June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Lawrence University

0-9-1 2025 final

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.

The Vikings sharpen their axes.

Record

0-9-1

win% .000

Conference

10th of 10

Midwest · 0-8

Index Rating

28.8

D3 #237 of 240

Playoff Path

Win the league

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic

The Long Wait·Offseason

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.

Standard GapAn elite small academic college whose football tradition runs deep, wher…

Win the Midwest Conference again and put the Banta Bowl back in the league's title conversation — prove an academic college can still win on Saturdays.

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Lawrence University sits 10th in the Midwest Conference and 237th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Midwest · 2025

	Team	Conf	Overall	Index
1	Monmouth (IL)	9-0	9-2	63.2
2	Illinois College	7-2	8-3	56.7
3	Chicago	7-2	7-3	56.0
4	Lake Forest College	7-2	7-3	55.0
5	Ripon	5-4	5-5	47.3
6	Cornell College (IA)	4-5	4-6	45.7
7	Knox College	2-6	2-7	37.3
10	Lawrence University	0-8	0-9	28.8

28.8 CFB Zeitgeist#237 of 240 D348.5 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 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected

THE 2025 SEASON · 0-9

Signature win 14-33 over Martin Luther; toughest day 0-72 against Lake Forest College.

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The Vikings sharpen their axes.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go Vikings." — Lawrence University fanbase · recurring line

0 mentions · awaiting signal

Winning record—

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title—

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked—

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked—

The Division III national championship game.

Floor 0-12

Base 0-12

Ceiling 3-9

floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.

base0-12Mid-table finish.

ceiling3-9Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · Lawrence University · 2018-present

Elite

0% home win rate vs 5% on the road. margin runs +18.5 better at home.

Home0-19Away1-19

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Hibernating

Zero of five. Reset territory.

Streak L3Last 5 · 0-4Last 10 · 0-9

Schedule Strength · Lawrence University · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 48% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.487

From the Archive — Lawrence University

2024: Lost 0-84 at Illinois College

In 2024, the program lost 0-84 at Illinois College — a stinging road result, 84 points either way.

Vikings claim the spoils.