Minnesota Hamline University

Record1-7through 8 games
Nextvs St. OlafSat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#217 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Hamline University · 2026 schedule and results1-7Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 56%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@CrownW 31-211-00-0
2Bye week
3Sep 19@Saint John's (MN)L 0-771-10-1
4Sep 26@Bethel (MN)L 0-771-20-2
5Oct 3MacalesterL 21-341-30-3
6Oct 10@Concordia (MN)L 10-561-40-4
7Oct 17CarletonL 41-491-50-5
8Oct 24@Gustavus AdolphusL 7-551-60-6
9Oct 31St. ScholasticaL 14-481-70-7
10Nov 7St. Olaf2 pm ET35% to win
11Nov 14Augsburg1 pm ET21% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Hamline 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: St. Olafvs St. Olaf · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Hamline University has lost seven straight.

1-9 over the last 10, and lost the last seven.

Streak L7Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 1-9

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Worth watchingGames average 68 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-7

Game feel68shootoutscombined pts / game1st highest-scoring of 10 in the Minnesota
Heart rate0-1some dramain one-score games (1 of 8)6th most one-score games of 10 in the Minnesota
Margin−36.6outgunnedavg scoring margin10th 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

Hamline University is 1-7 and hosts St. Olaf next.

Standard GapA founding MIAC program with pioneer-level history, measured against…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Hamline University is 1-7 and hosts St. Olaf next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Hamline University sits 10th in the Minnesota Conference and 212th 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
10Hamline0-71-737.0
37.0 CFB Zeitgeist#212 of 245 D353.2 strength of schedule

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 · 1-7
W 31-21 at Crown · Wk 1+10CrownL 0-77 at Saint John's (MN) · Wk 3−77Saint JoL 0-77 at Bethel (MN) · Wk 4−77Bethel (L 21-34 vs Macalester · Wk 5−13MacalestL 10-56 at Concordia (MN) · Wk 6−46ConcordiL 41-49 vs Carleton · Wk 7−8CarletonL 7-55 at Gustavus Adolphus · Wk 8−48GustavusL 14-48 vs St. Scholastica · Wk 9−34St. Scho

Signature win 31-21 over Crown; toughest day 0-77 against Saint John's (MN).

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Pipers.”
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