Rhodes College1-9The Lynx of Memphis, Tennessee, who have played football since 1896 under the old Southwestern name, stacked eleven conference championships, and broke a long title drought in 2013 — academics-first football in the Southern Athletic Association.
Rhodes has played football since 1896 and won eleven conference titles, yet its elite-academic Memphis program rarely gets mentioned nationally.
Lynx country waits.
Rhodes College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Rhodes College · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
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
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Opens Sep 6
vs Washington St. Louis · at home
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · vs Washington St. Louis · Sun Sep 6 · 00:00 UTC
The Lynx of Memphis, Tennessee, who have played football since 1896 under the old Southwestern name, stacked eleven conference championships, and broke a long title drought in 2013 — academics-first football in the Southern Athletic Association.
Rhodes College sits 8th in the Southern Athletic Conference and 213th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berry | 7-0 | 11-2 | 71.0 |
| 2 | Trinity (TX) | 5-2 | 10-2 | 67.5 |
| 3 | Centre | 4-2 | 5-5 | 55.0 |
| 4 | Millsaps | 4-3 | 6-4 | 55.2 |
| 5 | Hendrix College | 1-1 | 6-4 | 50.2 |
| 6 | Southwestern U | 2-4 | 4-6 | 47.7 |
| 7 | Sewanee | 1-5 | 3-7 | 44.4 |
| 8 | Rhodes | 0-7 | 1-9 | 36.2 |
Win the Southern Athletic 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 31-17 over Austin; toughest day 0-63 against Trinity (TX).
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Rhodes College
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 7 | — | — | — | @Washington St. Louis | L 0–49 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #540 | #611 | — | Austin | W 31–17 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #592 | #582 | — | @Hendrix College | L 28–47 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #611 | #463 | — | @Berry | L 14–54 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #608 | #561 | — | Millsaps | L 19–45 | 1-4 | 0-3 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #622 | #450 | — | @Trinity (TX) | L 0–63 | 1-5 | 0-4 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #613 | #603 | — | Sewanee | L 6–28 | 1-6 | 0-5 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #626 | #397 | — | @Maryville (TN) | L 22–42 | 1-7 | 0-5 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #629 | #549 | — | Southwestern U | L 22–35 | 1-8 | 0-6 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #632 | #484 | — | Centre | L 3–28 | 1-9 | 0-7 |
Home-Field Advantage · Rhodes College · 2018-present
Strong
50% home win rate vs 26% on the road. margin runs +10.9 better at home. Crain Field seats 4,000.
76°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 9 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
37-97-6
since 1906 · 40 seasons · .264 win rate
Moment of the Year · Rhodes College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Rhodes College · 2025Won 31-17 vs Austin
Week 3 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.