Concordia University Chicago
2-0NACC · Concordia Stadium · 1,500
LastW 42–7 vs Grinnell · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Rockford · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Concordia Stadium · series 2-2
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #647 | #605 | — | @Minnesota Morris | W 52–19 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #645 | #525 | — | Grinnell | W 42–7 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #610 | #645 | Rockford | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Concordia (WI) | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Aurora | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Lakeland | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Benedictine (IL) | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Eureka | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @St. Norbert | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Wisconsin Lutheran |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · vs Rockford · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET
The Cougars of River Forest, a Lutheran university just west of Chicago playing Division III football at Concordia Stadium in the NACC.
Concordia Chicago is a steady Lutheran program in Chicago's suburbs, and the wider Division III world barely registers the Cougars among the city's small colleges.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 4-6 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among NACC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Concordia University Chicago has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 4-6 over the last 10, and won the last two.
Next Sep 19
vs Rockford · at home
Outcome band · Concordia University Chicago · 2026
Outcome band · Concordia University Chicago · 2026Concordia University Chicago's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
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
The Cougars of River Forest, a Lutheran university just west of Chicago playing Division III football at Concordia Stadium in the NACC.
Playoff path
Concordia University Chicago sits 4th in the NACC and 52nd of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benedictine (IL) | 0-0 | 2-0 | 70.1 |
| 2 | Concordia (WI) | 0-0 | 2-0 | 63.1 |
| 3 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 0-0 | 2-0 | 62.6 |
| 4 | Concordia Chicago | 0-0 | 2-0 | 62.5 |
| 5 | Lakeland | 0-0 | 1-1 | 53.7 |
| 6 | Aurora | 0-0 | 0-2 | 36.2 |
| 7 | St. Norbert | 0-0 | 0-2 | 33.4 |
| 8 | Eureka | 0-0 | 0-2 | 29.2 |
Win the NACC 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.