Next game
at Lebanon Valley
Sat Oct 24 · 1 pm ET
Arnold Field (PA) · series 2-2, last win 2024
Widener University 43% to win · our ratings after 6 games
Widener University
2-4Mid Atlantic · Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium · 4,000 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
L 0-17 at Eastern
Our model gave Widener University 7% before kickoff
The rest of the season
Underdogs in all 4 games left, best shot: Lebanon Valley 43%
Win out <1% · expect 1.1 of 4 more wins
Widener University's chance to win each game left, from our model: Lebanon Valley 43%, Stevenson 30%, Misericordia 14%, Delaware Valley 22%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line at Lebanon Valley · our model 43% Widener University
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Widener University · 2026 schedule and results2-4Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 44%.Our rank entering each game: #587 to #595
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #587 | #549 | — | @Geneva | L 14-21 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #587 | #645 | — | Alvernia | W 14-10 | 1-1 | 1-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #589 | #600 | — | @FDU Florham | W 17-15 | 2-1 | 2-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #590 | #555 | — | @King's | L 13-18 | 2-2 | 2-1 | |
| 5 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | #581 | #578 | — | Albright | L 7-26 | 2-3 | 2-2 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #595 | #497 | — | @Eastern | L 0-17 | 2-4 | 2-3 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #598 | #572 | @Lebanon Valley | 1 pm ET43% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #598 | #536 | Stevenson | 1 pm ET30% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Misericordia | 1 pm ET14% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Delaware Valley | 1 pm ET | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Widener University, through 6 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 Widener 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
Widener University has won two of its last five.
4-6 over the last 10, and lost the last three.
Streak L3Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6
Range of outcomes · Widener University · 2026
Range of outcomes · Widener University · 2026Widener University’s most likely regular season is 3-7. 94% of outcomes land from 2-8 to 4-6.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
2 wins 27%; 3 wins 44%; 4 wins 24%; 5 wins 5%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor2-10Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base4-8Mid-table finish.
Ceiling7-5Conference 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 6 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.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-4
Game feel29rock fightscombined pts / game10th highest-scoring of 10 in the Mid Atlantic
Heart rate2-2some dramain one-score games (4 of 6)4th most one-score games of 10 in the Mid Atlantic
Margin-7.0competitiveavg scoring margin8th best margin of 10 in the Mid Atlantic
Measured from 6 games · ranks are among Mid Atlantic teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
Widener is the historic Pride, a two-time Division III national champion (1977, 1981 under Bill Manlove), fighting to prove that 50 years of history means more than recent seasons of struggle.
Title DroughtSince 1981 · 45 yrs
Fans here believe the chip is against time itself. Widener knows it was great 50 years ago; the question is whether the institution can rebuild that greatness. The Pride is determined to prove that…
Game day
The experience
Widener is the historic Pride, a two-time Division III national champion (1977, 1981 under Bill Manlove), fighting to prove that 50 years of history means more than recent seasons of struggle.
Playoff path
Widener University sits 7th in the Mid Atlantic Conference and 185th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Mid Atlantic · 2026
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern | 5-0 | 5-1 | 62.7 |
| 2 | Misericordia | 4-1 | 5-1 | 61.0 |
| 3 | Delaware Valley | 4-1 | 4-2 | 56.0 |
| 4 | Stevenson | 3-2 | 4-2 | 53.1 |
| 5 | Alvernia | 3-2 | 3-3 | 46.0 |
| 6 | Albright | 2-3 | 3-3 | 46.4 |
| 7 | Widener | 2-3 | 2-4 | 41.3 |
| 8 | King's | 2-3 | 2-4 | 40.5 |
41.3 CFB Zeitgeist#185 of 245 D346.2 strength of schedule
Win the Mid Atlantic 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 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 2-4
Signature win 14-10 over Alvernia; toughest day 7-26 against Albright.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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