Midwest Illinois College

Record3-5through 8 games
Nextat KnoxSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#135 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Illinois College · 2026 schedule and results3-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 55%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@ElmhurstW 28-131-00-0
2Sep 12LyonL 14-211-10-0
3Sep 19@LawrenceW 54-72-11-0
4Sep 26Lake ForestL 21-552-21-1
5Oct 3@LutherL 26-272-31-2
6Oct 10GrinnellW 13-33-32-2
7Oct 17@ChicagoL 14-203-42-3
8Bye week
9Oct 31Monmouth (IL)L 7-543-52-4
10Nov 7@Knox1 pm ET85% to win
11Nov 14Beloit1 pm ET83% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Illinois 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: Knoxat Knox · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Illinois College has won one of its last five.

4-6 over the last 10, and lost the last two.

Streak L2Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 4-6

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Worth watchingGames average 47 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-5

Game feel47even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 11 in the Midwest
Heart rate0-3white-knucklein one-score games (3 of 8)2nd most one-score games of 11 in the Midwest
Margin−2.9competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 11 in the Midwest

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

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind·Written June 2026

Jacksonville's Blueboys climbed to 8–2 in 2025 under Ray DeFrisco's 50-win tenure — steady ascent through Midwest Conference ranks.

Standard GapA historic Illinois institution rebuilding steady success under a…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Jacksonville's Blueboys climbed to 8–2 in 2025 under Ray DeFrisco's 50-win tenure — steady ascent through Midwest Conference ranks.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Illinois College sits 7th in the Midwest Conference and 155th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Midwest · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Lake Forest7-08-067.8
2Monmouth (IL)6-06-260.9
3Chicago5-16-256.7
4Luther6-26-352.9
5Grinnell4-25-349.7
6Cornell (IA)4-44-544.5
7Illinois College2-43-545.5
8Ripon1-51-737.3
45.5 CFB Zeitgeist#155 of 245 D350.2 strength of schedule

Win the Midwest 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 · 3-5
W 28-13 at Elmhurst · Wk 1+15ElmhurstL 14-21 vs Lyon · Wk 2−7LyonW 54-7 at Lawrence · Wk 3+47LawrenceL 21-55 vs Lake Forest · Wk 4−34Lake ForL 26-27 at Luther · Wk 5−1LutherW 13-3 vs Grinnell · Wk 6+10GrinnellL 14-20 at Chicago · Wk 7−6ChicagoL 7-54 vs Monmouth (IL) · Wk 9−47Monmouth

Signature win 54-7 over Lawrence; toughest day 7-54 against Monmouth (IL).

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Blueboys.”
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