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

Fort Lewis College

2-9 2025 final

Fort Lewis is the Durango mountain school that broke a 40-game losing streak and is rebuilding one win at a time — a program for which every victory is proof the Skyhawks still belong.

Skyhawks country waits.

Record
2-9
win% .181
D2 Top 25
Conf Standing
Playoff Path
Building résumé
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic
The Long Wait·Offseason

Fort Lewis is the Durango mountain school that broke a 40-game losing streak and is rebuilding one win at a time — a program for which every victory is proof the Skyhawks still belong.

Standard GapA mountain college rebuilding from historical lows, celebrating incremen…

Fort Lewis under coach Johnny Cox (Year 5) went 2-9 in 2025 (1-8 RMAC), continuing the slow climb from the 40-game losing streak. QB Stone Walker showed promise (346 rushing yards, 7 rushing TDs), suggesting young talent is develo…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

The Pulse on Fort Lewis College

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
Skyhawks country waits.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Skyhawks." — Fort Lewis College fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Fort Lewis College

Winning record

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title

Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.

Super Region qualifierLocked

Entry into the 32-team national bracket.

McKinney, TXLocked

The Division II national championship game.

Fort Lewis College · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
base2-10Mid-table finish.
ceiling5-7Conference 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

D2 Program Prestige · Fort Lewis College

Mid-Major Contender

D2 Playoff Contender — consistent Super Region participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

Fanbase Health Index · Fort Lewis College · low confidence

Stable (40)

DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 2-9 (18% win rate)40

Home-Field Advantage · Fort Lewis College · 2018-present

Above-Average

11% home win rate vs 4% on the road. margin runs +3.3 better at home.

Home3-24Away1-23
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cold

One of five. The film room is busy this week.

Streak L2Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 2-8

Rocky Mountain Standing · 2025

9th in the Rocky Mountain

Fort Lewis College is 9th of 10 in the Rocky Mountain at 2-9. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.

#ProgramRecord
1CSU Pueblo10-2
2Western Colorado10-3
3Chadron St8-4
4Colorado School Of Mines7-4
5Colorado Mesa6-5
6New Mexico Highlands6-5
7Black Hills State3-8
8South Dakota Mines3-8
9Fort Lewis2-9
10Adams State0-11

Schedule Strength · Fort Lewis College · 2025

Soft

Average opponent win rate 43% across 11 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.

Opp Win %0.438

Moment of the Year · Fort Lewis College · 2025

Won 58-10 at Phoenix

Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Fort Lewis College

2024: Lost 9-67 at Colorado School Of Mines

In 2024, the program lost 9-67 at Colorado School Of Mines — a stinging road result, 58 points either way.

Go Skyhawks.