Wooster
5-5 2025 finalThe Fighting Scots of Wooster, an Ohio liberal-arts college playing since 1889 and a charter North Coast Conference member — the team that beat Ohio State 64-0 in the Buckeyes' first-ever home game.
The Fighting Scots hold the line.
The Fighting Scots of Wooster, an Ohio liberal-arts college playing since 1889 and a charter North Coast Conference member — the team that beat Ohio State 64-0 in the Buckeyes' first-ever home game.
Win the North Coast Conference and remind the league that one of its founding members can still play — turn 130-plus years of heritage into a modern title.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Wooster sits 5th in the North Coast Conference and 123rd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Depauw | 7-0 | 10-2 | 68.8 |
| 2 | Hiram College | 1-0 | 3-7 | 39.7 |
| 3 | Wabash College | 6-1 | 9-2 | 64.1 |
| 4 | Denison University | 5-2 | 6-4 | 56.5 |
| 5 | Wooster | 4-3 | 5-5 | 49.9 |
| 6 | Wittenberg | 3-4 | 4-6 | 48.4 |
| 7 | Ohio Wesleyan | 2-5 | 3-7 | 43.7 |
| 8 | Kenyon | 1-6 | 1-9 | 36.3 |
Win the North Coast 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.
Signature win 49-6 over Kenyon; toughest day 7-66 against John Carroll University.
The Pulse on Wooster
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Wooster
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
Wooster · 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
Home-Field Advantage · Wooster · 2018-present
Strong
50% home win rate vs 40% on the road. margin runs +9.5 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Schedule Strength · Wooster · 2025
Soft
Average opponent win rate 44% across 10 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.
Moment of the Year · Wooster · 2025
Won 28-14 vs Saint Vincent
Week 3 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — Wooster
2024: Lost 22-34 vs Ohio Wesleyan
In 2024, the program lost 22-34 vs Ohio Wesleyan — a one to file away home result, 12 points either way.
Go Fighting Scots.