Elmhurst University

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CCIW · Langhorst Field · 2,500

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Carroll (WI) · our model 53% Elmhurst University · a number, not a pick

LastW 28–14 at Rockford · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Carroll (WI) · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Langhorst Field · series 0-4, lost the last 4

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Elmhurst University · 2026 schedule & results1-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 5#637#505Illinois CollegeL 13–280-10-0
2Sep 12#630#642@RockfordW 28–141-10-0
3Sep 19#633#537Carroll (WI)
4Sep 26#632#525Augustana (IL)
6Oct 10@Carthage
7Oct 17North Central College
8Oct 24@Illinois Wesleyan
9Oct 31Millikin
10Nov 7@Wheaton (IL)
11Nov 14@North Park

Game Week

4d 23h

until kickoff · vs Carroll (WI) · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Elmhurst is the Illinois CCIW program competing within Division III tradition, building from a challenging foundation with new coaching leadership.

Standard GapA 2,500-student liberal-arts university in suburban Illinois that compet…

Fans here believe no chip — Elmhurst is rebuilding and playing for the future.

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 1-9 · last season

Game feel49rock fightscombined pts / game9th highest-scoring of 10 in the CCIW
Heart rate1-1some dramain one-score games (2 of 10)8th most one-score games of 10 in the CCIW
Margin-31.2outgunnedavg scoring margin10th best margin of 10 in the CCIW

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among CCIW teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Elmhurst University has won one of its last five.

Cold. 1-9 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 1-9
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Carroll (WI) · at home

Outcome band · Elmhurst University · 2026

Elmhurst 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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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Elmhurst is the Illinois CCIW program competing within Division III tradition, building from a challenging foundation with new coaching leadership.

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

Elmhurst University sits 8th in the CCIW and 143rd of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

CCIW · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Carthage0-01-068.2
2North Central College0-02-067.2
3Wheaton (IL)0-02-066.6
4Illinois Wesleyan0-02-065.9
5Augustana (IL)0-01-151.9
6Carroll (WI)0-01-151.3
7Millikin0-01-149.7
8Elmhurst0-01-143.8
43.8 CFB Zeitgeist#143 of 229 D337.6 strength of schedule

Win the CCIW 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 Bluejays.”
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