Michigan Calvin University

Record8-0through 8 games
Nextvs HopeSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#24 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Calvin University · 2026 schedule and results8-0Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 41%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@OtterbeinW 53-211-00-0
2Sep 12St. NorbertW 49-72-00-0
3Sep 19@FranklinW 41-73-00-0
4Sep 26OlivetW 66-204-01-0
5Oct 3@AdrianW 17-125-02-0
6Bye week
7Oct 17KalamazooW 54-96-03-0
8Oct 24AlbionW 52-207-04-0
9Oct 31@TrineW 51-208-05-0
10Nov 7Hope1 pm ET64% to win
11Nov 14@Alma1 pm ET95% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Calvin 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.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Hopevs Hope · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Calvin University has won nine straight.

9-1 over the last 10, and won the last nine.

Streak W9Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 9-1

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Worth watchingGames average 62 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 8-0

Game feel62even gamescombined pts / game3rd highest-scoring of 8 in the Michigan
Heart rate1-0rarely closein one-score games (1 of 8)7th most one-score games of 8 in the Michigan
Margin+33.4comfortableavg scoring margin1st best margin of 8 in the Michigan

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Michigan teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

The Knights of Grand Rapids, a Christian Reformed university that launched brand-new football in 2024, playing its inaugural Division III seasons in the MIAA.

Standard GapA startup program writing its first chapter — there is no past record…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

The Knights of Grand Rapids, a Christian Reformed university that launched brand-new football in 2024, playing its inaugural Division III seasons in the MIAA.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Calvin University sits 1st in the Michigan Conference and 9th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.

Michigan · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Calvin5-08-074.1
2Hope5-08-073.8
3Trine4-16-261.6
4Kalamazoo2-33-548.0
5Alma2-32-643.4
6Adrian1-43-549.3
7Albion1-41-742.1
8Olivet0-53-545.9
74.1 CFB Zeitgeist#9 of 245 D349.6 strength of schedule1 quality win

Win the Michigan 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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 8-0
W 53-21 at Otterbein · Wk 1+32OtterbeiW 49-7 vs St. Norbert · Wk 2+42St. NorbW 41-7 at Franklin · Wk 3+34FranklinW 66-20 vs Olivet · Wk 4+46OlivetW 17-12 at Adrian · Wk 5+5AdrianW 54-9 vs Kalamazoo · Wk 7+45KalamazoW 52-20 vs Albion · Wk 8+32AlbionW 51-20 at Trine · Wk 9+31Trine

Signature win 66-20 over Olivet; toughest day 17-12 against Adrian.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Knights.”
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