Ursinus · Next-Season Outcome Band1999 NCAA Tournament appearance
Ursinus' only NCAA tournament appearance before 2024
Ursinus7-4Hope-Doping·Offseason
Ursinus went 25 years without making an NCAA tournament (1999–2024) until Peter Gallagher's patience finally paid off with a 9–1 breakthrough season in his 25th year as head coach.
Title DroughtSince 1999 · 26 yrs
Fans here believe the chip is the drought itself—the program was talented enough to make tournaments but couldn't quite break through for 25 years. 2024 is the proof it belonged all along.
low signal
The Bears are in the woods.
Ursinus · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 5-7
Base 7-5
Ceiling 10-2
floor5-7Rebuild year. Below .500.
base7-5Mid-table finish.
ceiling10-2Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
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.
Streak W2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4
The forecast
Opens Sep 4
vs Delaware Valley · at home
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · vs Delaware Valley · Fri Sep 4 · 23:00 UTC
The experience
Ursinus went 25 years without making an NCAA tournament (1999–2024) until Peter Gallagher's patience finally paid off with a 9–1 breakthrough season in his 25th year as head coach.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Ursinus sits 5th in the Centennial Conference and 86th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Centennial · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin & Marshall | 6-0 | 9-2 | 67.4 |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins | 5-1 | 12-2 | 75.4 |
| 3 | Muhlenberg | 4-2 | 9-3 | 64.3 |
| 4 | Dickinson | 3-3 | 5-6 | 51.3 |
| 5 | Ursinus | 2-4 | 7-4 | 55.1 |
| 6 | Gettysburg | 1-5 | 1-9 | 38.5 |
| 7 | McDaniel | 0-6 | 1-9 | 36.8 |
55.1 CFB Zeitgeist#86 of 240 D350.6 strength of schedule1 quality win
Win the Centennial 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 · 7-4
Signature win 52-0 over McDaniel; toughest day 20-52 against Franklin & Marshall.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Ursinus
—
The Bears are in the woods.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Ursinus"
— Ursinus 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.
Ursinus · 2025 schedule & results7-4Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 42%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 5 | — | — | — | @Alvernia | W 41–17 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #514 | #584 | — | Kean | W 42–14 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #509 | #556 | — | @Moravian | W 35–7 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #502 | #496 | — | @Muhlenberg | L 36–39 | 3-1 | 0-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #499 | #628 | — | McDaniel | W 52–0 | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #494 | #447 | — | @Johns Hopkins | L 21–52 | 4-2 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #504 | #522 | — | Franklin & Marshall | L 20–52 | 4-3 | 1-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #527 | #640 | — | Gettysburg | W 40–13 | 5-3 | 2-3 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #521 | #554 | — | @Dickinson | L 22–47 | 5-4 | 2-4 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #537 | #462 | — | Carnegie Mellon | W 27–20 | 6-4 | 2-4 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #528 | #529 | — | Lebanon Valley | W 31–13 | 7-4 | 2-4 |
Home-Field Advantage · Ursinus · 2018-present
Above-Average
81% home win rate vs 65% on the road. margin runs +6.5 better at home. Patterson Field seats 2,500.
Home18-4Away13-7
Venue texture
65°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 5 mph average wind.
Based on 22 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
46-82-5
since 1895 · 52 seasons · .345 win rate
HOME
23-11-3
AWAY
20-70-2
NEUTRAL
3-1
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
2000s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
25-year drought (1999–2024)
The longest period without an NCAA tournament appearance, then broken with a 9–1 season
2024 NCAA At-Large Bid (9–1)
Peter Gallagher's breakthrough in his 25th season
Moment of the Year · Ursinus · 2025
Moment of the Year · Ursinus · 2025Won 41-17 at Alvernia
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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