CCIW Elmhurst University

Record1-7through 8 games
Nextat Wheaton (IL)Sat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#214 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Elmhurst University · 2026 schedule and results1-7Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 47%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5Illinois CollegeL 13-280-10-0
2Sep 12@RockfordW 28-141-10-0
3Sep 19Carroll (WI)L 0-331-20-1
4Sep 26Augustana (IL)L 14-581-30-2
5Bye week
6Oct 10@CarthageL 3-281-40-3
7Oct 17North Central CollegeL 2-741-50-4
8Oct 24@Illinois WesleyanL 0-441-60-5
9Oct 31MillikinL 21-421-70-6
10Nov 7@Wheaton (IL)1 pm ET<1% to win
11Nov 14@North Park1 pm ET9% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Elmhurst University, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Wheaton (IL)at Wheaton (IL) · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Elmhurst University has lost six straight.

1-9 over the last 10, and lost the last six.

Streak L6Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 1-9

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Worth watchingGames average 50 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-7

Game feel50even gamescombined pts / game6th highest-scoring of 9 in the CCIW
Heart rate0-0rarely closein one-score games (0 of 8)9th most one-score games of 9 in the CCIW
Margin−30.0outgunnedavg scoring margin9th best margin of 9 in the CCIW

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among CCIW teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

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…
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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.

Elmhurst University sits 9th in the CCIW and 218th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

CCIW · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Wheaton (IL)6-08-079.0
2North Central College5-17-169.6
3Illinois Wesleyan4-26-262.4
4Augustana (IL)3-34-453.4
5Carroll (WI)3-44-551.8
6Millikin3-44-548.9
7Carthage2-43-545.0
9Elmhurst0-61-736.0
36.0 CFB Zeitgeist#218 of 245 D351.1 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
The 2026 season · 1-7
L 13-28 vs Illinois College · Wk 1−15IllinoisW 28-14 at Rockford · Wk 2+14RockfordL 0-33 vs Carroll (WI) · Wk 3−33Carroll L 14-58 vs Augustana (IL) · Wk 4−44AugustanL 3-28 at Carthage · Wk 6−25CarthageL 2-74 vs North Central College · Wk 7−72North CeL 0-44 at Illinois Wesleyan · Wk 8−44IllinoisL 21-42 vs Millikin · Wk 9−21Millikin

Signature win 28-14 over Rockford; toughest day 2-74 against North Central College.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Bluejays.”
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