Wheeling University
6-5 2025 finalWheeling University is the Jesuit Cardinal program that posted its best NCAA D2 finish in eight years (5-3 MEC, 2025) and is building momentum toward a conference championship under the dual-QB system.
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Wheeling University is the Jesuit Cardinal program that posted its best NCAA D2 finish in eight years (5-3 MEC, 2025) and is building momentum toward a conference championship under the dual-QB system.
Wheeling finished 6-5 overall (5-3 MEC) in 2025, the best MEC finish in the program's eight-year D2 history. Head coach Zac Bruney (7th year) engineered the breakthrough with a dual-QB system that worked: Landon Lutz (RS-JR) threw…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
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What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Wheeling 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.
Wheeling 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 · Wheeling University · low confidence
Growing (60)
Home-Field Advantage · Wheeling University · 2018-present
Above-Average
59% home win rate vs 48% on the road. margin runs +7.8 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Mountain East Standing · 2025
6th in the Mountain East
Wheeling University sits 6th of 12 in the Mountain East at 6-5. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frostburg State | 11-3 |
| 2 | UNC Pembroke | 8-3 |
| 3 | University Of Charleston (WV) | 8-3 |
| 4 | Fairmont State | 6-5 |
| 5 | Glenville State | 6-5 |
| 6 | Wheeling | 6-5 |
| 7 | West Virginia State | 5-6 |
| 8 | Concord University | 4-7 |
| 9 | West Liberty | 3-8 |
| 10 | Alderson-Broaddus | 0-0 |
| 11 | Notre Dame College | 0-0 |
| 12 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 0-11 |
Schedule Strength · Wheeling University · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 45% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Wheeling University · 2025
Won 40-14 vs West Virginia Wesleyan
Week 6 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — Wheeling University
2025: Won 35-31 at Lake Erie
In 2025, the program won 35-31 at Lake Erie — a tight road result that left the 4-point margin on the books.
Go Cardinals.