Midwest Lawrence University

Record1-7through 8 games
Nextvs ChicagoSat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#239 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Lawrence University · 2026 schedule and results1-7Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 45%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@LutherL 7-300-10-1
2Sep 12Buena VistaL 14-260-20-1
3Sep 19Illinois CollegeL 7-540-30-2
4Bye week
5Oct 3@Lake ForestL 13-720-40-3
6Oct 10BeloitL 17-270-50-4
7Oct 17GrinnellL 7-280-60-5
8Oct 24@KnoxW 14-71-61-5
9Oct 31@Cornell (IA)L 0-341-71-6
10Nov 7Chicago2 pm ET2% to win
11Nov 14@Ripon2 pm ET21% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Lawrence 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 forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Chicagovs Chicago · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Lawrence University has won one of its last five.

1-9 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 1-9

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Worth watchingGames average 45 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-7

Game feel45even gamescombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 11 in the Midwest
Heart rate1-0some dramain one-score games (1 of 8)8th most one-score games of 11 in the Midwest
Margin−24.9outgunnedavg scoring margin11th 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

Lawrence University is 1-7 and hosts Chicago next.

Standard GapAn elite small academic college whose football tradition runs deep…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Lawrence University is 1-7 and hosts Chicago next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Lawrence University sits 10th in the Midwest Conference and 235th 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
10Lawrence1-61-732.9
32.9 CFB Zeitgeist#235 of 245 D346.4 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
L 7-30 at Luther · Wk 1−23LutherL 14-26 vs Buena Vista · Wk 2−12Buena ViL 7-54 vs Illinois College · Wk 3−47IllinoisL 13-72 at Lake Forest · Wk 5−59Lake ForL 17-27 vs Beloit · Wk 6−10BeloitL 7-28 vs Grinnell · Wk 7−21GrinnellW 14-7 at Knox · Wk 8+7KnoxL 0-34 at Cornell (IA) · Wk 9−34Cornell

Signature win 14-7 over Knox; toughest day 13-72 against Lake Forest.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Vikings.”
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