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

Albright College

4-6 2025 final

Albright is the historic Reading Lion that competes in the MAC's fiercest crosstown rivalry, rebuilding identity after a coaching transition while defending two centuries of athletic heritage.

The Lions rest in the shade.

Record

4-6

win% .400

Conference

8th of 10

Mid Atlantic · 3-6

Index Rating

45.0

D3 #159 of 240

Playoff Path

Win the league

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — reckoning

The Long Wait·Offseason

Albright is the historic Reading Lion that competes in the MAC's fiercest crosstown rivalry, rebuilding identity after a coaching transition while defending two centuries of athletic heritage.

Title DroughtSince 2019 · 6 yrs

Albright finished 4-6 overall (2025 season) with new head coach Shaun Weaver (21st in program history, taking over after Isaac Collins was reassigned to Director of Admissions in November 2024). The Lions split the crosstown rival…

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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

Albright College sits 8th in the Mid Atlantic Conference and 159th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Mid Atlantic · 2025

	Team	Conf	Overall	Index
1	Eastern University	8-1	10-2	67.7
2	Delaware Valley	7-2	8-3	58.5
3	Misericordia	7-2	7-4	56.4
4	Lebanon Valley	6-3	6-5	52.9
5	Stevenson	5-4	6-4	53.8
6	Kings College (PA)	5-4	5-5	50.3
7	Widener	3-6	4-6	45.3
8	Albright	3-6	4-6	45.0

45.0 CFB Zeitgeist#159 of 240 D348.5 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 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected

THE 2025 SEASON · 4-6

Signature win 35-9 over Widener; toughest day 21-42 against Misericordia.

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The Lions rest in the shade.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go Albright" — Albright College fanbase · recurring line

3 mentions · awaiting signal

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.

Floor 2-10

Base 4-8

Ceiling 7-5

floor2-10Rebuild year. Below .500.

base4-8Mid-table finish.

ceiling7-5Conference 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 · Albright College · 2018-present

Strong

20% home win rate vs 10% on the road. margin runs +8.2 better at home.

Home4-16Away2-17

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cold

One of five. The film room is busy this week.

Streak L3Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 4-6

Schedule Strength · Albright College · 2025

Soft

Average opponent win rate 44% across 10 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.

Opp Win %0.445

Moment of the Year · Albright College · 2025

Won 35-9 vs Widener

Week 5 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Albright College

2024: Lost 0-28 at Delaware Valley

In 2024, the program lost 0-28 at Delaware Valley — a stinging road result, 28 points either way.

The Lions roar.