Randolph-Macon College · Next-Season Outcome Band1893
The Game vs Hampden-Sydney
The oldest small-college rivalry in the South — 131+ consecutive matchups of Yellow Jackets vs Tigers, man against man.
Randolph-Macon College9-2D3 TOP 25 #21Hope-Doping·Offseason
A Virginia Methodist college with 200+ years of football anchored in 'The Game' — the oldest small-college rivalry in the South — against Hampden-Sydney.
Standard GapD3 honor and tradition as a historic Methodist college defending 131+ ye…
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Quiet weeks in Yellow Jackets country.
Randolph-Macon College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 7-5
Base 9-3
Ceiling 12-0
floor7-5Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
base9-3Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
ceiling12-0Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
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.
Streak L1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 8-2
The forecast
Opens Sep 4
vs Dickinson · away
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · at Dickinson · Fri Sep 4 · 22:00 UTC
The experience
A Virginia Methodist college with 200+ years of football anchored in 'The Game' — the oldest small-college rivalry in the South — against Hampden-Sydney.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Randolph-Macon College sits 1st in the Old Dominion Conference and 35th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
Old Dominion · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randolph Macon | 6-0 | 9-2 | 63.0 |
| 2 | Shenandoah | 4-2 | 8-3 | 55.3 |
| 3 | Washington and Lee | 4-2 | 7-4 | 53.9 |
| 4 | Hampden Sydney | 3-3 | 7-3 | 57.2 |
| 5 | Bridgewater | 3-3 | 4-6 | 48.4 |
| 6 | Averett | 1-5 | 1-9 | 34.7 |
| 7 | Guilford College | 0-6 | 2-8 | 37.8 |
63.0 CFB Zeitgeist#35 of 240 D351.0 strength of schedule2 quality wins
Win the Old Dominion 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 · 9-2
Signature win 77-20 over Averett; toughest day 6-35 against John Carroll.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Randolph-Macon College
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Quiet weeks in Yellow Jackets country.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Yellow Jackets."
— Randolph-Macon College 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.
Randolph-Macon College · 2025 schedule & results9-2Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 50%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 5 | — | — | — | Dickinson | W 48–34 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #469 | #459 | — | @Central College | L 0–10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #468 | #520 | — | @Bridgewater | W 27–3 | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #470 | #502 | — | Washington and Lee | W 24–6 | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #468 | — | — | Roanoke College (N) | W 35–17 | 4-1 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #425 | #662 | — | Averett | W 77–20 | 5-1 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #414 | #655 | — | @Guilford College | W 47–0 | 6-1 | 4-0 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #403 | #662 | — | @Gallaudet | W 47–7 | 7-1 | 4-0 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #401 | #451 | — | Shenandoah | W 31–14 | 8-1 | 5-0 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #381 | #405 | — | Hampden Sydney | W 42–14 | 9-1 | 6-0 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 14 | Nov 29 | #352 | #448 | — | @John Carroll | L 6–35 | 9-2 | 6-0 |
Home-Field Advantage · Randolph-Macon College · 2018-present
Strong
95% home win rate vs 79% on the road. margin runs +10.8 better at home. Day Field seats 5,000.
Home23-1Away19-5
Venue texture
71°F average kickoff temp; 4% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 23 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
46-82-5
since 1890 · 52 seasons · .345 win rate
HOME
24-7-5
AWAY
21-75
NEUTRAL
1-0
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
Moment of the Year · Randolph-Macon College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Randolph-Macon College · 2025Postseason · Lost 6-35 at John Carroll
Week 14 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
THE RIVALRY · RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE vs HAMPDEN SYDNEY
The Game
Randolph-Macon College leads the all-time series 60-58-11 through 2025.
Played since 1893. They play for the Game Ball — the oldest small-college rivalry in the South, and the heartbeat of the ODAC.
Most recently, Randolph-Macon College beat Hampden Sydney 42-14 in 2025.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023-2025): 3-2
Most recent: 2025 — loss 35-6 (away). Last 5 postseason: 3-2.
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