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

Benedictine University

7-3 2025 final

The Eagles of Lisle, a Catholic Benedictine university in the Chicago suburbs playing Division III football in the NACC at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine Sports Complex.

The Eagles circle the field.

Record

7-3

win% .700

Conference

4th of 9

NACC · 5-3

Index Rating

55.0

D3 #89 of 240

Playoff Path

Win the league

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — reckoning

The Long Wait·Offseason

The Eagles of Lisle, a Catholic Benedictine university in the Chicago suburbs playing Division III football in the NACC at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine Sports Complex.

Standard GapA faith-grounded suburban program building credibility, scrapping in the…

Climb to the top of the NACC and turn the Lisle complex into a place the conference's contenders dread visiting.

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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

Benedictine University sits 3rd in the NACC and 89th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

NACC · 2025

	Team	Conf	Overall	Index
1	Concordia-Wisconsin	8-0	9-2	63.5
2	Aurora	6-2	8-3	60.0
3	Benedictine University	5-3	7-3	55.0
4	St. Norbert	5-3	5-5	49.8
5	Wisconsin-Lutheran	5-3	5-5	48.9
6	Lakeland	4-4	4-6	44.5
7	Concordia University Chicago	2-6	4-6	43.7
8	Eureka College	1-7	2-8	36.6

55.0 CFB Zeitgeist#89 of 240 D346.5 strength of schedule1 quality win

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 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected

THE 2025 SEASON · 7-3

Signature win 56-0 over Eureka College; toughest day 20-28 against Concordia-Wisconsin.

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The Eagles circle the field.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

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

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go Eagles." — Benedictine University fanbase · recurring line

0 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 5-7

Base 7-5

Ceiling 10-2

floor5-7Rebuild year. Below .500.

base7-5Mid-table finish.

ceiling10-2Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.

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 · Benedictine University · 2018-present

Average

63% home win rate vs 57% on the road. margin runs +1.8 better at home.

Home12-7Away11-8

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Mixed

Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.

Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 7-3

Schedule Strength · Benedictine University · 2025

Soft

Average opponent win rate 42% across 10 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.

Opp Win %0.425

Moment of the Year · Benedictine University · 2025

Won 35-0 vs Buena Vista

Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Benedictine University

2024: Won 34-7 vs Rockford

In 2024, the program won 34-7 vs Rockford — a comfortable home result that left the 27-point margin on the books.

Eagles take flight tonight.