Reading
0-10 2025 finalThe Golden Wolves of Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania — a young program that played its first varsity season in 2018, building from scratch in the Mid Atlantic at Alvernia Stadium.
The Wolves hold the line.
The Golden Wolves of Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania — a young program that played its first varsity season in 2018, building from scratch in the Mid Atlantic at Alvernia Stadium.
Grow from football's newest class of programs into a settled Mid Atlantic contender — and give Reading a winning small-college team to call its own.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Reading sits 10th in the Mid Atlantic Conference and 232nd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern University | 8-1 | 10-2 | 67.7 |
| 2 | Delaware Valley | 7-2 | 8-3 | 58.5 |
| 3 | Misericordia | 7-2 | 7-4 | 56.4 |
| 4 | Lebanon Valley | 6-3 | 6-5 | 52.9 |
| 5 | Stevenson | 5-4 | 6-4 | 53.8 |
| 6 | Kings College (PA) | 5-4 | 5-5 | 50.3 |
| 7 | Widener | 3-6 | 4-6 | 45.3 |
| 10 | Reading | 0-9 | 0-10 | 31.1 |
Win the Mid Atlantic 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 14-24 over Eastern University; toughest day 0-52 against Kings College (PA).
The Pulse on Reading
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Reading
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.
Reading · 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 · Reading · 2018-present
Soft
10% home win rate vs 15% on the road. margin runs +1.3 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Schedule Strength · Reading · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 53% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
From the Archive — Reading
2024: Lost 24-34 at Widener
In 2024, the program lost 24-34 at Widener — a one to file away road result, 10 points either way.
Go Wolves.