Gustavus Adolphus College
1-0Minnesota · Hollingsworth Field · 3,000
LastW 29–3 vs Central College · Sat Sep 5
Nextat Bethel (MN) · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET · Royal Stadium · series 0-5, lost the last 5
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 1
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #495 | #465 | — | Central College | W 29–3 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 20 | #491 | #438 | @Bethel (MN) | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #489 | #473 | Concordia (MN) | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Carleton | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | St. Olaf | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @St. Scholastica | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Hamline | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Saint John's (MN) | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Augsburg | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Macalester |
Game Week
5d 0h
until kickoff · at Bethel (MN) · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET
Gustavus is a program climbing back after decades at the margins—the 2023 MIAC championship game appearance proved it can compete at the top, and 2026 is about proving that wasn't a fluke.
Fans here believe gustavus's identity is about finally breaking through—proving to itself and the MIAC that a small school on the edge can become a perennial contender.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 5-5 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Minnesota teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Gustavus Adolphus College has won four of its last five.
Warming. 6-4 over the last 10, and won the last three.
Next Sep 20
vs Bethel (MN) · away
Outcome band · Gustavus Adolphus College · 2026
Outcome band · Gustavus Adolphus College · 2026Gustavus Adolphus College's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
Gustavus is a program climbing back after decades at the margins—the 2023 MIAC championship game appearance proved it can compete at the top, and 2026 is about proving that wasn't a fluke.
Playoff path
Gustavus Adolphus College sits 3rd in the Minnesota Conference and 26th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concordia (MN) | 1-0 | 2-0 | 60.9 |
| 2 | Macalester | 0-0 | 1-0 | 67.6 |
| 3 | Gustavus Adolphus | 0-0 | 1-0 | 67.5 |
| 4 | Hamline | 0-0 | 1-0 | 63.8 |
| 5 | Saint John's (MN) | 0-0 | 1-0 | 57.6 |
| 6 | Bethel (MN) | 0-0 | 0-1 | 40.3 |
| 7 | St. Scholastica | 0-0 | 0-1 | 37.5 |
| 8 | Carleton | 0-0 | 0-1 | 33.8 |
Win the Minnesota 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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.