CFB Zeitgeist
June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Hendrix College

6-4 2025 final

The Warriors of Conway, Arkansas, a selective liberal-arts college that brought football back after decades away, now competing in the Southern Athletic Association at Young-Wise Memorial Stadium.

The Warriors keep the faith.

Record
6-4
win% .600
Conference
5th of 9
Southern Athletic · 1-1
Index Rating
50.2
D3 #121 of 240
Playoff Path
Win the league
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-win — basking
The Long Wait·Offseason

The Warriors of Conway, Arkansas, a selective liberal-arts college that brought football back after decades away, now competing in the Southern Athletic Association at Young-Wise Memorial Stadium.

Standard GapAn academically elite program rebuilding football from a long absence, m…

Grow the revived program into a Southern Athletic Association contender and make Conway football matter.

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Hendrix College sits 5th in the Southern Athletic Conference and 121st of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Southern Athletic · 2025
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Berry College7-011-271.0
2Trinity University TX5-210-267.5
3Centre College Kentucky4-25-555.0
4Millsaps4-36-455.2
5Hendrix College1-16-450.2
6Southwestern University2-44-647.7
7Sewanee1-53-744.4
8Rhodes College0-71-936.2
50.2 CFB Zeitgeist#121 of 240 D345.6 strength of schedule1 quality win

Win the Southern Athletic 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 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 6-4
L 14-40 vs Maryville College (TN) · Wk 2-26MaryvillW 30-28 at Huntingdon College (AL) · Wk 3+2HuntingdL 19-41 vs Millsaps · Wk 4-22MillsapsW 47-28 vs Rhodes College · Wk 5+19Rhodes CW 60-21 vs Austin · Wk 7+39AustinL 48-50 at Texas Lutheran · Wk 8-2Texas LuW 38-21 vs LYONCOLL · Wk 9+17LYONCOLLW 64-10 vs CENTENARY · Wk 10+54CENTENARL 28-34 at McMurry · Wk 11-6McMurryW 55-28 vs LYONCOLL · Wk 12+27LYONCOLL

Signature win 64-10 over CENTENARY; toughest day 14-40 against Maryville College (TN).

The Pulse on Hendrix College

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
The Warriors keep the faith.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Warriors." — Hendrix College fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Hendrix College

Winning record

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked

The Division III national championship game.

Hendrix College · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor4-8Rebuild year. Below .500.
base6-6Mid-table finish.
ceiling9-3Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · Hendrix College · 2018-present

Elite

50% home win rate vs 18% on the road. margin runs +14.9 better at home.

Home10-10Away3-13
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Mixed

Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.

Streak W1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4

Schedule Strength · Hendrix College · 2025

Soft

Average opponent win rate 42% across 9 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.

Opp Win %0.430

Moment of the Year · Hendrix College · 2025

Won 47-28 vs Rhodes College

Week 5 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Hendrix College

2024: Lost 18-35 at Centre College Kentucky

In 2024, the program lost 18-35 at Centre College Kentucky — a one to file away road result, 17 points either way.

Go Warriors.