Midwest Knox College

Record1-7through 8 games
Nextvs Illinois CollegeSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#237 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Knox College · 2026 schedule and results1-7Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 46%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@EurekaW 16-01-00-0
2Sep 12Lake ForestL 12-681-10-1
3Sep 19@RiponL 7-301-20-2
4Sep 26ChicagoL 0-481-30-3
5Oct 3@GrinnellL 7-311-40-4
6Bye week
7Oct 17@Cornell (IA)L 24-261-50-5
8Oct 24LawrenceL 7-141-60-6
9Oct 31@LutherL 7-491-70-7
10Nov 7Illinois College1 pm ET15% to win
11Nov 14Monmouth (IL)1 pm ET1% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Knox 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: Illinois Collegevs Illinois College · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Knox College 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 43 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-7

Game feel43even gamescombined pts / game8th highest-scoring of 11 in the Midwest
Heart rate0-2some dramain one-score games (2 of 8)4th most one-score games of 11 in the Midwest
Margin−23.2outgunnedavg scoring margin10th 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

The Prairie Fire of Galesburg, who play home games at the Knosher Bowl and meet Monmouth every fall for the Bronze Turkey — the oldest trophy game in Division III, contested since 1888.

Standard GapA historic small college whose proudest football currency is the…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

The Prairie Fire of Galesburg, who play home games at the Knosher Bowl and meet Monmouth every fall for the Bronze Turkey — the oldest trophy game in Division III, contested since 1888.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Knox College sits 11th in the Midwest Conference and 231st 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
11Knox0-71-733.7
33.7 CFB Zeitgeist#231 of 245 D346.6 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 · 1-7
W 16-0 at Eureka · Wk 1+16EurekaL 12-68 vs Lake Forest · Wk 2−56Lake ForL 7-30 at Ripon · Wk 3−23RiponL 0-48 vs Chicago · Wk 4−48ChicagoL 7-31 at Grinnell · Wk 5−24GrinnellL 24-26 at Cornell (IA) · Wk 7−2Cornell L 7-14 vs Lawrence · Wk 8−7LawrenceL 7-49 at Luther · Wk 9−42Luther

Signature win 16-0 over Eureka; toughest day 12-68 against Lake Forest.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Prairie Fire.”
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