1949 undefeated season
10-0 under Al DeLuca — the only perfect season in program history
The Bearcats of Latrobe, a Benedictine college whose lone undefeated season came in 1949 and who play Division III at Chuck Noll Field in the same Pennsylvania town that gave pro football its start.
Saint Vincent plays in Latrobe, the cradle of professional football, on a field named for Chuck Noll — and the Division III world treats the Bearcats like they have no story.
Bearcats country waits.
Saint Vincent · Next-Season Outcome Band
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
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Opens Sep 5
vs Hilbert · at home
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs Hilbert · Sat Sep 5 · 17:00 UTC
The Bearcats of Latrobe, a Benedictine college whose lone undefeated season came in 1949 and who play Division III at Chuck Noll Field in the same Pennsylvania town that gave pro football its start.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington & Jefferson | 8-0 | 8-3 | 60.4 |
| 2 | Grove City | 7-1 | 8-3 | 62.1 |
| 3 | Westminster (PA) | 6-2 | 8-3 | 58.4 |
| 4 | Geneva | 6-2 | 6-5 | 50.6 |
| 5 | Case Western Reserve | 4-4 | 4-5 | 47.8 |
| 6 | Waynesburg | 4-4 | 4-6 | 44.9 |
| 7 | Allegheny | 4-4 | 4-6 | 43.8 |
| 9 | Saint Vincent | 1-7 | 2-8 | 36.4 |
Win the Presidents' 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 57-35 over Bethany (WV); toughest day 10-56 against Washington & Jefferson.
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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 6 | — | — | — | Hilbert | W 28–7 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #613 | #567 | — | @Wooster | L 14–28 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #623 | #579 | — | @Geneva | L 35–55 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #637 | #625 | — | Hiram College | L 38–40 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #636 | #508 | — | Case Western Reserve | L 14–42 | 1-4 | 0-3 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #644 | #658 | — | @Bethany (WV) | W 57–35 | 2-4 | 1-3 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #625 | #485 | — | Washington & Jefferson | L 10–56 | 2-5 | 1-4 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #619 | #483 | — | @Grove City | L 14–59 | 2-6 | 1-5 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #620 | #601 | — | @Waynesburg | L 24–35 | 2-7 | 1-6 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #624 | #506 | — | Westminster (PA) | L 14–57 | 2-8 | 1-7 |
Home-Field Advantage · Saint Vincent · 2018-present
28% home win rate vs 26% on the road. margin runs +7.5 better at home. Chuck Noll Field seats 1,050.
68°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 5 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .275 win rate
Program memory
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
10-0 under Al DeLuca — the only perfect season in program history
Moment of the Year · Saint Vincent · 2025
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.