Ripon College · Next-Season Outcome Band1957 perfect season
8–0 MWC Championship under Jerry Thompson
Ripon College5-5Verdict Begins·Offseason
The Wisconsin school that won two perfect seasons (1957, 1963) and now competes in the Midwest Conference knowing excellence is possible in any given November.
Title DroughtSince 1963 · 62 yrs
low signal
Quiet weeks in Red Hawks country.
Ripon College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 3-9
Base 5-7
Ceiling 8-4
floor3-9Rebuild year. Below .500.
base5-7Mid-table finish.
ceiling8-4Conference 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.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 5-5
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Concordia (WI) · at home
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · vs Concordia (WI) · Sat Sep 5 · 18:00 UTC
The experience
The Wisconsin school that won two perfect seasons (1957, 1963) and now competes in the Midwest Conference knowing excellence is possible in any given November.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Ripon College sits 5th in the Midwest Conference and 144th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Midwest · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouth (IL) | 9-0 | 9-2 | 63.2 |
| 2 | Illinois College | 7-2 | 8-3 | 56.7 |
| 3 | Chicago | 7-2 | 7-3 | 56.0 |
| 4 | Lake Forest | 7-2 | 7-3 | 55.0 |
| 5 | Ripon | 5-4 | 5-5 | 47.3 |
| 6 | Cornell (IA) | 4-5 | 4-6 | 45.7 |
| 7 | Knox | 2-6 | 2-7 | 37.3 |
| 8 | Grinnell | 2-7 | 2-8 | 35.1 |
47.3 CFB Zeitgeist#144 of 240 D345.4 strength of schedule
Win the Midwest 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 · 5-5
Signature win 49-0 over Beloit; toughest day 3-58 against Monmouth (IL).
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Ripon College
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Quiet weeks in Red Hawks country.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Red Hawks."
— Ripon 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.
Ripon College · 2025 schedule & results5-5Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 41%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | North Park | L 19–35 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #561 | #619 | — | @Knox | W 50–7 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #572 | #637 | — | Grinnell | W 30–20 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #581 | #521 | — | Lake Forest | L 0–38 | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #599 | #585 | — | @Cornell (IA) | W 22–14 | 3-2 | 3-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #586 | #518 | — | @Chicago | L 12–37 | 3-3 | 3-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #597 | #510 | — | Illinois College | L 0–31 | 3-4 | 3-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #601 | #632 | — | Beloit | W 49–0 | 4-4 | 4-3 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #592 | #455 | — | @Monmouth (IL) | L 3–58 | 4-5 | 4-4 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #586 | #655 | — | @Lawrence | W 48–7 | 5-5 | 5-4 |
Home-Field Advantage · Ripon College · 2018-present
Strong
65% home win rate vs 50% on the road. margin runs +10.1 better at home. Ingalls Field seats 3,500.
Home13-7Away10-10
Venue texture
64°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 11 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
24-37
since 1894 · 18 seasons · .393 win rate
HOME
14-9
AWAY
10-28
NEUTRAL
0-0
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
1963 perfect season
8–0 MWC Championship under John Storzer
Moment of the Year · Ripon College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Ripon College · 2025Won 50-7 at Knox
Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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