Lenoir-Rhyne
2-2South Atlantic · Helen and Leonard Moretz Stadium · 8,500
LastL 7–15 vs Mars Hill · Sat Sep 19
Nextat Anderson (SC) · Sat Sep 26 · 2 pm ET · Spero Financial Field · series 1-1, last win 2024
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 28 | #276 | #334 | — | Virginia Union | W 45–3 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #276 | #299 | — | West Alabama | L 23–34 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #284 | #271 | — | @Newberry | W 21–14 | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #283 | #313 | — | Mars Hill | L 7–15 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #287 | #299 | @Anderson (SC) | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #287 | #272 | Carson Newman | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @UVA Wise | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Wingate | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Emory & Henry | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Tusculum | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Catawba |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · at Anderson (SC) · Sat Sep 26 · 2 pm ET
Lenoir-Rhyne won an NAIA national title in 1960 and almost won the Division II championship in 2013 — two different eras, both halted at the glass ceiling, with the Bears wondering when they'll finally get their moment.
Lenoir-Rhyne fans carry 1960 and 2013 like twin ghosts — a championship nobody recognizes and a loss in the one place where the title would have counted. The chip is that they've been close twice…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among South Atlantic teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Lenoir-Rhyne has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs Anderson (SC) · away
Outcome band · Lenoir-Rhyne · 2026
Outcome band · Lenoir-Rhyne · 2026Lenoir-Rhyne's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Lenoir-Rhyne won an NAIA national title in 1960 and almost won the Division II championship in 2013 — two different eras, both halted at the glass ceiling, with the Bears wondering when they'll finally get their moment.
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