University of Dubuque
0-2American Rivers · Chalmers Field · 4,000
LastL 0–59 at Wisconsin Platteville · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs McMurry · Sat Sep 26 · 2 pm ET · Chalmers Field · first meeting on record
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #529 | #463 | — | Wisconsin Stout | L 20–34 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #532 | #439 | — | @Wisconsin Platteville | L 0–59 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #534 | #456 | McMurry | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Central College | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Simpson (IA) | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Wartburg | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Buena Vista | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Coe | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Loras |
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs McMurry · Sat Sep 26 · 2 pm ET
Dubuque is the small Iowa university that built 11 conference championships and a steady playoff pipeline under generations of coaching continuity, proving that consistent competence is its own form of excellence.
No chip — Dubuque's identity is too settled, too rooted in regional competence to carry a grievance. The fanbase accepts its place in the ARC hierarchy.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 4-6 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among American Rivers teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
University of Dubuque has won one of its last five.
Cold. 4-6 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
Next Sep 26
vs McMurry · at home
Outcome band · University of Dubuque · 2026
Outcome band · University of Dubuque · 2026University of Dubuque's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
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
Dubuque is the small Iowa university that built 11 conference championships and a steady playoff pipeline under generations of coaching continuity, proving that consistent competence is its own form of excellence.
Playoff path
University of Dubuque sits 7th in the American Rivers Conference and 172nd of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central College | 0-0 | 1-1 | 52.5 |
| 2 | Buena Vista | 0-0 | 1-1 | 51.0 |
| 3 | Coe | 0-0 | 1-1 | 50.9 |
| 4 | Wartburg | 0-0 | 1-1 | 50.3 |
| 5 | Loras | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.3 |
| 6 | Simpson (IA) | 0-0 | 1-1 | 44.1 |
| 7 | Dubuque | 0-0 | 0-2 | 37.8 |
| 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 0-0 | 0-2 | 36.5 |
Win the American Rivers 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.