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

Lebanon Valley College

6-5 2025 final

Lebanon Valley is the Flying Dutchman—a historic 1897 program in Annville, PA, holding its own against newer MAC powers while proving the oldest colleges build the deepest wells of football culture.

Quiet weeks in Flying Dutchmen country.

Record
6-5
win% .545
Conference
4th of 10
Mid Atlantic · 6-3
Index Rating
52.9
D3 #101 of 240
Playoff Path
Win the league
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic
The Long Wait·Offseason

Lebanon Valley is the Flying Dutchman—a historic 1897 program in Annville, PA, holding its own against newer MAC powers while proving the oldest colleges build the deepest wells of football culture.

Title DroughtSince 2011 · 14 yrs

Lebanon Valley finished approximately 6-3 overall in 2025 (details pending full season close), competing strongly in the MAC despite being one of the oldest programs in the conference. The Flying Dutchmen were the only team to def…

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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

Lebanon Valley College sits 4th in the Mid Atlantic Conference and 101st of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Mid Atlantic · 2025
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Eastern University8-110-267.7
2Delaware Valley7-28-358.5
3Misericordia7-27-456.4
4Lebanon Valley6-36-552.9
5Stevenson5-46-453.8
6Kings College (PA)5-45-550.3
7Widener3-64-645.3
8Albright3-64-645.0
52.9 CFB Zeitgeist#101 of 240 D351.4 strength of schedule2 quality wins

Win the Mid Atlantic 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 · 6-5
L 21-31 vs Franklin & Marshall · Wk 2-10FranklinW 37-13 vs FDU-Florham · Wk 3+24FDU-FlorW 24-21 vs Eastern University · Wk 4+3Eastern W 21-18 at Delaware Valley · Wk 5+3DelawareL 21-23 vs Misericordia · Wk 7-2MisericoW 34-14 at Widener · Wk 8+20WidenerL 20-21 vs Kings College (PA) · Wk 9-1Kings CoL 13-15 at Stevenson · Wk 10-2StevensoW 38-7 vs Reading · Wk 11+31ReadingW 38-35 at Albright · Wk 12+3AlbrightL 13-31 at Ursinus · Wk 13-18Ursinus

Signature win 38-7 over Reading; toughest day 13-31 against Ursinus.

The Pulse on Lebanon Valley College

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
Quiet weeks in Flying Dutchmen country.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Flying Dutchmen." — Lebanon Valley College fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Lebanon Valley College

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.

Lebanon Valley College · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor4-8Rebuild year. Below .500.
base6-6Mid-table finish.
ceiling9-3Conference 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 · Lebanon Valley College · 2018-present

Above-Average

47% home win rate vs 57% on the road. margin runs +3.5 better at home.

Home10-11Away11-8
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cooling

Two of five. Schedule has caught up.

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 6-4

Schedule Strength · Lebanon Valley College · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 51% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.514

Moment of the Year · Lebanon Valley College · 2025

Won 37-13 vs FDU-Florham

Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Lebanon Valley College

2025: Won 37-13 vs FDU-Florham

In 2025, the program won 37-13 vs FDU-Florham — a comfortable home result that left the 24-point margin on the books.

Go Flying Dutchmen.