Loras College3-7The Duhawks of Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa — a Catholic program that went a perfect 9-0 in 1947, playing in the American Rivers Conference at the storied Rock Bowl Stadium.
Loras went a perfect 9-0 in 1947 and plays in one of D3's great old stadiums — and the Duhawks get treated like a faceless small college in the American Rivers grind.
Duhawks country waits.
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Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Opens Sep 5
vs St. Olaf · at home
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · vs St. Olaf · Sat Sep 5 · 22:00 UTC
The Duhawks of Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa — a Catholic program that went a perfect 9-0 in 1947, playing in the American Rivers Conference at the storied Rock Bowl Stadium.
Loras College sits 6th in the American Rivers Conference and 163rd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wartburg | 7-0 | 10-1 | 71.1 |
| 2 | Coe | 6-1 | 9-3 | 66.3 |
| 3 | Central College | 5-2 | 8-2 | 63.5 |
| 4 | Simpson (IA) | 4-3 | 6-4 | 55.8 |
| 5 | Dubuque | 3-4 | 4-6 | 47.6 |
| 6 | Loras | 2-5 | 3-7 | 44.5 |
| 7 | Buena Vista | 1-6 | 3-7 | 42.0 |
| 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 0-7 | 1-9 | 36.2 |
Win the American Rivers 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 45-12 over Luther; toughest day 0-62 against Hope.
Community pulse
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What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
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| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | Hope | L 0–62 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #487 | #553 | — | @Benedictine (IL) | L 13–20 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #544 | #478 | — | @Dubuque | L 27–34 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #572 | #471 | — | Central College | L 27–45 | 0-4 | 0-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #575 | #512 | — | @Nebraska Wesleyan | W 31–28 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #588 | #449 | — | Wartburg | L 20–40 | 1-5 | 1-3 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #584 | #631 | — | @Buena Vista | W 28–14 | 2-5 | 2-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #584 | #548 | — | Simpson (IA) | L 27–28 | 2-6 | 2-4 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #576 | #459 | — | @Coe | L 7–63 | 2-7 | 2-5 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #581 | #660 | — | Luther | W 45–12 | 3-7 | 2-5 |
Home-Field Advantage · Loras College · 2018-present
Strong
36% home win rate vs 35% on the road. margin runs +10.6 better at home. Rock Bowl seats 10,000.
69°F average kickoff temp; 6% of games had measurable precipitation; 12 mph average wind.
Based on 18 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
15-25
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .375 win rate
Moment of the Year · Loras College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Loras College · 2025Won 28-14 at Buena Vista
Week 9 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.