Mount St. Joseph · Next-Season Outcome BandThree consecutive HCAC championships (2022-2024)
20-0 record in HCAC play over three seasons
Mount St. Joseph6-5Verdict Begins·Offseason
Mount St. Joseph is the three-time HCAC champion dethroned in 2025 — the Lions went 20-0 in conference play over three years before Hanover broke the streak, and Coach Tyler Hopperton is hungry to reclaim the crown.
Title DroughtSince 2024 · 1 yrs
Fans here believe hanover just proved Mount St. Joseph was beatable. The Lions are hungry to reclaim their throne and show the loss was an anomaly, not a trend.
low signal
The Lions rest in the shade.
Mount St. Joseph · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 4-8
Base 6-6
Ceiling 9-3
floor4-8Rebuild year. Below .500.
base6-6Mid-table finish.
ceiling9-3Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
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
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 5-5
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Muskingum · at home
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · vs Muskingum · Sat Sep 5 · 23:00 UTC
The experience
Mount St. Joseph is the three-time HCAC champion dethroned in 2025 — the Lions went 20-0 in conference play over three years before Hanover broke the streak, and Coach Tyler Hopperton is hungry to reclaim the crown.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Mount St. Joseph sits 2nd in the Heartland Conference and 104th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Heartland · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanover | 6-0 | 9-3 | 66.0 |
| 2 | Mount St Joseph | 5-1 | 6-5 | 52.4 |
| 3 | Franklin | 3-3 | 5-5 | 49.7 |
| 4 | Bluffton | 3-3 | 5-5 | 46.9 |
| 5 | Rose Hulman | 3-3 | 3-7 | 42.8 |
| 6 | Anderson (IN) | 1-5 | 2-8 | 36.2 |
| 7 | Manchester | 0-6 | 0-10 | 28.5 |
52.4 CFB Zeitgeist#104 of 240 D351.1 strength of schedule
Win the Heartland 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 · 6-5
Signature win 48-0 over Rose Hulman; toughest day 21-45 against Hanover.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Mount St. Joseph
—
The Lions rest in the shade.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Mount St Joseph"
— Mount St. Joseph 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.
Mount St. Joseph · 2025 schedule & results6-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 51%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | @Muskingum | W 33–27 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #485 | #438 | — | Aurora | L 28–35 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #482 | #442 | — | @Hope | L 28–31 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #482 | #662 | — | Anderson (IN) | W 41–21 | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #494 | #433 | — | Hanover | L 21–45 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #519 | #580 | — | @Bluffton | W 35–7 | 3-3 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #491 | #572 | — | Franklin | W 52–21 | 4-3 | 3-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #479 | #512 | — | @Ohio Northern | L 42–49 | 4-4 | 3-1 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #485 | #667 | — | Manchester | W 48–20 | 5-4 | 4-1 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #486 | #574 | — | @Rose Hulman | W 48–0 | 6-4 | 5-1 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #472 | #496 | — | Westminster (PA) (N) | L 21–40 | 6-5 | 5-1 |
Home-Field Advantage · Mount St. Joseph · 2018-present
Above-Average
80% home win rate vs 70% on the road. margin runs +6.2 better at home. Schueler Field seats 2,400.
Home16-4Away17-7
Venue texture
70°F average kickoff temp; 10% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
33-12
since 2018 · 5 seasons · .733 win rate
HOME
16-4
AWAY
17-7
NEUTRAL
0-1
2010s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2025 season loss to Hanover
The first HCAC title loss in three years
Heartbreak
Moment of the Year · Mount St. Joseph · 2025
Moment of the Year · Mount St. Joseph · 2025Won 41-21 vs Anderson (IN)
Week 6 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023): 0-1
Most recent: 2023 — loss 41-34 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
2023
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