Catawba
7-4 2025 finalCatawba is the Piedmont program that won Tangerine Bowls in the 1940s and set a national consecutive-scoring record that stood for generations — and after decades of shadows, is climbing back under Tyler Haines with the best start since 2017.
The Indians bide their time.
Catawba is the Piedmont program that won Tangerine Bowls in the 1940s and set a national consecutive-scoring record that stood for generations — and after decades of shadows, is climbing back under Tyler Haines with the best start since 2017.
Catawba went 5–1 overall and 3–1 SAC in 2025, its best start since 2017, under head coach Tyler Haines in his third season. Haines orchestrated the largest turnaround in the SAC during 2023 and has the program ascending toward bow…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Catawba
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Catawba
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Catawba · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Catawba · low confidence
Growing (65)
Home-Field Advantage · Catawba · 2018-present
Elite
55% home win rate vs 23% on the road. margin runs +12.9 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
South Atlantic Standing · 2025
5th in the South Atlantic
Catawba sits 5th of 12 in the South Atlantic at 7-4. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newberry | 12-2 |
| 2 | Wingate | 9-3 |
| 3 | Emory & Henry College | 8-3 |
| 4 | Carson-Newman College | 7-3 |
| 5 | Catawba | 7-4 |
| 6 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 6-5 |
| 7 | Anderson (Sc) | 5-6 |
| 8 | Mars Hill | 5-6 |
| 9 | Wilson | 3-8 |
| 10 | Greeneville | 1-9 |
| 11 | UVA Wise | 1-9 |
| 12 | Limestone | 0-0 |
Schedule Strength · Catawba · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 49% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Catawba · 2025
Won 45-13 vs Ferrum
Week 1 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — Catawba
2024: Lost 15-24 at Wingate
In 2024, the program lost 15-24 at Wingate — a one to file away road result, 9 points either way.
Go Indians.