University of Minnesota Morris

1-5

Upper Midwest · Big Cat Stadium · 1,400 seats

Next game

at Westminster (MO)

Sat Oct 24 · 1 pm ET

Blue Jay Stadium · series 7-0, won the last 7

University of Minnesota Morris 7% to win · our ratings after 6 games

Last game · Sat Oct 17

L 21-24 vs Martin Luther

Our model gave University of Minnesota Morris 53% before kickoff

The rest of the season

Underdogs in all 4 games left, best shot: Crown 37%

Win out <1% · expect 0.8 of 4 more wins

University of Minnesota Morris's chance to win each game left, from our model: Westminster (MO) 7%, Greenville 24%, Crown 37%, Northwestern (MN) 14%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line at Westminster (MO) · our model 7% University of Minnesota Morris

Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7

Schedule and results

University of Minnesota Morris · 2026 schedule and results1-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 47%.Our rank entering each game: #604 to #666
WkDateOur rankOpp rankLineOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5#604#646—Concordia ChicagoL 19-520-10-0
2Sep 12#617——@Mayville StateL 13-390-20-0
3Sep 19#640#636—Buena VistaW 30-281-20-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3#646#635—CrownL 23-241-30-1
6Oct 10#652#585—@Northwestern (MN)L 14-461-40-2
7Oct 17#666#636—Martin LutherL 21-241-50-3
8Oct 24#665#600@Westminster (MO)1 pm ET7% to win
9Oct 31#665#591Greenville1 pm ET24% to win
10Nov 7@Crown2 pm ET37% to win
11Nov 14Northwestern (MN)2 pm ET
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for University of Minnesota Morris, through 6 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Line is the closing point spread for University of Minnesota Morris: a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Oct 24Next: Westminster (MO)at Westminster (MO) · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

University of Minnesota Morris has won one of its last five.

2-8 over the last 10, and lost the last three.

Streak L3Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 2-8

Range of outcomes · University of Minnesota Morris · 2026

University of Minnesota Morris’ most likely regular season is 2-8. 98% of outcomes land from 1-9 to 3-7.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

1 wins 38%; 2 wins 44%; 3 wins 16%; 4 wins 2%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor1-11Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base2-10Mid-table finish.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 6 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.

More in this tab

Worth watchingGames average 56 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-5

Game feel56shootoutscombined pts / game1st highest-scoring of 6 in the Upper Midwest
Heart rate1-2white-knucklein one-score games (3 of 6)2nd most one-score games of 6 in the Upper Midwest
Margin-15.5outgunnedavg scoring margin6th best margin of 6 in the Upper Midwest

Measured from 6 games · ranks are among Upper Midwest teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Rural Minnesota public liberal-arts institution with stable UMAC presence—a regional player balancing academic mission with Division III athletic development.

Title DroughtSince 2003 · 23 yrs

Fans here believe morris doesn't define itself by football. The program serves the institutional mission as part of a larger UMN system identity.

Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Rural Minnesota public liberal-arts institution with stable UMAC presence—a regional player balancing academic mission with Division III athletic development.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

University of Minnesota Morris sits 6th in the Upper Midwest Conference and 230th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Upper Midwest · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Northwestern (MN)3-03-347.8
2Westminster (MO)2-14-251.2
3Greenville2-13-347.5
4Crown2-22-438.9
5Martin Luther1-31-535.5
6Minnesota Morris0-31-532.3
7Finlandia University0-00-0—
32.3 CFB Zeitgeist#230 of 245 D342.4 strength of schedule

Win the Upper 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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 1-5
L 19-52 vs Concordia Chicago · Wk 1-33ConcordiL 13-39 at Mayville State · Wk 2-26MayvilleW 30-28 vs Buena Vista · Wk 3+2Buena ViL 23-24 vs Crown · Wk 5-1CrownL 14-46 at Northwestern (MN) · Wk 6-32NorthwesL 21-24 vs Martin Luther · Wk 7-3Martin L

Signature win 30-28 over Buena Vista; toughest day 19-52 against Concordia Chicago.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Cougars.”
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