Buena Vista University
1-1American Rivers · J. Leslie Rollins Stadium · 3,000
LastW 26–14 at Lawrence · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Minnesota Morris · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Big Cat Stadium · first meeting on record
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #638 | #531 | — | Benedictine (IL) | L 14–41 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #640 | #662 | — | @Lawrence | W 26–14 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #638 | #574 | @Minnesota Morris | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Simpson (IA) | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Wartburg | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Coe | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Central College | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Dubuque | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Loras | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · at Minnesota Morris · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET
Buena Vista is the Iowa pioneer — founded 1898, football since the earliest days of organized college sports, a small university with 128 years of continuous football and a place in the historic Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
No real chip — Buena Vista is too small, too quiet, too rooted in regional pride to carry a grievance. The fanbase knows the program is not going to shock the Division III world.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 3-7 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among American Rivers teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Buena Vista University has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 3-7 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Minnesota Morris · away
Outcome band · Buena Vista University · 2026
Outcome band · Buena Vista University · 2026Buena Vista University's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
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
Buena Vista is the Iowa pioneer — founded 1898, football since the earliest days of organized college sports, a small university with 128 years of continuous football and a place in the historic Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Playoff path
Buena Vista University sits 2nd in the American Rivers Conference and 108th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central College | 0-0 | 1-1 | 52.5 |
| 2 | Buena Vista | 0-0 | 1-1 | 51.0 |
| 3 | Coe | 0-0 | 1-1 | 50.9 |
| 4 | Wartburg | 0-0 | 1-1 | 50.3 |
| 5 | Loras | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.3 |
| 6 | Simpson (IA) | 0-0 | 1-1 | 44.1 |
| 7 | Dubuque | 0-0 | 0-2 | 37.8 |
| 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 0-0 | 0-2 | 36.5 |
Win the American Rivers 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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.