Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4 | Lebanon Valley | W 31-7 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @Westminster (PA) | W 45-8 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @Catholic | W 31-17 | 3-0 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Bye week | |||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Gettysburg | W 29-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Muhlenberg | L 28-31 | 4-1 | 1-1 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | Dickinson | W 17-7 | 5-1 | 2-1 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | Ursinus | W 35-17 | 6-1 | 3-1 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | @McDaniel | W 26-0 | 7-1 | 4-1 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | Carnegie Mellon | 12 pm ET63% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 13 | @Johns Hopkins | 7 pm ET82% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Franklin & Marshall, 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 games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Franklin & Marshall has won four of its last five.
8-2 over the last 10, and won the last three.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 7-1
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Centennial teams the same season
Team story
Franklin & Marshall is 7-1 and hosts Carnegie Mellon next.
Game day
Franklin & Marshall is 7-1 and hosts Carnegie Mellon next.
Playoff path
Franklin & Marshall sits 1st in the Centennial Conference and 32nd of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin & Marshall | 4-1 | 7-1 | 66.7 |
| 2 | Ursinus | 4-1 | 7-1 | 65.3 |
| 3 | Dickinson | 3-1 | 6-2 | 66.5 |
| 4 | Muhlenberg | 2-2 | 4-4 | 53.3 |
| 5 | Johns Hopkins | 2-2 | 3-5 | 50.1 |
| 6 | Gettysburg | 0-4 | 2-6 | 43.0 |
| 7 | McDaniel | 0-4 | 1-7 | 37.7 |
Win the Centennial 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.
Signature win 45-8 over Westminster (PA); toughest day 28-31 against Muhlenberg.