LeadersPassing Ashton Pannell 1,866 · Rushing Tre' Hartwell 300 · Receiving Kymari Gray 475 All player stats
Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | Roosevelt | L 28-44 | 0-1 | 0-0 | Pass Pannell 264 · Rush Hartwell 52 · Rec Barksdale 70 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | @UT Martin | L 7-42 | 0-2 | 0-0 | Pass Pannell 153 · Rush Hartwell 19 · Rec Gray 61 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | Kentucky Christian | W 78-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | Pass Pannell 308 · Rush Hartwell 70 · Rec Gray 111 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @Butler | L 20-47 | 1-3 | 0-0 | Pass Pannell 180 · Rush Edmonds 88 · Rec Edmonds 74 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | Norfolk State | L 20-43 | 1-4 | 0-0 | Pass Pannell 198 · Rush Edmonds 22 · Rec Barksdale 71 |
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Tarleton State | L 21-56 | 1-5 | 0-0 | Pass Pannell 292 · Rush Tiberi 11 · Rec Gray 130 |
| 6 | Bye week | |||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @North Carolina A&T | L 12-27 | 1-6 | 0-0 | Pass Pannell 171 · Rush Dabney Jr. 35 · Rec Gray 65 |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Lindenwood | L 9-44 | 1-7 | 0-0 | Pass Pannell 207 · Rush Lee 58 · Rec Powell 78 |
| 9 | Oct 31 | UFTL | W 80-17 | 2-7 | 0-0 | Pass Tiberi 154 · Rush Lee 91 · Rec Coleman 86 |
| 10 | Bye week | |||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Virginia Lynchburg | 1 pm ET97% to win | |||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Southern Utah | 2 pm ET5% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Chicago State Cougars, through 9 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, big plays)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Big plays (IsoPPP) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | UFTL | W 80-17 | — | — | — | +0.594 | 63.9% | 1.25 | Season-high EPA/play |
| Oct 24 | @Lindenwood | L 9-44 | — | — | — | −0.108 | 31.6% | 1.08 | Blowout loss |
| Oct 17 | @North Carolina A&T | L 12-27 | — | — | — | −0.406 | 37.1% | 1.20 | Season-low EPA/play |
| Oct 3 | @Tarleton State | L 21-56 | — | — | — | +0.027 | 32.4% | 1.65 | Most explosive |
| Sep 26 | Norfolk State | L 20-43 | — | — | — | −0.132 | 29.7% | 1.45 | |
| Sep 19 | @Butler | L 20-47 | — | — | — | +0.075 | 33.3% | 1.44 | |
| Sep 12 | Kentucky Christian | W 78-7 | — | — | — | +0.478 | 51.5% | 1.48 | Best defensive stand |
| Sep 5 | @UT Martin | L 7-42 | — | — | — | −0.092 | 20.0% | 1.52 | Blowout loss |
| Aug 29 | Roosevelt | L 28-44 | — | — | — | +0.073 | 47.9% | 0.95 | |
| Season average (9 games) | — | — | +0.057 | 38.6% | 1.34 | ||||
What’s ahead
Off this week
10 days
until kickoff · vs Virginia Lynchburg · Sat Nov 14 · 1 pm ET
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 9 games
Chicago State Cougars has won one of its last five.
2-7 over the last 9, and won the last one.
Range of outcomes · Chicago State Cougars · 2026
Range of outcomes · Chicago State Cougars · 2026Chicago State Cougars’ base case is 3-9, mid-table finish. The floor is 2-10; the ceiling is 5-7.
What each outcome looks like
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is the 2-7 record so far plus the 3 games left, with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-7
Measured from 9 games · ranks are among FCS Independents teams the same season
Team story
Chicago State football is the only Division I football program in the city of Chicago since 1939 — a brand-new program built from scratch in 2026 with 55 inaugural players and the mandate to prove a major city can sustain big-time college football again.
Game day
Chicago State football is the only Division I football program in the city of Chicago since 1939 — a brand-new program built from scratch in 2026 with 55 inaugural players and the mandate to prove a major city can sustain big-time college football again.