Benedictine University

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NACC · Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex · 3,071

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Eureka · our model 88% Benedictine University · a number, not a pick

LastW 28–25 vs Loras · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Eureka · Sat Sep 26 · 7 pm ET · Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex · series 4-0, won the last 4

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Benedictine University · 2026 schedule & results2-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 5#531#638@Buena VistaW 41–141-00-0
2Sep 12#537#577LorasW 28–252-00-0
4Sep 26#538#659Eureka
5Oct 4@Lakeland
6Oct 10@Wisconsin Lutheran
7Oct 17St. Norbert
8Oct 24@Concordia Chicago
9Oct 31@Rockford
10Nov 7Aurora
11Nov 14Concordia (WI)

Game Week

11 days

until kickoff · vs Eureka · Sat Sep 26 · 7 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

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…

Benedictine is a solid suburban-Chicago program with a real campus and a real facility, and the broader Division III world barely knows the Eagles are there.

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The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Sep 26Next: Eurekavs Eureka · at home

What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-3 · last season

Game feel48rock fightscombined pts / game9th highest-scoring of 9 in the NACC
Heart rate3-3white-knucklein one-score games (6 of 10)1st most one-score games of 9 in the NACC
Margin+15.1comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 9 in the NACC

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among NACC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Benedictine University has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 7-3 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Eureka · at home

Outcome band · Benedictine University · 2026

Benedictine University's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base2-10Mid-table finish.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

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 dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

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.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Benedictine University sits 1st in the NACC and 9th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.

NACC · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Benedictine (IL)0-02-070.1
2Concordia (WI)0-02-063.1
3Wisconsin Lutheran0-02-062.6
4Concordia Chicago0-02-062.5
5Lakeland0-01-153.7
6Aurora0-00-236.2
7St. Norbert0-00-233.4
8Eureka0-00-229.2
70.1 CFB Zeitgeist#9 of 229 D350.1 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
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Eagles.”
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