The Bruins of Newberg, Oregon — George Fox University — a Quaker-founded school that brought football back in 2014 after nearly fifty years away, now building in the Northwest Conference at Stoffer Family Stadium.
George Fox only brought football back in 2014, so the Bruins still have to prove they belong in a Northwest Conference full of older, deeper programs.
Quiet weeks in Bruins country.
George Fox 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
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Opens Sep 6
vs Redlands · at home
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · vs Redlands · Sun Sep 6 · 02:05 UTC
The Bruins of Newberg, Oregon — George Fox University — a Quaker-founded school that brought football back in 2014 after nearly fifty years away, now building in the Northwest Conference at Stoffer Family Stadium.
George Fox University sits 5th in the Northwest Conference and 161st of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitworth | 7-0 | 8-3 | 61.2 |
| 2 | Linfield | 6-1 | 7-2 | 59.9 |
| 3 | Pacific Lutheran | 5-2 | 6-4 | 51.6 |
| 4 | Lewis & Clark | 5-4 | 6-4 | 52.0 |
| 5 | George Fox | 4-4 | 4-6 | 44.8 |
| 6 | Pacific (OR) | 3-5 | 3-7 | 40.6 |
| 7 | Puget Sound | 1-7 | 1-9 | 33.5 |
| 8 | Willamette | 0-8 | 1-9 | 32.7 |
Win the Northwest 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 48-23 over Puget Sound; toughest day 21-55 against Pacific Lutheran.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on George Fox 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 7 | — | — | — | @Redlands | L 7–10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #537 | #516 | — | @Lewis & Clark | L 10–38 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #550 | #492 | — | Claremont Mudd Scripps | L 21–28 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #570 | #441 | — | Linfield | L 17–35 | 0-4 | 0-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #564 | #440 | — | @Whitworth | L 16–40 | 0-5 | 0-3 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #603 | #488 | — | Lewis & Clark | W 42–28 | 1-5 | 1-3 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #568 | #644 | — | Puget Sound | W 48–23 | 2-5 | 2-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #558 | #652 | — | @Willamette | W 31–9 | 3-5 | 3-3 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #548 | #565 | — | Pacific (OR) | W 27–21 | 4-5 | 4-3 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #545 | #468 | — | @Pacific Lutheran | L 21–55 | 4-6 | 4-4 |
Home-Field Advantage · George Fox University · 2018-present
Strong
57% home win rate vs 38% on the road. margin runs +8.9 better at home. Stoffer Family Stadium seats 3,300.
66°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 21 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
20-20
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .500 win rate
Moment of the Year · George Fox University · 2025
Won 42-28 vs Lewis & Clark
Week 8 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.