Lindenwood
1-2OVC · Hunter Stadium · 7,450 · 4,116 avg in 2026
LastL 14–48 at Missouri State · Sat Sep 12 · Pops Battle 105 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Nextat Eastern Michigan · Sat Sep 26 · 1 pm ET · Rynearson Stadium · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 | #177 | #242 | -7.5✗ | Charleston Southern | W 20–17 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 1 | Sep 3 | #177 | #168 | +4= | @Stony Brook | L 32–36 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #172 | #88 | +16.5✗ | @Missouri State | L 14–48 132 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #182 | #124 | @Eastern Michigan | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Southeast Missouri State | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Eastern Illinois | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Chicago State | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Tennessee State | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Gardner-Webb | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @UT Martin | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Western Illinois |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | @Missouri State | L 14–48 | 223 | 2 | 25:50 | +0.038 | 37.5% | 90.7% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 3 | @Stony Brook | L 32–36 | — | — | — | +0.099 | 38.4% | 117.2% | Best success rate |
| Aug 27 | Charleston Southern | W 20–17 | — | — | — | +0.167 | 29.5% | 153.3% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (3 games) | 223 | 2.0 | +0.101 | 35.1% | 120.4% | ||||
Lindenwood is the youngest FCS program, a 2022 transition from Division II in St. Charles, Missouri, building its FCS identity from scratch.
College football overlooked Lindenwood's transition to the FCS and treated the Lions as a novelty, not a peer, and the fanbase believes the program will earn respect through on-field success.
The season in chapters
What fans said
L 32–36 at Stony Brook
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What it is like to watch them2025 · 6-6 · last season
✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among OVC-Big South teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Lindenwood has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 5-5 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
Next Sep 26
vs Eastern Michigan · away
Outcome band · Lindenwood · 2026
Outcome band · Lindenwood · 2026Lindenwood's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
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
Lindenwood is the youngest FCS program, a 2022 transition from Division II in St. Charles, Missouri, building its FCS identity from scratch.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.