CFB Zeitgeist
June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Wilmington (OH)

3-7 2025 final

The Fightin' Quakers of Wilmington, a small Quaker-founded Ohio college that has played football at Townsend Field since 1900 and now grinds through the Ohio Athletic Conference.

The Quakers are patient.

Record
3-7
win% .300
Conference
8th of 10
Ohio · 1-7
Index Rating
43.2
D3 #175 of 240
Playoff Path
Win the league
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — reckoning
The Long Wait·Offseason

The Fightin' Quakers of Wilmington, a small Quaker-founded Ohio college that has played football at Townsend Field since 1900 and now grinds through the Ohio Athletic Conference.

Standard GapA small faith-rooted college where a winning season is an event, scrappi…

Climb out of the OAC's cellar and put together a winning season — make Townsend Field a place the conference's powers can't take lightly.

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Wilmington (OH) sits 8th in the Ohio Conference and 175th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Ohio · 2025
TeamConfOverallIndex
1John Carroll University1-012-274.2
2University of Mount Union8-111-174.0
3Ohio Northern7-18-360.5
4Baldwin Wallace6-28-262.2
5Heidelberg5-36-454.2
6Muskingum University4-44-647.7
7Marietta3-55-551.8
8Wilmington (OH)1-73-743.2
43.2 CFB Zeitgeist#175 of 240 D351.5 strength of schedule

Win the Ohio 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 · 3-7
W 59-35 vs Wooster · Wk 2+24WoosterL 21-63 at Baldwin Wallace · Wk 3-42Baldwin L 49-56 at Muskingum University · Wk 4-7MuskinguL 35-41 vs Ohio Northern · Wk 5-6Ohio NorL 0-59 vs University of Mount Union · Wk 7-59UniversiW 54-41 at Otterbein · Wk 8+13OtterbeiW 34-23 at Anderson (IN) · Wk 9+11AndersonL 14-44 vs Marietta · Wk 10-30MariettaL 31-34 at Heidelberg · Wk 11-3HeidelbeL 27-28 vs Capital · Wk 12-1Capital

Signature win 59-35 over Wooster; toughest day 0-59 against University of Mount Union.

The Pulse on Wilmington (OH)

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
The Quakers are patient.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Quakers." — Wilmington (OH) fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Wilmington (OH)

Winning record

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked

The Division III national championship game.

Wilmington (OH) · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor1-11Rebuild year. Below .500.
base3-9Mid-table finish.
ceiling6-6Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · Wilmington (OH) · 2018-present

Average

25% home win rate vs 25% on the road. margin runs +0.9 better at home.

Home5-15Away5-15
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cooling

Two of five. Schedule has caught up.

Streak L3Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 3-7

Schedule Strength · Wilmington (OH) · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 50% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.504

Moment of the Year · Wilmington (OH) · 2025

Won 59-35 vs Wooster

Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Wilmington (OH)

2024: Lost 14-66 vs John Carroll University

In 2024, the program lost 14-66 vs John Carroll University — a stinging home result, 52 points either way.

Go Quakers.