Presidents’ Case Western Reserve

Record7-1through 8 games
Nextat Grove CitySat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#61 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Case Western Reserve · 2026 schedule and results7-1Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 39%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 4@Rochester (NY)W 38-201-00-0
2Bye week
3Sep 19ShenandoahW 48-412-00-0
4Sep 26Washington & JeffersonL 7-352-10-1
5Oct 3@Westminster (PA)W 36-293-11-1
6Oct 10Saint FrancisW 52-104-12-1
7Oct 17WaynesburgW 41-65-13-1
8Oct 24@HiramW 38-06-14-1
9Oct 31ThielW 51-77-15-1
10Nov 7@Grove City1 pm ET43% to win
11Nov 14@Allegheny1 pm ET58% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Case Western Reserve, 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: Grove Cityat Grove City · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Case Western Reserve has won five straight.

7-3 over the last 10, and won the last five.

Streak W5Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 7-3

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Worth watchingGames average 57 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 7-1

Game feel57shootoutscombined pts / game3rd highest-scoring of 13 in the Presidents'
Heart rate2-0some dramain one-score games (2 of 8)6th most one-score games of 13 in the Presidents'
Margin+20.4comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 13 in the Presidents'

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

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

Case Western Reserve is 7-1 and plays at Grove City next.

Standard GapA rigorous engineering college where the football team punches above…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Case Western Reserve is 7-1 and plays at Grove City next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Case Western Reserve sits 2nd in the Presidents’ Conference and 36th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.

Presidents' · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Washington & Jefferson6-07-169.4
2Case Western Reserve5-17-164.9
3Allegheny5-17-164.1
4Grove City5-15-358.0
5Westminster (PA)4-24-451.9
6Saint Vincent3-34-347.3
7Bethany (WV)2-43-546.3
8Geneva2-43-546.1
64.9 CFB Zeitgeist#36 of 245 D347.1 strength of schedule1 quality win

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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 7-1
W 38-20 at Rochester (NY) · Wk 1+18RochesteW 48-41 vs Shenandoah · Wk 3+7ShenandoL 7-35 vs Washington & Jefferson · Wk 4−28WashingtW 36-29 at Westminster (PA) · Wk 5+7WestminsW 52-10 vs Saint Francis · Wk 6+42Saint FrW 41-6 vs Waynesburg · Wk 7+35WaynesbuW 38-0 at Hiram · Wk 8+38HiramW 51-7 vs Thiel · Wk 9+44Thiel

Signature win 51-7 over Thiel; toughest day 7-35 against Washington & Jefferson.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Spartans.”
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