NACC Concordia University Chicago

Record5-3through 8 games
Nextat St. NorbertSat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#140 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Concordia University Chicago · 2026 schedule and results5-3Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 46%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@Minnesota MorrisW 52-191-00-0
2Sep 12GrinnellW 42-72-00-0
3Sep 19RockfordW 46-203-01-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3@Concordia (WI)L 14-213-11-1
6Oct 10@AuroraL 0-523-21-2
7Oct 17LakelandW 43-344-22-2
8Oct 24Benedictine (IL)L 20-404-32-3
9Oct 31@EurekaW 30-05-33-3
10Nov 7@St. Norbert2 pm ET39% to win
11Nov 14Wisconsin Lutheran1 pm ET74% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Concordia University Chicago, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: St. Norbertat St. Norbert · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Concordia University Chicago has won two of its last five.

5-5 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 5-5

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Worth watchingGames average 55 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-3

Game feel55shootoutscombined pts / game2nd highest-scoring of 9 in the NACC
Heart rate0-1some dramain one-score games (1 of 8)6th most one-score games of 9 in the NACC
Margin+6.8competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 9 in the NACC

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among NACC teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

The Cougars of River Forest, a Lutheran university just west of Chicago playing Division III football at Concordia Stadium in the NACC.

Standard GapA faith-rooted suburban program where the NACC grind, not a…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

The Cougars of River Forest, a Lutheran university just west of Chicago playing Division III football at Concordia Stadium in the NACC.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Concordia University Chicago sits 5th in the NACC and 99th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

NACC · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Benedictine (IL)6-08-070.6
2Concordia (WI)6-08-068.2
3St. Norbert5-25-453.3
4Aurora4-24-452.4
5Concordia Chicago3-35-353.8
6Wisconsin Lutheran2-44-445.8
7Lakeland2-53-645.2
8Rockford0-60-831.8
53.8 CFB Zeitgeist#99 of 245 D348.3 strength of schedule

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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 5-3
W 52-19 at Minnesota Morris · Wk 1+33MinnesotW 42-7 vs Grinnell · Wk 2+35GrinnellW 46-20 vs Rockford · Wk 3+26RockfordL 14-21 at Concordia (WI) · Wk 5−7ConcordiL 0-52 at Aurora · Wk 6−52AuroraW 43-34 vs Lakeland · Wk 7+9LakelandL 20-40 vs Benedictine (IL) · Wk 8−20BenedictW 30-0 at Eureka · Wk 9+30Eureka

Signature win 42-7 over Grinnell; toughest day 0-52 against Aurora.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Cougars.”
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