CFB Zeitgeist
June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Quincy University

6-5 2025 final

Quincy is the program that walked from NAIA into the GLVC and found a rival it never left — 150 years of McKendree, and finally a trophy to prove it.

The Hawks are patient.

Record
6-5
win% .545
D2 Top 25
Conf Standing
Playoff Path
Bracket race
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-win — basking
The Long Wait·Offseason

Quincy is the program that walked from NAIA into the GLVC and found a rival it never left — 150 years of McKendree, and finally a trophy to prove it.

Title DroughtSince 1993 · 32 yrs

Quincy went 6-5 in 2025, a solid season under Jason Killday. The Hawks lost the 2025 Battle for the Land of Lincoln 21-24 to McKendree after winning the inaugural 2024 game 34-10. The rivalry is now the emotional center of Quincy'…

offseason · quiet
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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

The Pulse on Quincy University

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
The Hawks are patient.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Quincy" — Quincy University fanbase · recurring line
9 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Quincy University

Winning record

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title

Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.

Super Region qualifierLocked

Entry into the 32-team national bracket.

McKinney, TXLocked

The Division II national championship game.

Quincy University · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

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.

Act II

Who We Are

D2 Program Prestige · Quincy University

Mid-Major Contender

D2 Playoff Contender — consistent Super Region participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

Fanbase Health Index · Quincy University · medium confidence

Growing (55)

DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 6-5 (55% win rate)60
Volume — 9 effective signal-N49

Home-Field Advantage · Quincy University · 2018-present

Strong

46% home win rate vs 45% on the road. margin runs +8.1 better at home.

Home14-16Away10-12
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cooling

Two of five. Schedule has caught up.

Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 5-5

Great Lakes Standing · 2025

5th in the Great Lakes

Quincy University sits 5th of 9 in the Great Lakes at 6-5. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.

#ProgramRecord
1Indianapolis11-2
2Upper Iowa University9-3
3Truman State8-4
4Missouri S&T6-5
5Quincy6-5
6McKendree4-7
7Southwest Baptist3-7
8William Jewell3-8
9Lincoln (MO)2-9

Schedule Strength · Quincy University · 2025

Soft

Average opponent win rate 39% across 11 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.

Opp Win %0.392

Moment of the Year · Quincy University · 2025

Won 38-7 vs Concordia University St Paul

Week 1 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Quincy University

2024: Lost 16-31 at Missouri Western

In 2024, the program lost 16-31 at Missouri Western — a one to file away road result, 15 points either way.

Go Hawks.