LeadersPassing Marshall Kmiecik 150 · Rushing Marshall Kmiecik 44 · Receiving Brayden Wilkins 54 All player stats
Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | North Park | W 34-31 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @Butler | L 0-52 | 1-1 | 0-0 | Pass Kmiecik 150 · Rush Kmiecik 44 · Rec Wilkins 54 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | Calvin | L 7-41 | 1-2 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Bye week | |||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Rose Hulman | L 34-42 | 1-3 | 0-1 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | Mount St Joseph | L 36-42 | 1-4 | 0-2 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Manchester | W 19-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Bluffton | W 41-14 | 3-4 | 2-2 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | Muskingum | W 56-35 | 4-4 | 2-2 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | Anderson (IN) | 1:30 pm ET97% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Hanover | 1:30 pm ET37% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Franklin, 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.
The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.
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The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Franklin has won three of its last five.
5-5 over the last 10, and won the last three.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-4
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Heartland teams the same season
Team story
Franklin College is the HCAC program that brought back its all-time winningest coach Mike Leonard — the Grizzlies are betting the 129-win legend can restore the program to championship contention.
Game day
Franklin College is the HCAC program that brought back its all-time winningest coach Mike Leonard — the Grizzlies are betting the 129-win legend can restore the program to championship contention.
Playoff path
Franklin sits 4th in the Heartland Conference and 107th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose Hulman | 4-0 | 6-2 | 59.7 |
| 2 | Mount St Joseph | 4-1 | 7-1 | 64.0 |
| 3 | Hanover | 3-1 | 6-2 | 61.4 |
| 4 | Franklin | 2-2 | 4-4 | 53.0 |
| 5 | Bluffton | 2-3 | 2-6 | 42.7 |
| 6 | Anderson (IN) | 0-4 | 1-7 | 36.1 |
| 7 | Manchester | 0-4 | 1-7 | 34.7 |
Win the Heartland 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 41-14 over Bluffton; toughest day 0-52 against Butler.