Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | John Carroll | L 7-17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @Catholic | W 38-35 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @Berry | L 10-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Bye week | |||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @McDaniel | W 52-14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | Johns Hopkins | W 21-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Gettysburg | W 41-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | Muhlenberg | W 34-7 | 5-2 | 0-0 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | Dickinson | L 51-54 | 5-3 | 0-0 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Franklin & Marshall | 12 pm ET37% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Ursinus | 12 pm ET70% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Carnegie Mellon, 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 games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Carnegie Mellon has won four of its last five.
6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-3
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Presidents' teams the same season
Team story
Carnegie Mellon is an elite STEM institution where the best computer scientists happen to play football — a program that defines itself by who the athletes become, not who they beat.
Game day
Carnegie Mellon is an elite STEM institution where the best computer scientists happen to play football — a program that defines itself by who the athletes become, not who they beat.
Playoff path
Carnegie Mellon sits 11th in the Presidents’ Conference and 87th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington & Jefferson | 6-0 | 7-1 | 69.4 |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve | 5-1 | 7-1 | 64.9 |
| 3 | Allegheny | 5-1 | 7-1 | 64.1 |
| 4 | Grove City | 5-1 | 5-3 | 58.0 |
| 5 | Westminster (PA) | 4-2 | 4-4 | 51.9 |
| 6 | Saint Vincent | 3-3 | 4-3 | 47.3 |
| 7 | Bethany (WV) | 2-4 | 3-5 | 46.3 |
| 11 | Carnegie Mellon | 0-0 | 5-3 | 56.1 |
Win the Presidents' 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 52-14 over McDaniel; toughest day 7-17 against John Carroll.