Mount St. Joseph
6-5 2025 finalMount 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.
The Lions rest in the shade.
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.
Mount St. Joseph won three consecutive HCAC championships (2022-2024) with a 20-0 record in conference play, but was upset by Hanover in 2025, ending the dynasty at the conference level. Head Coach Tyler Hopperton (15 years, four…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
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.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanover College | 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 |
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.
Signature win 48-0 over Rose-Hulman; toughest day 21-45 against Hanover College.
The Pulse on Mount St. Joseph
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Mount St. Joseph
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
Mount St. Joseph · 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.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · Mount St. Joseph · 2018-present
Above-Average
80% home win rate vs 73% on the road. margin runs +4.3 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Schedule Strength · Mount St. Joseph · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 51% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Mount St. Joseph · 2025
Won 41-21 vs Anderson (IN)
Week 6 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2023): 0-1
Most recent: 2023 — loss 41-34 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
From the Archive — Mount St. Joseph
2022: Won 33-28 vs Hope College
In 2022, the program won 33-28 vs Hope College — a tight home result that left the 5-point margin on the books.
The Lions roar.