University of Chicago
7-3 2025 finalThe birthplace of American football coaching revived from a 61-year silence — Amos Alonzo Stagg's intellectual ghost reclaiming the Midway.
Quiet weeks in Maroons country.
The birthplace of American football coaching revived from a 61-year silence — Amos Alonzo Stagg's intellectual ghost reclaiming the Midway.
LIVE as of 2026-06: After 25 years of revival (2001–2026), Chicago plays active Midwest Conference football under Head Coach Craig Knoche (3rd coach in 5 years, signaling active search for stability). The program is neither the po…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
University of Chicago sits 3rd in the Midwest Conference and 74th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouth (IL) | 9-0 | 9-2 | 63.2 |
| 2 | Illinois College | 7-2 | 8-3 | 56.7 |
| 3 | Chicago | 7-2 | 7-3 | 56.0 |
| 4 | Lake Forest College | 7-2 | 7-3 | 55.0 |
| 5 | Ripon | 5-4 | 5-5 | 47.3 |
| 6 | Cornell College (IA) | 4-5 | 4-6 | 45.7 |
| 7 | Knox College | 2-6 | 2-7 | 37.3 |
| 8 | Grinnell | 2-7 | 2-8 | 35.1 |
Win the Midwest 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.
Signature win 66-0 over Lawrence University; toughest day 0-29 against Monmouth (IL).
The Pulse on University of Chicago
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · University of Chicago
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
University of Chicago · 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
Home-Field Advantage · University of Chicago · 2018-present
Soft
63% home win rate vs 70% on the road. margin runs -1.6 weaker at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Schedule Strength · University of Chicago · 2025
Soft
Average opponent win rate 42% across 10 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.
Moment of the Year · University of Chicago · 2025
Won 28-12 at Cornell College (IA)
Week 3 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — University of Chicago
2024: Won 27-13 at Knox College
In 2024, the program won 27-13 at Knox College — a comfortable road result that left the 14-point margin on the books.
Go Maroons.