Minnesota Gustavus Adolphus College

Record5-3through 8 games
Nextvs AugsburgSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#69 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Gustavus Adolphus College · 2026 schedule and results5-3Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 54%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5Central CollegeW 29-31-00-0
2Bye week
3Sep 19@Bethel (MN)L 7-491-10-1
4Sep 26Concordia (MN)L 9-311-20-2
5Oct 3@CarletonW 56-72-21-2
6Oct 10St. OlafW 37-33-22-2
7Oct 17@St. ScholasticaW 31-34-23-2
8Oct 24HamlineW 55-75-24-2
9Oct 31@Saint John's (MN)L 3-275-34-3
10Nov 7Augsburg1 pm ET89% to win
11Nov 14@Macalester1 pm ET89% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Gustavus Adolphus College, 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: Augsburgvs Augsburg · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Gustavus Adolphus College has won four of its last five.

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

Streak L1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 7-3

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Worth watchingGames average 45 combined points, rock fights

What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-3

Game feel45rock fightscombined pts / game10th highest-scoring of 10 in the Minnesota
Heart rate0-0rarely closein one-score games (0 of 8)10th most one-score games of 10 in the Minnesota
Margin+12.1competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 10 in the Minnesota

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

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

Gustavus Adolphus College is 5-3 and hosts Augsburg next.

2026 Record5-3
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Gustavus Adolphus College is 5-3 and hosts Augsburg next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Gustavus Adolphus College sits 5th in the Minnesota Conference and 84th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Minnesota · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Saint John's (MN)7-08-073.9
2Bethel (MN)6-16-262.4
3Concordia (MN)5-26-260.0
4Carleton5-25-356.7
5Gustavus Adolphus4-35-356.6
6St. Olaf3-43-544.6
7Macalester2-53-545.1
8Augsburg2-52-641.1
56.6 CFB Zeitgeist#84 of 245 D353.1 strength of schedule2 quality wins

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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 5-3
W 29-3 vs Central College · Wk 1+26Central L 7-49 at Bethel (MN) · Wk 3−42Bethel (L 9-31 vs Concordia (MN) · Wk 4−22ConcordiW 56-7 at Carleton · Wk 5+49CarletonW 37-3 vs St. Olaf · Wk 6+34St. OlafW 31-3 at St. Scholastica · Wk 7+28St. SchoW 55-7 vs Hamline · Wk 8+48HamlineL 3-27 at Saint John's (MN) · Wk 9−24Saint Jo

Signature win 56-7 over Carleton; toughest day 7-49 against Bethel (MN).

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Gusties.”
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