Aurora
0-2NACC · Vago Field · 600
LastL 21–49 vs Mount St Joseph · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Concordia (WI) · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Tomasini Stadium · series 3-1, last win 2024
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #470 | #437 | — | @Wisconsin Platteville | L 7–44 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #467 | #518 | — | Mount St Joseph | L 21–49 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #479 | #530 | @Concordia (WI) | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #481 | #645 | @Rockford | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Concordia Chicago | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Wisconsin Lutheran | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @St. Norbert | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Lakeland | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Benedictine (IL) | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Eureka |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · at Concordia (WI) · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET
The Spartans of Aurora University in suburban Chicago, a NACC power under former NFL champion Don Beebe — a program that made five straight Division III playoff trips through 2024 from Spartan Athletic Park.
Aurora made five consecutive D3 playoff appearances and is coached by a man with a Super Bowl ring — and the national crowd still treats the NACC like it doesn't count.
The season in chapters
What fans said
L 21–49 vs Mount St Joseph
Real posts from the day of the game, chosen by community score · usernames not shown
What it is like to watch them2025 · 8-3 · last season
✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among NACC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Aurora has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 7-3 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
Next Sep 19
vs Concordia (WI) · away
Outcome band · Aurora · 2026
Outcome band · Aurora · 2026Aurora's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
The Spartans of Aurora University in suburban Chicago, a NACC power under former NFL champion Don Beebe — a program that made five straight Division III playoff trips through 2024 from Spartan Athletic Park.
Playoff path
Aurora sits 6th in the NACC and 185th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benedictine (IL) | 0-0 | 2-0 | 70.1 |
| 2 | Concordia (WI) | 0-0 | 2-0 | 63.1 |
| 3 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 0-0 | 2-0 | 62.6 |
| 4 | Concordia Chicago | 0-0 | 2-0 | 62.5 |
| 5 | Lakeland | 0-0 | 1-1 | 53.7 |
| 6 | Aurora | 0-0 | 0-2 | 36.2 |
| 7 | St. Norbert | 0-0 | 0-2 | 33.4 |
| 8 | Eureka | 0-0 | 0-2 | 29.2 |
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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.