Cornell College (IA)
1-1Midwest · Van Metre Field at Ash Park · 1,100
LastW 10–0 vs Beloit · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Monmouth (IL) · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Van Metre Field at Ash Park · series 0-4, lost the last 4
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #590 | #461 | — | @Coe | L 7–49 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #582 | #650 | — | Beloit | W 10–0 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #594 | #483 | Monmouth (IL) | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #594 | #665 | @Luther | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Ripon | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Chicago | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Knox | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Grinnell | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Lawrence | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Lake Forest |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · vs Monmouth (IL) · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET
The Rams of Mount Vernon, an Iowa liberal-arts college famous for its 'one course at a time' block plan, whose 1992 team went a perfect 10-0 and now plays Division III in the Midwest Conference.
Cornell is a distinctive little Iowa college with a perfect season in its past, and the football world barely knows the Rams from the bigger Cornell out east.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 4-6 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Midwest teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Cornell College (IA) has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 5-5 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Monmouth (IL) · at home
Outcome band · Cornell College (IA) · 2026
Outcome band · Cornell College (IA) · 2026Cornell College (IA)'s most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
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 Rams of Mount Vernon, an Iowa liberal-arts college famous for its 'one course at a time' block plan, whose 1992 team went a perfect 10-0 and now plays Division III in the Midwest Conference.
Playoff path
Cornell College (IA) sits 2nd in the Midwest Conference and 137th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Forest | 1-0 | 2-0 | 65.6 |
| 2 | Cornell (IA) | 1-0 | 1-1 | 46.0 |
| 3 | Luther | 1-0 | 1-1 | 42.0 |
| 4 | Illinois College | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.9 |
| 5 | Knox | 0-1 | 1-1 | 49.8 |
| 6 | Beloit | 0-1 | 1-1 | 40.0 |
| 7 | Ripon | 0-0 | 0-2 | 37.7 |
| 8 | Grinnell | 0-0 | 1-1 | 37.5 |
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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.