Ohio Capital

Record5-3through 8 games
Nextvs HeidelbergSat Nov 7 · 1:30 pm ET
The model#147 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Capital · 2026 schedule and results5-3Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 40%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@WaynesburgW 35-121-00-0
2Sep 12Wilmington (OH)W 44-192-01-0
3Sep 19@MariettaL 10-322-11-1
4Sep 26@Baldwin WallaceL 10-492-21-2
5Bye week
6Oct 10@MuskingumW 36-253-22-2
7Oct 17Mount UnionL 23-453-32-3
8Oct 24Anderson (IN)W 37-124-32-3
9Oct 31@OtterbeinW 35-305-33-3
10Nov 7Heidelberg1:30 pm ET16% to win
11Nov 14Ohio Northern1:30 pm ET52% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Capital, 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: Heidelbergvs Heidelberg · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Capital has won three of its last five.

6-4 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4

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Worth watchingGames average 57 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-3

Game feel57even gamescombined pts / game6th highest-scoring of 10 in the Ohio
Heart rate1-0some dramain one-score games (1 of 8)7th most one-score games of 10 in the Ohio
Margin+0.8competitiveavg scoring margin6th best margin of 10 in the Ohio

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

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

Capital is the OAC rebuilder trying to snap a 15-year winning drought — 1-9 in 2024, but Head Coach Brian Foos is betting 2025 and beyond are the turnaround years.

Standard GapA small Columbus university that fell to 1-9 in 2024 vs the belief…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Capital is the OAC rebuilder trying to snap a 15-year winning drought — 1-9 in 2024, but Head Coach Brian Foos is betting 2025 and beyond are the turnaround years.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Capital sits 6th in the Ohio Conference and 92nd of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Ohio · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Baldwin Wallace6-08-074.1
2Mount Union5-16-263.6
3Heidelberg4-26-263.7
4Marietta4-35-358.4
5Ohio Northern4-34-451.7
6Capital3-35-355.3
7Otterbein1-52-643.9
8Wilmington (OH)1-52-642.1
55.3 CFB Zeitgeist#92 of 245 D349.5 strength of schedule

Win the Ohio 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 · 5-3
W 35-12 at Waynesburg · Wk 1+23WaynesbuW 44-19 vs Wilmington (OH) · Wk 2+25WilmingtL 10-32 at Marietta · Wk 3−22MariettaL 10-49 at Baldwin Wallace · Wk 4−39Baldwin W 36-25 at Muskingum · Wk 6+11MuskinguL 23-45 vs Mount Union · Wk 7−22Mount UnW 37-12 vs Anderson (IN) · Wk 8+25AndersonW 35-30 at Otterbein · Wk 9+5Otterbei

Signature win 44-19 over Wilmington (OH); toughest day 10-49 against Baldwin Wallace.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Crusaders.”
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