Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | @Carnegie Mellon | W 17-7 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @Ohio Wesleyan | W 44-7 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | Kenyon | W 56-7 | 3-0 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | Wittenberg | W 49-3 | 4-0 | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Washington St. Louis | L 25-35 | 4-1 | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Bye week | |||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Wabash | W 24-17 | 5-1 | 0-0 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | Wooster | W 69-23 | 6-1 | 0-0 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | @DePauw | L 7-35 | 6-2 | 0-0 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Oberlin | 12 pm ET>99% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Denison | 1 pm ET82% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for John Carroll 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 games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
John Carroll University has won three of its last five.
7-3 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-2
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Ohio teams the same season
Team story
John Carroll University is 6-2 and plays at Oberlin next.
Game day
John Carroll University is 6-2 and plays at Oberlin next.
Playoff path
John Carroll University sits 9th in the Ohio Conference and 47th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baldwin Wallace | 6-0 | 8-0 | 74.1 |
| 2 | Mount Union | 5-1 | 6-2 | 63.6 |
| 3 | Heidelberg | 4-2 | 6-2 | 63.7 |
| 4 | Marietta | 4-3 | 5-3 | 58.4 |
| 5 | Ohio Northern | 4-3 | 4-4 | 51.7 |
| 6 | Capital | 3-3 | 5-3 | 55.3 |
| 7 | Otterbein | 1-5 | 2-6 | 43.9 |
| 9 | John Carroll | 0-0 | 6-2 | 62.6 |
Win the Ohio 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.
Signature win 56-7 over Kenyon; toughest day 7-35 against DePauw.