Chapman University
0-1So. Cal. · Ernie Chapman Stadium · 2,000
LastL 24–44 at Hardin Simmons · Sat Sep 5
Nextvs Linfield · Sat Sep 19 · 10 pm ET · Ernie Chapman Stadium · series 0-1
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 1
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #483 | #429 | — | @Hardin Simmons | L 24–44 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 20 | #480 | #440 | Linfield | ||||
| 4 | Sep 27 | #479 | #620 | La Verne | ||||
| 5 | Oct 4 | Whittier | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 11 | @Redlands | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 18 | @Azusa Pacific | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 25 | Claremont Mudd Scripps | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Pomona Pitzer | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 8 | @Cal Lutheran |
Game Week
5d 2h
until kickoff · vs Linfield · Sat Sep 19 · 10 pm ET
Chapman is an Orange County university whose football team has won five SCIAC titles — the Panthers are proving small-school prestige can build hardware.
Fans here believe no chip — Chapman's story is about rising, not resenting.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 9-3 · last season
✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among So. Cal. teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Chapman University has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 8-2 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
Next Sep 20
vs Linfield · at home
Outcome band · Chapman University · 2026
Outcome band · Chapman University · 2026Chapman University's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
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 day
Chapman is an Orange County university whose football team has won five SCIAC titles — the Panthers are proving small-school prestige can build hardware.
Playoff path
Chapman University sits 4th in the So. Cal. Conference and 180th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Verne | 1-0 | 1-0 | 56.2 |
| 2 | Pomona Pitzer | 0-0 | 1-0 | 68.3 |
| 3 | Claremont Mudd Scripps | 0-0 | 1-0 | 55.4 |
| 4 | Chapman | 0-0 | 0-1 | 37.2 |
| 5 | Redlands | 0-0 | 0-1 | 33.8 |
| 6 | Azusa Pacific | 0-1 | 0-1 | 33.8 |
| 7 | Cal Lutheran | 0-0 | 0-1 | 29.4 |
| 8 | Whittier | 0-0 | 1-1 | — |
Win the So. Cal. 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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.