A North Carolina Methodist university with USA South football rooted in faith, values, and regional competition.
The Monarchs keep the faith.
Methodist University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / 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 4
vs Shenandoah · at home
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · vs Shenandoah · Fri Sep 4 · 22:00 UTC
A North Carolina Methodist university with USA South football rooted in faith, values, and regional competition.
Methodist University sits 9th in the USA South Conference and 225th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagrange College | 7-0 | 10-2 | 65.1 |
| 2 | Belhaven | 5-2 | 6-4 | 56.3 |
| 3 | Huntingdon College (AL) | 5-2 | 6-4 | 55.3 |
| 4 | Brevard College | 4-3 | 6-4 | 55.3 |
| 5 | Southern Virginia | 3-4 | 6-4 | 51.7 |
| 6 | Greensboro College | 2-5 | 3-7 | 45.3 |
| 7 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 2-5 | 4-6 | 44.4 |
| 9 | Methodist | 0-7 | 1-9 | 33.1 |
Win the USA South 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 20-19 over Apprentice School; toughest day 17-48 against North Carolina Wesleyan.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Methodist 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 | — | — | — | @Shenandoah | L 6–25 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #568 | #614 | — | Guilford College | L 40–42 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #622 | #595 | — | Apprentice School | W 20–19 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #623 | #495 | — | @Huntingdon College (AL) | L 0–26 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #626 | #455 | — | Lagrange College | L 7–26 | 1-4 | 0-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #643 | #514 | — | @Southern Virginia | L 13–30 | 1-5 | 0-3 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #648 | #487 | — | @Belhaven | L 7–28 | 1-6 | 0-4 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #644 | #570 | — | North Carolina Wesleyan | L 17–48 | 1-7 | 0-5 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #658 | #457 | — | Brevard College | L 20–47 | 1-8 | 0-6 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #662 | #623 | — | @Greensboro College | L 12–13 | 1-9 | 0-7 |
Home-Field Advantage · Methodist University · 2018-present
Average
25% home win rate vs 20% on the road. margin runs +0.5 better at home. Monarch Stadium seats 800.
75°F average kickoff temp; 20% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
10-33
since 2008 · 7 seasons · .232 win rate