Truman State University
8-4 2025 finalTruman is the GLVC powerhouse that climbed back to the NCAA D-II playoffs for the first time in 31 years — the mountain's still there, and the Bulldogs are climbing again.
The Bulldogs are patient.
Truman is the GLVC powerhouse that climbed back to the NCAA D-II playoffs for the first time in 31 years — the mountain's still there, and the Bulldogs are climbing again.
Truman went 8-4 (2-4 GLVC) in 2025, making the NCAA D-II playoffs for the first time since 1994 — a 31-year drought broken under Kellen Nesbitt (2nd season). Nesbitt was named GLVC Coach of the Year. The Bulldogs lost their first-…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Truman State University
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Truman State University
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Truman State University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Truman State University · low confidence
Growing (67)
Home-Field Advantage · Truman State University · 2018-present
Above-Average
74% home win rate vs 70% on the road. margin runs +3.7 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Great Lakes Standing · 2025
3rd in the Great Lakes
Truman State University is 3rd in the Great Lakes at 8-4. 2 teams above — that's the direct path to the title game.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis | 11-2 |
| 2 | Upper Iowa University | 9-3 |
| 3 | Truman State | 8-4 |
| 4 | Missouri S&T | 6-5 |
| 5 | Quincy | 6-5 |
| 6 | McKendree | 4-7 |
| 7 | Southwest Baptist | 3-7 |
| 8 | William Jewell | 3-8 |
| 9 | Lincoln (MO) | 2-9 |
Schedule Strength · Truman State University · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 46% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Truman State University · 2025
Postseason · Lost 14-57 at Indianapolis
Week 13 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2025): 0-1
Most recent: 2025 — loss 57-14 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
From the Archive — Truman State University
2025: Won 49-20 at Missouri S&T
In 2025, the program won 49-20 at Missouri S&T — a blowout road result that left the 29-point margin on the books.
Bulldogs eat tonight.