Eastern University

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Mid Atlantic · O'Hara Field

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Lebanon Valley · our model 68% Eastern University · a number, not a pick

LastW 27–21 vs Misericordia · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Lebanon Valley · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · O'Hara Field · series 0-3, lost the last 3

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Eastern University · 2026 schedule & results1-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 5#532#435@EndicottL 14–240-10-0
2Sep 12#524#573MisericordiaW 27–211-11-0
3Sep 19#528#547Lebanon Valley
4Sep 26#529#496@Delaware Valley
6Oct 10King's
7Oct 17Widener
8Oct 24@Alvernia
9Oct 31@Albright
10Nov 7Stevenson
11Nov 14@FDU Florham

Game Week

4d 17h

until kickoff · vs Lebanon Valley · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

The Eagles of Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania — a Christian college that launched football in 2022 and joined the Mid Atlantic a year later, building a brand-new program from the ground up.

Standard GapA startup football program proving a faith-based college can establish i…

Eastern only kicked off football in 2022 — and everyone treats the Eagles like a startup that hasn't earned a place in the Mid Atlantic.

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 10-2 · last season

Game feel44rock fightscombined pts / game9th highest-scoring of 10 in the Mid Atlantic
Heart rate5-1some dramain one-score games (6 of 12)4th most one-score games of 10 in the Mid Atlantic
Margin+9.7comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 10 in the Mid Atlantic

✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among Mid Atlantic teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Eastern University has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 8-2 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 8-2
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Lebanon Valley · at home

Outcome band · Eastern University · 2026

Eastern University's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base1-11Mid-table finish.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

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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The experience

The Eagles of Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania — a Christian college that launched football in 2022 and joined the Mid Atlantic a year later, building a brand-new program from the ground up.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Eastern University sits 3rd in the Mid Atlantic Conference and 88th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Mid Atlantic · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Stevenson1-02-063.0
2Albright1-02-061.3
3Eastern1-01-154.3
4Delaware Valley1-01-153.3
5Widener1-01-141.2
6Misericordia0-11-147.1
7FDU Florham0-10-238.8
8King's0-10-237.1
54.3 CFB Zeitgeist#88 of 229 D359.6 strength of schedule

Win the Mid Atlantic 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 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Eagles.”
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