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June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Colorado Mesa University

6-5 2025 final

Colorado Mesa is the Western Slope program playing solid D2 football on the road to a historic milestone — 500 football wins reached in 2025, a testament to sustained RMAC competitiveness.

Quiet weeks in Mavericks country.

Record
6-5
win% .545
D2 Top 25
Conf Standing
Playoff Path
Bracket race
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic
The Long Wait·Offseason

Colorado Mesa is the Western Slope program playing solid D2 football on the road to a historic milestone — 500 football wins reached in 2025, a testament to sustained RMAC competitiveness.

Title DroughtSince 2018 · 7 yrs

Colorado Mesa under coach Miles Kochevar went 6-5 in 2025 (5-4 RMAC) and reached the historic milestone of 500 football wins — a testament to the program's longevity and sustained competitiveness. The Mavericks are a solid mid-tie…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

The Pulse on Colorado Mesa University

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
Quiet weeks in Mavericks country.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Mavericks." — Colorado Mesa University fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Colorado Mesa University

Winning record

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title

Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.

Super Region qualifierLocked

Entry into the 32-team national bracket.

McKinney, TXLocked

The Division II national championship game.

Colorado Mesa University · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor4-8Rebuild year. Below .500.
base6-6Mid-table finish.
ceiling9-3Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

D2 Program Prestige · Colorado Mesa University

Mid-Major Contender

D2 Playoff Contender — consistent Super Region participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

Fanbase Health Index · Colorado Mesa University · low confidence

Growing (60)

DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 6-5 (55% win rate)60

Home-Field Advantage · Colorado Mesa University · 2018-present

Above-Average

65% home win rate vs 51% on the road. margin runs +6.7 better at home.

Home17-9Away14-13
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Mixed

Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.

Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4

Rocky Mountain Standing · 2025

5th in the Rocky Mountain

Colorado Mesa University sits 5th of 10 in the Rocky Mountain at 6-5. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.

#ProgramRecord
1CSU Pueblo10-2
2Western Colorado10-3
3Chadron St8-4
4Colorado School Of Mines7-4
5Colorado Mesa6-5
6New Mexico Highlands6-5
7Black Hills State3-8
8South Dakota Mines3-8
9Fort Lewis2-9
10Adams State0-11

Schedule Strength · Colorado Mesa University · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 48% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.480

Moment of the Year · Colorado Mesa University · 2025

Won 28-7 vs Eastern New Mexico

Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Colorado Mesa University

2024: Won 49-0 at Fort Lewis

In 2024, the program won 49-0 at Fort Lewis — a blowout road result that left the 49-point margin on the books.

Go Mavericks.