Shenandoah University8-3A Virginia university in the Shenandoah Valley with ODAC football rooted in regional competition and educational values.
Hornets country waits.
Shenandoah University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Shenandoah University · 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
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Opens Sep 4
vs Methodist · away
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · at Methodist · Fri Sep 4 · 22:00 UTC
A Virginia university in the Shenandoah Valley with ODAC football rooted in regional competition and educational values.
Shenandoah University sits 2nd in the Old Dominion Conference and 83rd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randolph Macon | 6-0 | 9-2 | 63.0 |
| 2 | Shenandoah | 4-2 | 8-3 | 55.3 |
| 3 | Washington and Lee | 4-2 | 7-4 | 53.9 |
| 4 | Hampden Sydney | 3-3 | 7-3 | 57.2 |
| 5 | Bridgewater | 3-3 | 4-6 | 48.4 |
| 6 | Averett | 1-5 | 1-9 | 34.7 |
| 7 | Guilford College | 0-6 | 2-8 | 37.8 |
Win the Old Dominion 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 48-3 over Averett; toughest day 7-42 against Hampden Sydney.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Shenandoah University
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 | — | — | — | Methodist | W 25–6 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #518 | #571 | — | @Geneva | W 29–28 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #516 | #500 | — | @Hampden Sydney | L 7–42 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #534 | #540 | — | Bridgewater | W 24–21 | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #538 | #640 | — | @Guilford College | W 45–7 | 4-1 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #511 | — | — | Roanoke College (N) | W 33–20 | 5-1 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #453 | #664 | — | Averett | W 48–3 | 6-1 | 3-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #451 | #401 | — | @Randolph Macon | L 14–31 | 6-2 | 3-2 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #460 | #664 | — | Gallaudet | W 52–14 | 7-2 | 3-2 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #458 | #435 | — | Washington and Lee | W 17–14 | 8-2 | 4-2 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #449 | #523 | — | Wilkes (N) | L 35–37 | 8-3 | 4-2 |
Home-Field Advantage · Shenandoah University · 2018-present
Above-Average
76% home win rate vs 66% on the road. margin runs +6.3 better at home. Shentel Stadium seats 3,000.
68°F average kickoff temp; 10% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 21 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
29-14
since 1936 · 6 seasons · .674 win rate
Moment of the Year · Shenandoah University · 2025
Moment of the Year · Shenandoah University · 2025Won 25-6 vs Methodist
Week 2 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.