Next game
vs Eastern
Sat Oct 24 · 1 pm ET
Turf Field · series 0-3, lost the last 3
Reading 20% to win · our ratings after 6 games
Reading
3-3Mid Atlantic · Turf Field · 4,000 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
W 20-14 at Albright
Our model gave Reading 19% before kickoff
The rest of the season
Three real tests left: Eastern 20%, Delaware Valley 25%, Stevenson 34%
Win out 1% · expect 1.7 of 4 more wins
Reading's chance to win each game left, from our model: Eastern 20%, FDU Florham 88%, Delaware Valley 25%, Stevenson 34%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line vs Eastern · our model 20% Reading
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Reading · 2026 schedule and results3-3Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 36%.Our rank entering each game: #644 to #615
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4 | #644 | #608 | — | @Keystone | L 21-25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #645 | #587 | — | @Widener | L 10-14 | 0-2 | 0-1 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #645 | #545 | — | King's | W 28-21 | 1-2 | 1-1 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #635 | #552 | — | Lebanon Valley | W 13-10 | 2-2 | 2-1 | |
| 5 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | #619 | #556 | — | Misericordia | L 17-21 | 2-3 | 2-2 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #615 | #561 | — | @Albright | W 20-14 | 3-3 | 3-2 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #601 | #496 | Eastern | 1 pm ET20% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #601 | #625 | FDU Florham | 12 pm ET88% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Delaware Valley | 1 pm ET25% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Stevenson | 1 pm ET | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Reading, through 6 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Line is the closing point spread for Reading: a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.
Ahead
The forecast
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Reading has won three of its last five.
3-7 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Streak W1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 3-7
Range of outcomes · Reading · 2026
Range of outcomes · Reading · 2026Reading’s most likely regular season is 4-6. 94% of outcomes land from 4-6 to 6-4.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
3 wins 5%; 4 wins 40%; 5 wins 40%; 6 wins 14%; 7 wins 1%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor4-8Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base6-6Mid-table finish.
Ceiling9-3Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 6 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-3
Game feel36even gamescombined pts / game8th highest-scoring of 10 in the Mid Atlantic
Heart rate3-3white-knucklein one-score games (6 of 6)1st most one-score games of 10 in the Mid Atlantic
Margin+0.7competitiveavg scoring margin6th best margin of 10 in the Mid Atlantic
Measured from 6 games · ranks are among Mid Atlantic teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
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.
Standard GapA brand-new football program proving small-college football can take…
Alvernia only kicked off football in 2018 — and everyone treats the Golden Wolves like a startup that hasn't earned the right to compete in the Mid Atlantic.
Game day
The experience
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.
Playoff path
Reading sits 5th in the Mid Atlantic Conference and 152nd of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Mid Atlantic · 2026
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern | 5-0 | 5-1 | 62.7 |
| 2 | Misericordia | 4-1 | 5-1 | 61.0 |
| 3 | Delaware Valley | 4-1 | 4-2 | 56.0 |
| 4 | Stevenson | 3-2 | 4-2 | 53.1 |
| 5 | Alvernia | 3-2 | 3-3 | 46.0 |
| 6 | Albright | 2-3 | 3-3 | 46.4 |
| 7 | Widener | 2-3 | 2-4 | 41.3 |
| 8 | King's | 2-3 | 2-4 | 40.5 |
46.0 CFB Zeitgeist#152 of 245 D343.5 strength of schedule
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.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 3-3
Signature win 28-21 over King's; toughest day 21-25 against Keystone.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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