Lenoir-Rhyne

2-1

South Atlantic · Helen and Leonard Moretz Stadium · 8,500

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Mars Hill · our model 67% Lenoir-Rhyne · a number, not a pick

LastW 21–14 at Newberry · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Mars Hill · Sat Sep 19 · 6 pm ET · Helen and Leonard Moretz Stadium · series 3-0, won the last 3

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Lenoir-Rhyne · 2026 schedule & results2-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 28#276#334Virginia UnionW 45–31-00-0
1Sep 5#276#299West AlabamaL 23–341-10-0
2Sep 12#284#271@NewberryW 21–142-11-0
3Sep 19#283#313Mars Hill
4Sep 26#283#301@Anderson (SC)
5Oct 3Carson Newman
6Oct 10@UVA Wise
7Oct 17Wingate
9Oct 31@Emory & Henry
10Nov 7Tusculum
11Nov 14@Catawba

Game Week

4d 22h

until kickoff · vs Mars Hill · Sat Sep 19 · 6 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Lenoir-Rhyne won an NAIA national title in 1960 and almost won the Division II championship in 2013 — two different eras, both halted at the glass ceiling, with the Bears wondering when they'll finally get their moment.

Title DroughtSince 1960 · 66 yrs

Lenoir-Rhyne fans carry 1960 and 2013 like twin ghosts — a championship nobody recognizes and a loss in the one place where the title would have counted. The chip is that they've been close twice and…

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 6-5 · last season

Game feel54even gamescombined pts / game6th highest-scoring of 10 in the South Atlantic
Heart rate3-3white-knucklein one-score games (6 of 11)2nd most one-score games of 10 in the South Atlantic
Margin+3.3competitiveavg scoring margin6th best margin of 10 in the South Atlantic

✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among South Atlantic teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Lenoir-Rhyne has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 6-4 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Mars Hill · at home

Outcome band · Lenoir-Rhyne · 2026

Lenoir-Rhyne's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base2-10Mid-table finish.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

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 dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Lenoir-Rhyne won an NAIA national title in 1960 and almost won the Division II championship in 2013 — two different eras, both halted at the glass ceiling, with the Bears wondering when they'll finally get their moment.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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