Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens · Next-Season Outcome BandSixth Street Rivalry
Annual competition with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps across the street — the heart of Pomona-Pitzer football identity
Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens5-5Verdict Begins·Offseason
Pomona-Pitzer is a joint athletic consortium of two Claremont Colleges whose Sagehens compete with intellectual pride in the Sixth Street Rivalry — the gold standard of small-school SCIAC football.
Standard GapTwo of the Claremont Colleges' most prestigious institutions united in a…
Fans here believe no chip — Pomona-Pitzer's identity is rooted in academic excellence and balanced competition.
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The Sagehens hold the line.
Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 3-9
Base 5-7
Ceiling 8-4
floor3-9Rebuild year. Below .500.
base5-7Mid-table finish.
ceiling8-4Conference 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
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Streak W2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 5-5
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Willamette · at home
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · vs Willamette · Sat Sep 5 · 19:00 UTC
The experience
Pomona-Pitzer is a joint athletic consortium of two Claremont Colleges whose Sagehens compete with intellectual pride in the Sixth Street Rivalry — the gold standard of small-school SCIAC football.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens sits 4th in the So. Cal. Conference and 122nd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
So. Cal. · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapman | 8-0 | 9-3 | 63.1 |
| 2 | Redlands | 4-4 | 6-4 | 55.4 |
| 3 | Cal Lutheran | 4-4 | 6-4 | 55.4 |
| 4 | Pomona Pitzer | 4-4 | 5-5 | 50.1 |
| 5 | Claremont Mudd Scripps | 3-5 | 5-5 | 50.6 |
| 6 | La Verne | 1-7 | 1-8 | 36.1 |
| 7 | Whittier | 0-0 | 0-0 | — |
| 8 | Azusa Pacific | 0-0 | 0-0 | — |
50.1 CFB Zeitgeist#122 of 240 D350.0 strength of schedule2 quality wins
Win the So. Cal. 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 · 5-5
Signature win 41-17 over Willamette; toughest day 3-21 against Lewis & Clark.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens
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The Sagehens hold the line.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Sagehens."
— Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens 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.
Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens · 2025 schedule & results5-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 46%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | @Willamette | W 41–17 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #570 | #494 | — | Lewis & Clark | L 3–21 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 28 | #550 | #506 | — | Claremont Mudd Scripps | W 25–17 | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #535 | #656 | — | @La Verne | W 34–12 | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Oct 12 | #533 | #475 | — | Chapman | L 10–17 | 3-2 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Oct 19 | #531 | #562 | — | @Redlands | L 14–16 | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| 9 | Oct 26 | #543 | #633 | — | La Verne | L 8–26 | 3-4 | 2-3 |
| 10 | Nov 2 | #561 | #471 | — | @Chapman | L 14–22 | 3-5 | 2-4 |
| 11 | Nov 9 | #561 | #543 | — | Cal Lutheran | W 28–18 | 4-5 | 3-4 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #551 | #553 | — | @Redlands | W 12–0 | 5-5 | 4-4 |
Home-Field Advantage · Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens · 2018-present
Above-Average
73% home win rate vs 56% on the road. margin runs +4.9 better at home. Merritt Field seats 4,000.
Home14-5Away13-10
Venue texture
74°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 19 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
27-30
since 1912 · 16 seasons · .473 win rate
HOME
14-8
AWAY
13-22
NEUTRAL
0-0
1910s
1920s
1930s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
Moment of the Year · Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens · 2025
Moment of the Year · Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens · 2025Won 41-17 at Willamette
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023): 0-1
Most recent: 2023 — loss 41-20 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
2023
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