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

Dickinson (PA)

5-6 2025 final

The Red Devils of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania — nine-time Centennial Conference champions and a four-time NCAA Division III playoff program playing at the Biddle Field Complex.

The Red Devils are patient.

Record
5-6
win% .454
Conference
4th of 7
Centennial · 3-3
Index Rating
51.3
D3 #115 of 240
Playoff Path
Win the league
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — reckoning
The Long Wait·Offseason

The Red Devils of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania — nine-time Centennial Conference champions and a four-time NCAA Division III playoff program playing at the Biddle Field Complex.

Title DroughtSince 2007 · 18 yrs

Win the Centennial again and finally break through that first NCAA playoff round — turn nine league titles into a postseason run that sticks.

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Dickinson (PA) sits 4th in the Centennial Conference and 115th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Centennial · 2025
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Franklin & Marshall6-09-267.4
2Johns Hopkins University5-112-275.4
3Muhlenberg4-29-364.3
4Dickinson (PA)3-35-651.3
5Ursinus2-47-455.1
6Gettysburg1-51-938.5
7McDaniel College0-61-936.8
51.3 CFB Zeitgeist#115 of 240 D355.5 strength of schedule1 quality win

Win the Centennial 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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 5-6
L 34-48 at Randolph-Macon · Wk 2-14RandolphW 52-19 vs Waynesburg · Wk 3+33WaynesbuW 52-29 at Lycoming · Wk 4+23LycomingL 10-55 at Johns Hopkins University · Wk 6-45Johns HoW 49-21 vs Gettysburg · Wk 7+28GettysbuL 20-23 vs Franklin & Marshall · Wk 8-3FranklinW 23-20 at McDaniel College · Wk 9+3McDanielL 29-70 vs Carnegie Mellon · Wk 10-41CarnegieW 47-22 vs Ursinus · Wk 11+25UrsinusL 17-30 at Muhlenberg · Wk 12-13MuhlenbeL 13-14 at Delaware Valley · Wk 13-1Delaware

Signature win 52-19 over Waynesburg; toughest day 10-55 against Johns Hopkins University.

The Pulse on Dickinson (PA)

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
The Red Devils are patient.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Red Devils." — Dickinson (PA) fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Dickinson (PA)

Winning record

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked

The Division III national championship game.

Dickinson (PA) · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor3-9Rebuild year. Below .500.
base5-7Mid-table finish.
ceiling8-4Conference 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

Home-Field Advantage · Dickinson (PA) · 2018-present

Above-Average

55% home win rate vs 38% on the road. margin runs +5.9 better at home.

Home11-9Away8-13
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cooling

Two of five. Schedule has caught up.

Streak L2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 5-5

Schedule Strength · Dickinson (PA) · 2025

Hard

Average opponent win rate 56% across 11 finalized games. Strong conference slate — wins here carry full weight in Super Region selection.

Opp Win %0.564

Moment of the Year · Dickinson (PA) · 2025

Won 52-19 vs Waynesburg

Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Dickinson (PA)

2025: Won 52-19 vs Waynesburg

In 2025, the program won 52-19 vs Waynesburg — a blowout home result that left the 33-point margin on the books.

Go Red Devils.