Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | Benedictine (IL) | L 14-41 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @Lawrence | W 26-14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @Minnesota Morris | L 28-30 | 1-2 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Bye week | |||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Simpson (IA) | L 20-51 | 1-3 | 0-1 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Wartburg | L 14-72 | 1-4 | 0-2 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | Coe | L 9-42 | 1-5 | 0-3 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Central College | L 21-56 | 1-6 | 0-4 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | Dubuque | L 7-48 | 1-7 | 0-5 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Loras | 2 pm ET19% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 2 pm ET34% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Buena Vista University, 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.
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Buena Vista University has lost six straight.
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Measured from 8 games · ranks are among American Rivers teams the same season
Team story
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.
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 8th in the American Rivers Conference and 211th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wartburg | 5-0 | 6-2 | 62.7 |
| 2 | Coe | 5-0 | 6-2 | 57.0 |
| 3 | Dubuque | 4-1 | 5-3 | 57.6 |
| 4 | Central College | 3-2 | 5-3 | 56.0 |
| 5 | Simpson (IA) | 2-3 | 3-5 | 45.7 |
| 6 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 1-4 | 1-7 | 38.8 |
| 7 | Loras | 0-5 | 2-6 | 42.0 |
| 8 | Buena Vista | 0-5 | 1-7 | 37.0 |
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.
Signature win 26-14 over Lawrence; toughest day 14-72 against Wartburg.