NACC Aurora

Record4-4through 8 games
Nextat Benedictine (IL)Sat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#56 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Aurora · 2026 schedule and results4-4Hard slateAverage opponent win rate 61%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@Wisconsin PlattevilleL 7-440-10-0
2Sep 12Mount St JosephL 21-490-20-0
3Sep 19@Concordia (WI)L 28-290-30-1
4Sep 26@RockfordW 61-51-31-1
5Bye week
6Oct 10Concordia ChicagoW 52-02-32-1
7Oct 17Wisconsin LutheranW 35-93-33-1
8Oct 24@St. NorbertL 3-103-43-2
9Oct 31LakelandW 52-214-44-2
10Nov 7@Benedictine (IL)2 pm ET37% to win
11Nov 14Eureka2 pm ET>99% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Aurora, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Benedictine (IL)at Benedictine (IL) · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Aurora has won four of its last five.

6-4 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 6-4

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Worth watchingGames average 53 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-4

Game feel53even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 9 in the NACC
Heart rate0-2some dramain one-score games (2 of 8)3rd most one-score games of 9 in the NACC
Margin+11.5competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 9 in the NACC

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among NACC teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Aurora is 4-4 and plays at Benedictine (IL) next.

Standard GapA rising NACC powerhouse measured against the next step: a deep run…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Aurora is 4-4 and plays at Benedictine (IL) next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Aurora sits 4th in the NACC and 111th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

NACC · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Benedictine (IL)6-08-070.6
2Concordia (WI)6-08-068.2
3St. Norbert5-25-453.3
4Aurora4-24-452.4
5Concordia Chicago3-35-353.8
6Wisconsin Lutheran2-44-445.8
7Lakeland2-53-645.2
8Rockford0-60-831.8
52.4 CFB Zeitgeist#111 of 245 D355.3 strength of schedule

Win the NACC 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 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 4-4
L 7-44 at Wisconsin Platteville · Wk 1−37WisconsiL 21-49 vs Mount St Joseph · Wk 2−28Mount StL 28-29 at Concordia (WI) · Wk 3−1ConcordiW 61-5 at Rockford · Wk 4+56RockfordW 52-0 vs Concordia Chicago · Wk 6+52ConcordiW 35-9 vs Wisconsin Lutheran · Wk 7+26WisconsiL 3-10 at St. Norbert · Wk 8−7St. NorbW 52-21 vs Lakeland · Wk 9+31Lakeland

Signature win 61-5 over Rockford; toughest day 7-44 against Wisconsin Platteville.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Spartans.”
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