Carleton College
0-1Minnesota · Laird Stadium · 7,500
LastL 7–69 at Wisconsin Whitewater · Sat Sep 5
Nextat Macalester · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET · Macalester Stadium · series 2-0, won the last 2
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 1
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #510 | #434 | — | @Wisconsin Whitewater | L 7–69 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 20 | #515 | #617 | @Macalester | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #516 | #596 | @St. Olaf | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Gustavus Adolphus | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | St. Scholastica | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 18 | @Hamline | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Saint John's (MN) | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Augsburg | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Bethel (MN) | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Concordia (MN) |
Game Week
5d 0h
until kickoff · at Macalester · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET
Carleton is the program where the Goat Trophy matters more than the scoreboard—a school that plays for the love of the game and a rivalry 105 years old.
Fans here believe carleton's identity is not about what it lost—it's about what it refuses to be: a program chasing prestige or national rankings. The Goat Trophy IS Carleton football.
The season in chapters
What fans said
L 7–69 at Wisconsin Whitewater
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What it is like to watch them2025 · 6-4 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Minnesota teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Carleton College has won one of its last five.
Cold. 6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last three.
Next Sep 20
vs Macalester · away
Outcome band · Carleton College · 2026
Outcome band · Carleton College · 2026Carleton College's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
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
Carleton is the program where the Goat Trophy matters more than the scoreboard—a school that plays for the love of the game and a rivalry 105 years old.
Playoff path
Carleton College sits 8th in the Minnesota Conference and 196th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concordia (MN) | 1-0 | 2-0 | 60.9 |
| 2 | Macalester | 0-0 | 1-0 | 67.6 |
| 3 | Gustavus Adolphus | 0-0 | 1-0 | 67.5 |
| 4 | Hamline | 0-0 | 1-0 | 63.8 |
| 5 | Saint John's (MN) | 0-0 | 1-0 | 57.6 |
| 6 | Bethel (MN) | 0-0 | 0-1 | 40.3 |
| 7 | St. Scholastica | 0-0 | 0-1 | 37.5 |
| 8 | Carleton | 0-0 | 0-1 | 33.8 |
Win the Minnesota 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.