Monmouth College · Next-Season Outcome Band1972 perfect season
9–0 regular, MWC Championship
Monmouth College9-2Verdict Begins·Offseason
The Fighting Scots went 9–0 in 2025 and won the Midwest Conference championship — the perfect season that proves the small Illinois program belongs with the giants of the league.
Title DroughtSince 1972 · 53 yrs
low signal
The Fighting Scots hold the line.
Monmouth College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 7-5
Base 9-3
Ceiling 12-0
floor7-5Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
base9-3Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
ceiling12-0Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
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
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Streak L1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 9-1
The forecast
Opens Sep 6
vs Wartburg · at home
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · vs Wartburg · Sun Sep 6 · 00:00 UTC
The experience
The Fighting Scots went 9–0 in 2025 and won the Midwest Conference championship — the perfect season that proves the small Illinois program belongs with the giants of the league.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Monmouth College sits 1st in the Midwest Conference and 33rd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
Midwest · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouth (IL) | 9-0 | 9-2 | 63.2 |
| 2 | Illinois College | 7-2 | 8-3 | 56.7 |
| 3 | Chicago | 7-2 | 7-3 | 56.0 |
| 4 | Lake Forest | 7-2 | 7-3 | 55.0 |
| 5 | Ripon | 5-4 | 5-5 | 47.3 |
| 6 | Cornell (IA) | 4-5 | 4-6 | 45.7 |
| 7 | Knox | 2-6 | 2-7 | 37.3 |
| 8 | Grinnell | 2-7 | 2-8 | 35.1 |
63.2 CFB Zeitgeist#33 of 240 D348.3 strength of schedule3 quality wins
Win the 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 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 9-2
Signature win 72-0 over Beloit; toughest day 15-49 against Saint John's (MN).
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Monmouth College
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The Fighting Scots hold the line.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Monmouth (IL)"
— Monmouth 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.
Monmouth College · 2025 schedule & results9-2Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 48%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 7 | — | — | — | @Wartburg | L 7–21 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #451 | #631 | — | Lawrence | W 78–7 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #483 | #490 | — | @Lake Forest | W 49–6 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #483 | #633 | — | @Grinnell | W 49–9 | 3-1 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #477 | #505 | — | Illinois College | W 48–15 | 4-1 | 4-0 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #471 | #593 | — | Cornell (IA) | W 45–3 | 5-1 | 5-0 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #468 | #635 | — | @Beloit | W 72–0 | 6-1 | 6-0 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #469 | #509 | — | @Chicago | W 29–0 | 7-1 | 7-0 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #455 | #592 | — | Ripon | W 58–3 | 8-1 | 8-0 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #457 | #641 | — | Knox | W 69–0 | 9-1 | 9-0 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 14 | Nov 29 | #461 | #400 | — | @Saint John's (MN) | L 15–49 | 9-2 | 9-0 |
Home-Field Advantage · Monmouth College · 2018-present
Strong
90% home win rate vs 71% on the road. margin runs +12.0 better at home. April Zorn Memorial Stadium seats 2,600.
Home18-2Away15-6
Venue texture
67°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 10 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
33-8
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .804 win rate
HOME
18-2
AWAY
15-6
NEUTRAL
0-0
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2025 perfect season
9–0 regular (9–2 overall), 48.3 PPG, MWC Championship, 20 All-MWC honors, Chad Braun 6th COTY
69–0 victory over Knox (2025)
Dominant turkey bowl shutout in conference play
MWC championship 58–3 over Ripon (2025)
Championship clincher showcasing dominance
Moment of the Year · Monmouth College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Monmouth College · 2025Postseason · Lost 15-49 at Saint John's (MN)
Week 14 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
THE RIVALRY · MONMOUTH COLLEGE vs KNOX
The Bronze Turkey
Contested since 1888.
Played since 1888. They play for the Bronze Turkey — the oldest trophy game in Division III, contested since 1888.
Most recently, Monmouth College beat Knox 69-0 in 2025.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2025): 0-1
Most recent: 2025 — loss 49-15 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
2025
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