Lawrence University
0-2Midwest · Ron Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl · 3,634
LastL 14–26 vs Buena Vista · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Illinois College · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Ron Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl · series 0-4, lost the last 4
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #660 | #666 | — | @Luther | L 7–30 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #662 | #640 | — | Buena Vista | L 14–26 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #662 | #517 | Illinois College | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Lake Forest | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Beloit | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Grinnell | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Knox | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Cornell (IA) | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Chicago | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Ripon |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · vs Illinois College · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET
The Vikings of Appleton, a selective Wisconsin liberal-arts and conservatory college with 16 Midwest Conference titles and a pair of perfect seasons, playing at the storied Banta Bowl.
Lawrence has 16 conference titles and two perfect seasons, and the football world files a small Wisconsin liberal-arts college away as academics-only.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 0-9 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Midwest teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Lawrence University has lost five straight.
Hibernating. 0-9 over the last 10, and lost the last five.
Next Sep 19
vs Illinois College · at home
Outcome band · Lawrence University · 2026
Outcome band · Lawrence University · 2026Lawrence University's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
The Vikings of Appleton, a selective Wisconsin liberal-arts and conservatory college with 16 Midwest Conference titles and a pair of perfect seasons, playing at the storied Banta Bowl.
Playoff path
Lawrence University sits 10th in the Midwest Conference and 222nd of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Forest | 1-0 | 2-0 | 65.6 |
| 2 | Cornell (IA) | 1-0 | 1-1 | 46.0 |
| 3 | Luther | 1-0 | 1-1 | 42.0 |
| 4 | Illinois College | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.9 |
| 5 | Knox | 0-1 | 1-1 | 49.8 |
| 6 | Beloit | 0-1 | 1-1 | 40.0 |
| 7 | Ripon | 0-0 | 0-2 | 37.7 |
| 10 | Lawrence | 0-1 | 0-2 | 28.2 |
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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.