Wingate
9-3 2025 finalWingate 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 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.
Wingate went 9–2 (6–1 SAC) in 2024, won the SAC Championship with a 28–13 victory over Carson-Newman, and made the NCAA D2 playoffs as a 4th seed in 2025. Head coach Rashaan Jordan, promoted from an 18-year defensive coordinator t…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Wingate
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Wingate
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.
Wingate · 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 · Wingate · low confidence
Growing (71)
Home-Field Advantage · Wingate · 2018-present
Soft
71% home win rate vs 82% on the road. margin runs -1.2 weaker at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
South Atlantic Standing · 2025
2nd in the South Atlantic
Wingate is 2nd in the South Atlantic at 9-3. 1 team above — that's the direct path to the title game.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newberry | 12-2 |
| 2 | Wingate | 9-3 |
| 3 | Emory & Henry College | 8-3 |
| 4 | Carson-Newman College | 7-3 |
| 5 | Catawba | 7-4 |
| 6 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 6-5 |
| 7 | Anderson (Sc) | 5-6 |
| 8 | Mars Hill | 5-6 |
| 9 | Wilson | 3-8 |
| 10 | Greeneville | 1-9 |
| 11 | UVA Wise | 1-9 |
| 12 | Limestone | 0-0 |
Schedule Strength · Wingate · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 53% across 12 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
D2 → NFL Pipeline
2023–2023Emerging
1 picks last 5 cycles. The draft path from D2 exists; this program is on it.
Moment of the Year · Wingate · 2025
Postseason · Lost 24-25 vs Benedict College
Week 13 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2025): 0-1
Most recent: 2025 — loss 24-25 (home). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
From the Archive — Wingate
2021: Won 43-35 vs Greeneville
In 2021, the program won 43-35 vs Greeneville — a tight home result that left the 8-point margin on the books.
Bulldogs eat tonight.