Next game
at Valdosta State
Sat Oct 24 · 3 pm ET
Bazemore-Hyder Stadium · series 0-5, lost the last 5
Shorter University 2% to win · our ratings after 7 games
Shorter University
2-5Carolinas · Barron Stadium · 6,500 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
L 3-31 at North Greenville
Our model gave Shorter University 13% before kickoff
The rest of the season
Two real tests left: Valdosta State 2%, Chowan 18%
Win out <1% · expect 1.0 of 3 more wins
Shorter University's chance to win each game left, from our model: Valdosta State 2%, Barton 81%, Chowan 18%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line at Valdosta State · our model 2% Shorter University
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Shorter University · 2026 schedule and results2-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 50%.Our rank entering each game: #396 to #398
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #396 | — | — | Andrew | W 65-6 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #396 | #288 | — | Benedict | L 20-24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #394 | #312 | — | UNC Pembroke | L 24-31 | 1-2 | 0-1 | |
| 3 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #392 | #414 | — | @Erskine | W 31-24 | 2-2 | 1-1 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #381 | #316 | — | @Delta State | L 0-23 | 2-3 | 1-1 | |
| 6 | Oct 9 | #391 | #414 | — | Ferrum | L 10-17 | 2-4 | 1-2 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #398 | #339 | — | @North Greenville | L 3-31 | 2-5 | 1-3 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #407 | #263 | @Valdosta State | 3 pm ET2% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #408 | #456 | Barton | 1 pm ET81% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Chowan | 1 pm ET18% to win | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Shorter University, through 7 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 Shorter University: 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
Shorter University has won one of its last five.
3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last three.
Streak L3Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 3-7
Range of outcomes · Shorter University · 2026
Range of outcomes · Shorter University · 2026Shorter University’s most likely regular season is 3-7. 100% of outcomes land from 2-8 to 4-6.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
2 wins 15%; 3 wins 69%; 4 wins 15%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor2-10Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base3-9Mid-table finish.
Ceiling6-6Conference 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 7 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.
More in this tab
Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-5
Game feel44even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 7 in the Carolinas
Heart rate1-3white-knucklein one-score games (4 of 7)2nd most one-score games of 7 in the Carolinas
Margin-0.4competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 7 in the Carolinas
Measured from 7 games · ranks are among Carolinas teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
Shorter is the program in free fall — a transition year into Conference Carolinas that saw a catastrophic 6-5 to 2-9 collapse in one season, now fighting to stabilize before the program becomes unsalvageable.
Standard GapA university in Rome, Georgia, that maintained a competitive football…
Fans here believe no chip — Shorter needs a reset. The program is in introspection mode and needs to rebuild identity after the transition trauma.
Game day
The experience
Shorter is the program in free fall — a transition year into Conference Carolinas that saw a catastrophic 6-5 to 2-9 collapse in one season, now fighting to stabilize before the program becomes unsalvageable.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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