American Rivers Loras College

Record2-6through 8 games
Nextvs Buena VistaSat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#172 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Loras College · 2026 schedule and results2-6Hard slateAverage opponent win rate 57%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5St. OlafW 31-161-00-0
2Sep 12@Benedictine (IL)L 25-281-10-0
3Sep 19@Northwestern (MN)W 49-132-10-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3@CoeL 14-352-20-1
6Oct 10Simpson (IA)L 21-382-30-2
7Oct 17WartburgL 7-682-40-3
8Oct 24@Nebraska WesleyanL 48-692-50-4
9Oct 31Central CollegeL 28-402-60-5
10Nov 7Buena Vista2 pm ET81% to win
11Nov 14@Dubuque2 pm ET6% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Loras College, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Buena Vistavs Buena Vista · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Loras College has lost five straight.

3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last five.

Streak L5Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 3-7

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Worth watchingGames average 66 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-6

Game feel66shootoutscombined pts / game2nd highest-scoring of 8 in the American Rivers
Heart rate0-1some dramain one-score games (1 of 8)4th most one-score games of 8 in the American Rivers
Margin−10.5competitiveavg scoring margin6th best margin of 8 in the American Rivers

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among American Rivers teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

The Duhawks of Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa — a Catholic program that went a perfect 9-0 in 1947, playing in the American Rivers Conference at the storied Rock Bowl Stadium.

Standard GapA historic small Catholic college whose proudest football currency is…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

The Duhawks of Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa — a Catholic program that went a perfect 9-0 in 1947, playing in the American Rivers Conference at the storied Rock Bowl Stadium.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Loras College sits 7th in the American Rivers Conference and 186th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

American Rivers · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Wartburg5-06-262.7
2Coe5-06-257.0
3Dubuque4-15-357.6
4Central College3-25-356.0
5Simpson (IA)2-33-545.7
6Nebraska Wesleyan1-41-738.8
7Loras0-52-642.0
8Buena Vista0-51-737.0
42.0 CFB Zeitgeist#186 of 245 D353.5 strength of schedule

Win the American Rivers 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 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 2-6
W 31-16 vs St. Olaf · Wk 1+15St. OlafL 25-28 at Benedictine (IL) · Wk 2−3BenedictW 49-13 at Northwestern (MN) · Wk 3+36NorthwesL 14-35 at Coe · Wk 5−21CoeL 21-38 vs Simpson (IA) · Wk 6−17Simpson L 7-68 vs Wartburg · Wk 7−61WartburgL 48-69 at Nebraska Wesleyan · Wk 8−21NebraskaL 28-40 vs Central College · Wk 9−12Central

Signature win 49-13 over Northwestern (MN); toughest day 7-68 against Wartburg.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Duhawks.”
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