Wesleyan University (CT)
7-22025 recordNESCAC · Corwin Stadium · 3,000
Openerat Middlebury · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Alumni Stadium (VT) · series 3-1, won the last 3
Updated Tue Sep 15 · preseason
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sep 19 | #541 | #555 | @Middlebury | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #543 | #589 | Tufts | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Hamilton | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Colby | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Bates | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Amherst | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Bowdoin | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Williams | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Trinity (CT) |
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · at Middlebury · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET
The Cardinals of Middletown, Connecticut, who play on Andrus Field — the oldest continuously used American football field in the world — and fight Amherst and Williams every year for Little Three supremacy in the NESCAC.
Wesleyan plays on the oldest football field in the world and once beat Michigan, but the Little Three story always comes down to Amherst and Williams.
The games that decide the season
What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-2 · last season
✓ measured from 9 games · ranks are among NESCAC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games
Wesleyan University (CT) has won four of its last five.
Warming. 8-2 over the last 10, and won the last three.
Outcome band · Wesleyan University (CT) · 2025
Outcome band · Wesleyan University (CT) · 2025Wesleyan University (CT)'s most likely season is 7-2 — competitive NESCAC campaign. The floor is 5-4; the ceiling is 9-0.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 9-game frame.
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Game day
The Cardinals of Middletown, Connecticut, who play on Andrus Field — the oldest continuously used American football field in the world — and fight Amherst and Williams every year for Little Three supremacy in the NESCAC.
Playoff path
Wesleyan University (CT) sits 1st in the NESCAC and 50th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesleyan (CT) | 7-2 | 7-2 | 60.3 |
| 2 | Trinity (CT) | 7-2 | 7-2 | 60.1 |
| 3 | Colby | 6-3 | 6-3 | 57.1 |
| 4 | Williams | 5-4 | 5-4 | 52.8 |
| 5 | Amherst | 5-4 | 5-4 | 52.2 |
| 6 | Middlebury | 5-4 | 5-4 | 52.2 |
| 7 | Tufts | 4-5 | 4-5 | 48.2 |
| 8 | Bowdoin | 2-7 | 2-7 | 39.8 |
NESCAC champions have earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs since 2026. Win the NESCAC and the automatic berth comes with it; fall short and an at-large bid is decided by NPI.
Signature win 56-14 over Hamilton; toughest day 17-25 against Bowdoin.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.