Michigan Hope College

Record8-0through 8 games
Nextat CalvinSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#27 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Hope College · 2026 schedule and results8-0Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 39%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@DenisonW 28-141-00-0
2Sep 12Wisconsin Stevens PointW 38-102-00-0
3Sep 19@HanoverW 27-103-00-0
4Sep 26AlbionW 63-04-01-0
5Oct 3@OlivetW 66-175-02-0
6Bye week
7Oct 17AdrianW 24-226-03-0
8Oct 24@AlmaW 38-37-04-0
9Oct 31KalamazooW 48-138-05-0
10Nov 7@Calvin1 pm ET36% to win
11Nov 14Trine1 pm ET81% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Hope 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: Calvinat Calvin · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Hope College has won eight straight.

9-1 over the last 10, and won the last eight.

Streak W8Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 9-1

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Worth watchingGames average 53 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 8-0

Game feel53even gamescombined pts / game6th highest-scoring of 8 in the Michigan
Heart rate1-0rarely closein one-score games (1 of 8)8th most one-score games of 8 in the Michigan
Margin+30.4comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 8 in the Michigan

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

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

The Flying Dutchmen of Hope College in Holland, Michigan — a multi-time MIAA champion steeped in Dutch heritage, locked in one of Division III's fiercest rivalries with neighboring Calvin.

Standard GapA historic MIAA program with championship pedigree, measured against…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

The Flying Dutchmen of Hope College in Holland, Michigan — a multi-time MIAA champion steeped in Dutch heritage, locked in one of Division III's fiercest rivalries with neighboring Calvin.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Hope College sits 2nd in the Michigan Conference and 12th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.

Michigan · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Calvin5-08-074.1
2Hope5-08-073.8
3Trine4-16-261.6
4Kalamazoo2-33-548.0
5Alma2-32-643.4
6Adrian1-43-549.3
7Albion1-41-742.1
8Olivet0-53-545.9
73.8 CFB Zeitgeist#12 of 245 D349.1 strength of schedule2 quality wins

Win the Michigan 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 · 8-0
W 28-14 at Denison · Wk 1+14DenisonW 38-10 vs Wisconsin Stevens Point · Wk 2+28WisconsiW 27-10 at Hanover · Wk 3+17HanoverW 63-0 vs Albion · Wk 4+63AlbionW 66-17 at Olivet · Wk 5+49OlivetW 24-22 vs Adrian · Wk 7+2AdrianW 38-3 at Alma · Wk 8+35AlmaW 48-13 vs Kalamazoo · Wk 9+35Kalamazo

Signature win 63-0 over Albion; toughest day 24-22 against Adrian.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Flying Dutchmen.”
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