Carthage College

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CCIW · Art Keller Field · 2,448

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Wisconsin Eau Claire · our model 33% Carthage College · a number, not a pick

LastW 23–14 vs Lakeland · Fri Sep 4

Nextat Wisconsin Eau Claire · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Carson Park

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 1

Carthage College · 2026 schedule & results1-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 5#587#552LakelandW 23–141-00-0
3Sep 19#588#584@Wisconsin Eau Claire
4Sep 26#588#539@Carroll (WI)
5Oct 3@Illinois Wesleyan
6Oct 10Elmhurst
7Oct 17North Park
8Oct 24Millikin
9Oct 31@North Central College
10Nov 7@Augustana (IL)
11Nov 14Wheaton (IL)

Game Week

4d 18h

until kickoff · at Wisconsin Eau Claire · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

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 pr…

Fans here believe no chip — Carthage plays for the college and the history.

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The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Wisconsin Eau Claireat Wisconsin Eau Claire · on the road

What it is like to watch them2025 · 4-6 · last season

Game feel45rock fightscombined pts / game10th highest-scoring of 10 in the CCIW
Heart rate1-2some dramain one-score games (3 of 10)3rd most one-score games of 10 in the CCIW
Margin-8.8competitiveavg scoring margin7th best margin of 10 in the CCIW

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among CCIW teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Carthage College has won three of its last five.

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

Streak W2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 4-6
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Wisconsin Eau Claire · away

Outcome band · Carthage College · 2026

Carthage College's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base1-11Mid-table finish.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

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 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.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Carthage College sits 1st in the CCIW and 20th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.

CCIW · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Carthage0-01-068.2
2North Central College0-02-067.2
3Wheaton (IL)0-02-066.6
4Illinois Wesleyan0-02-065.9
5Augustana (IL)0-01-151.9
6Carroll (WI)0-01-151.3
7Millikin0-01-149.7
8Elmhurst0-01-143.8
68.2 CFB Zeitgeist#20 of 229 D353.7 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
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Firebirds.”
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