CCIW Carthage College

Record3-5through 8 games
Nextat Augustana (IL)Sat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#159 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Carthage College · 2026 schedule and results3-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 49%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 4LakelandW 23-141-00-0
2Bye week
3Sep 19@Wisconsin Eau ClaireL 0-401-10-0
4Sep 26@Carroll (WI)L 0-201-20-1
5Oct 3@Illinois WesleyanL 14-341-30-2
6Oct 10ElmhurstW 28-32-31-2
7Oct 17North ParkL 12-172-41-3
8Oct 24MillikinW 25-183-42-3
9Oct 31@North Central CollegeL 3-553-52-4
10Nov 7@Augustana (IL)1 pm ET13% to win
11Nov 14Wheaton (IL)1 pm ET3% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Carthage College, 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: Augustana (IL)at Augustana (IL) · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Carthage College has won two of its last five.

4-6 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6

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Worth watchingGames average 38 combined points, rock fights

What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-5

Game feel38rock fightscombined pts / game9th highest-scoring of 9 in the CCIW
Heart rate1-1some dramain one-score games (2 of 8)4th most one-score games of 9 in the CCIW
Margin−12.0outgunnedavg scoring margin8th best margin of 9 in the CCIW

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

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

Carthage is the Wisconsin CCIW program with a storied athletic heritage stretching back to the 1800s, still playing with quiet institutional pride.

Standard GapA historic liberal-arts college in Kenosha, Wisconsin with a football…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Carthage is the Wisconsin CCIW program with a storied athletic heritage stretching back to the 1800s, still playing with quiet institutional pride.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Carthage College sits 7th in the CCIW and 162nd of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

CCIW · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Wheaton (IL)6-08-079.0
2North Central College5-17-169.6
3Illinois Wesleyan4-26-262.4
4Augustana (IL)3-34-453.4
5Carroll (WI)3-44-551.8
6Millikin3-44-548.9
7Carthage2-43-545.0
8North Park2-42-643.8
45.0 CFB Zeitgeist#162 of 245 D352.3 strength of schedule

Win the CCIW 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 · 3-5
W 23-14 vs Lakeland · Wk 1+9LakelandL 0-40 at Wisconsin Eau Claire · Wk 3−40WisconsiL 0-20 at Carroll (WI) · Wk 4−20Carroll L 14-34 at Illinois Wesleyan · Wk 5−20IllinoisW 28-3 vs Elmhurst · Wk 6+25ElmhurstL 12-17 vs North Park · Wk 7−5North PaW 25-18 vs Millikin · Wk 8+7MillikinL 3-55 at North Central College · Wk 9−52North Ce

Signature win 28-3 over Elmhurst; toughest day 3-55 against North Central College.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Firebirds.”
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