Upper Midwest Greenville University

Record3-5through 8 games
Nextvs Westminster (MO)Sat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#204 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Greenville University · 2026 schedule and results3-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 47%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@Lake ForestL 14-770-10-0
2Sep 12LakelandL 20-410-20-0
3Sep 19@LyonW 33-321-20-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3@Westminster (MO)L 7-341-30-1
6Oct 10Martin LutherW 28-02-31-1
7Oct 17CrownW 27-123-32-1
8Oct 24@Northwestern (MN)L 10-403-42-2
9Oct 31@Minnesota MorrisL 15-373-52-3
10Nov 7Westminster (MO)2 pm ET31% to win
11Nov 14@Martin Luther1 pm ET29% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Greenville 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: Westminster (MO)vs Westminster (MO) · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Greenville University has won two of its last five.

3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last two.

Streak L2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 3-7

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Worth watchingGames average 53 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-5

Game feel53shootoutscombined pts / game2nd highest-scoring of 6 in the Upper Midwest
Heart rate1-0rarely closein one-score games (1 of 8)6th most one-score games of 6 in the Upper Midwest
Margin−14.9outgunnedavg scoring margin5th best margin of 6 in the Upper Midwest

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

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

Midwestern evangelical institution with resilient organizational culture—Greenville balances academics and athletic development with stable, if modest, football tradition.

Standard GapStable GLIAC mid-tier presence; no prominent eras or dominant years
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Midwestern evangelical institution with resilient organizational culture—Greenville balances academics and athletic development with stable, if modest, football tradition.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Greenville University sits 4th in the Upper Midwest Conference and 178th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Upper Midwest · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Northwestern (MN)5-05-352.5
2Westminster (MO)3-25-349.0
3Martin Luther3-33-542.1
4Greenville2-33-543.0
5Crown2-42-636.1
6Minnesota Morris1-42-636.9
7Finlandia University0-00-0—
43.0 CFB Zeitgeist#178 of 245 D346.9 strength of schedule

Win the Upper Midwest 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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 3-5
L 14-77 at Lake Forest · Wk 1−63Lake ForL 20-41 vs Lakeland · Wk 2−21LakelandW 33-32 at Lyon · Wk 3+1LyonL 7-34 at Westminster (MO) · Wk 5−27WestminsW 28-0 vs Martin Luther · Wk 6+28Martin LW 27-12 vs Crown · Wk 7+15CrownL 10-40 at Northwestern (MN) · Wk 8−30NorthwesL 15-37 at Minnesota Morris · Wk 9−22Minnesot

Signature win 28-0 over Martin Luther; toughest day 14-77 against Lake Forest.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Panthers.”
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