9-3Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
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
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 6-4
The forecast
Opens Sep 4
vs Franklin & Marshall · away
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · at Franklin & Marshall · Fri Sep 4 · 23:00 UTC
The experience
Lebanon Valley is the Flying Dutchman—a historic 1897 program in Annville, PA, holding its own against newer MAC powers while proving the oldest colleges build the deepest wells of football culture.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Lebanon Valley College sits 4th in the Mid Atlantic Conference and 101st of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Mid Atlantic · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern | 8-1 | 10-2 | 67.7 |
| 2 | Delaware Valley | 7-2 | 8-3 | 58.5 |
| 3 | Misericordia | 7-2 | 7-4 | 56.4 |
| 4 | Lebanon Valley | 6-3 | 6-5 | 52.9 |
| 5 | Stevenson | 5-4 | 6-4 | 53.8 |
| 6 | King's | 5-4 | 5-5 | 50.3 |
| 7 | Widener | 3-6 | 4-6 | 45.3 |
| 8 | Albright | 3-6 | 4-6 | 45.0 |
52.9 CFB Zeitgeist#101 of 240 D351.4 strength of schedule2 quality wins
Win the Mid Atlantic 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 · 6-5
Signature win 38-7 over Alvernia; toughest day 13-31 against Ursinus.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Lebanon Valley College
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Quiet weeks in Flying Dutchmen country.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Lebanon Valley"
— Lebanon Valley 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.
Lebanon Valley College · 2025 schedule & results6-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 51%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 4 | — | — | — | Franklin & Marshall | L 21–31 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #521 | #551 | — | FDU Florham | W 37–13 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #531 | #564 | — | Eastern | W 24–21 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #547 | #511 | — | @Delaware Valley | W 21–18 | 3-1 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #537 | #552 | — | Misericordia | L 21–23 | 3-2 | 3-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #544 | #598 | — | @Widener | W 34–14 | 4-2 | 4-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #533 | #542 | — | King's | L 20–21 | 4-3 | 4-2 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #529 | #523 | — | @Stevenson | L 13–15 | 4-4 | 4-3 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #532 | #646 | — | Alvernia | W 38–7 | 5-4 | 5-3 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #530 | #589 | — | @Albright | W 38–35 | 6-4 | 6-3 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #529 | #528 | — | @Ursinus | L 13–31 | 6-5 | 6-3 |
Home-Field Advantage · Lebanon Valley College · 2018-present
Above-Average
47% home win rate vs 57% on the road. margin runs +3.5 better at home. Arnold Field (PA) seats 2,000.
Home10-11Away11-8
Venue texture
68°F average kickoff temp; 14% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 21 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
25-90-3
since 1898 · 44 seasons · .211 win rate
HOME
10-15-2
AWAY
14-75-1
NEUTRAL
1-0
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2009 ECAC Bowl championship
Flying Dutchmen win ECAC Southwest Bowl championship
2011 ECAC Bowl championship
Back-to-back ECAC Southwest Bowl championship
2025 victory over Eastern
Lebanon Valley defeats eventual 2025 MAC champion Eastern, proving competitive substance
Moment of the Year · Lebanon Valley College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Lebanon Valley College · 2025Won 37-13 vs FDU Florham
Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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