Wingate · Next-Season Outcome Band
Fanbase Health Index · Wingate · low confidence
D2 Program Prestige · Wingate2022 D2 Semifinal appearance
First Division II National Championship Semifinal appearance in program history — proved Wingate belonged in national conversation
Wingate9-3Hope-Doping·Offseason
Wingate built itself into a SAC power over 15 years and became the Division II program of the moment in 2024 — winning the SAC Championship in Rashaan Jordan's first season as head coach, reaching the D2 Semifinals in 2022, and proving the Bulldogs belong in national conversation.
Standard GapA perennial SAC playoff team (6 bids in 8 years) that finally won the co…
Fans here believe wingate made six playoff bids in eight years and almost nobody noticed. The chip is that the Bulldogs were a 2022 D2 Semifinal away from national prominence and then won the 2024 SAC…
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The experience
Wingate built itself into a SAC power over 15 years and became the Division II program of the moment in 2024 — winning the SAC Championship in Rashaan Jordan's first season as head coach, reaching the D2 Semifinals in 2022, and proving the Bulldogs belong in national conversation.
The Bulldogs are patient.
Wingate · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 7-5
Base 9-3
Ceiling 12-0
floor7-5Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
base9-3Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
ceiling12-0Deep 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
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Streak L1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 7-3
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Wingate
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The Bulldogs are patient.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
Kickoff
Season opener in 16 days
kickoff
"Go Bulldogs."
— Wingate fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal
Fanbase Health Index · Wingate · low confidence
Growing (71)
DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 9-3 (75% win rate)71
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Wingate · 2025 schedule & results9-3Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 53%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30 | #276 | #316 | — | UNC Pembroke | W 30–21 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #277 | #418 | — | Bluefield State | W 72–7 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #295 | #396 | — | @UVA Wise | W 28–7 | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #297 | #293 | — | Carson-Newman College | L 14–21 | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #296 | #293 | — | @Newberry | L 42–43 | 3-2 | 1-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #288 | #323 | — | Catawba | W 41–28 | 4-2 | 2-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #291 | #286 | — | @Emory & Henry College | W 27–20 | 5-2 | 3-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #287 | #334 | — | @Anderson (SC) | W 30–3 | 6-2 | 4-2 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #279 | #293 | — | Lenoir-Rhyne | W 38–37 | 7-2 | 5-2 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #280 | #429 | — | @Tusculum | W 56–10 | 8-2 | 6-2 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #280 | #330 | — | Mars Hill | W 37–22 | 9-2 | 7-2 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 13 | Nov 22 | #274 | #286 | — | Benedict College | L 24–25 | 9-3 | 7-2 |
Home-Field Advantage · Wingate · 2018-present
Soft
71% home win rate vs 82% on the road. margin runs -1.2 weaker at home. Irwin Belk Stadium seats 3,500.
Home20-8Away24-5
Venue texture
75°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 29 home games with weather data.
D2 Program Prestige · Wingate
Mid-Major Contender
All-Time Record
47-15-1
since 2003 · 8 seasons · .746 win rate
HOME
20-8-1
AWAY
25-6
NEUTRAL
2-1
2000s
2020s
South Atlantic Standing · 2025
2nd in the South Atlantic
Wingate is 2nd in the South Atlantic at 7-2. 1 team above — that's the direct path to the title game.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newberry | 8-1 |
| 2 | Wingate | 7-2 |
| 3 | Carson-Newman College | 6-3 |
| 4 | Emory & Henry College | 6-3 |
| 5 | Catawba | 5-4 |
| 6 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 5-4 |
| 7 | Mars Hill | 4-5 |
| 8 | Anderson (SC) | 3-6 |
| 9 | UVA Wise | 1-8 |
| 10 | Limestone | 0-0 |
| 11 | Tusculum | 0-9 |
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2024 SAC Championship
Wingate defeats Carson-Newman 28–13 to win the SAC Championship in Rashaan Jordan's first season as head coach
Moment of the Year · Wingate · 2025
Moment of the Year · Wingate · 2025Postseason · Lost 24-25 vs Benedict College
Week 13 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2025): 0-1
Most recent: 2025 — loss 24-25 (home). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
2025
D2 → NFL Pipeline
2023–2023
D2 → NFL PipelineEmerging
1 picks last 5 cycles. The draft path from D2 exists; this program is on it.
1
picks · last 5 yrs
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Ethan Evans
Punter · 2023 · Los Angeles
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