NESCAC Hamilton College

Record2-5through 7 games
Nextat MiddleburySat Nov 7 · 12:30 pm ET
The model#156 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Hamilton College · 2026 schedule and results2-5Hard slateAverage opponent win rate 61%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
3Sep 19@TuftsL 28-420-10-1
4Sep 26AmherstL 21-380-20-2
5Oct 3Wesleyan (CT)L 38-420-30-3
6Oct 10@Trinity (CT)L 6-370-40-4
7Oct 17@BowdoinW 26-71-41-4
8Oct 24ColbyW 28-142-42-4
9Oct 31@WilliamsL 25-342-52-5
10Nov 7@Middlebury12:30 pm ET27% to win
11Nov 14Bates12 pm ET80% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Hamilton College, through 7 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: Middleburyat Middlebury · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Hamilton College has won two of its last five.

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

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 3-7

More in this tab

Worth watchingGames average 55 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-5

Game feel55shootoutscombined pts / game1st highest-scoring of 10 in the NESCAC
Heart rate0-1rarely closein one-score games (1 of 7)9th most one-score games of 10 in the NESCAC
Margin−6.0competitiveavg scoring margin7th best margin of 10 in the NESCAC

Measured from 7 games · ranks are among NESCAC teams the same season

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

Upstate New York liberal-arts stalwart—Hamilton is a consistent NESCAC competitor with strong institutional stability and the eternal wound of the Rocking Chair Trophy.

Standard GapSustained competitive presence vs. 28+ year Rocking Chair Trophy…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Upstate New York liberal-arts stalwart—Hamilton is a consistent NESCAC competitor with strong institutional stability and the eternal wound of the Rocking Chair Trophy.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Hamilton College sits 7th in the NESCAC and 164th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

NESCAC · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Amherst7-07-071.5
2Trinity (CT)7-07-069.7
3Wesleyan (CT)6-16-163.8
4Williams5-25-255.8
5Tufts4-34-354.9
6Middlebury3-43-448.9
7Hamilton2-52-545.0
8Colby1-61-638.8
45.0 CFB Zeitgeist#164 of 245 D355.6 strength of schedule

New for 2026: NESCAC champions enter the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time in the conference's history. Win the NESCAC and the automatic berth comes with it; fall short and an at-large bid is decided by NPI.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 2-5
L 28-42 at Tufts · Wk 3−14TuftsL 21-38 vs Amherst · Wk 4−17AmherstL 38-42 vs Wesleyan (CT) · Wk 5−4WesleyanL 6-37 at Trinity (CT) · Wk 6−31Trinity W 26-7 at Bowdoin · Wk 7+19BowdoinW 28-14 vs Colby · Wk 8+14ColbyL 25-34 at Williams · Wk 9−9Williams

Signature win 26-7 over Bowdoin; toughest day 6-37 against Trinity (CT).

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Continentals.”
This page may include content derived from public news sources, social media, and fan communities. We relay these sources as-is — we are not reporting them. Sources may be summarized or quoted imperfectly; for anything that matters, go look at the original source directly. The original source may also be wrong. Text written by our model says so in a line beneath it, and it can get facts wrong. All analysis is editorial opinion, not professional reporting. Data sources · About this site