Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | @Martin Luther | W 34-21 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Bye week | |||||
| 3 | Sep 19 | Carleton | L 45-48 | 1-1 | 0-1 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | St. Scholastica | W 24-14 | 2-1 | 1-1 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Hamline | W 34-21 | 3-1 | 2-1 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | Saint John's (MN) | L 6-62 | 3-2 | 2-2 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Augsburg | L 17-27 | 3-3 | 2-3 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | Bethel (MN) | L 3-47 | 3-4 | 2-4 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | @St. Olaf | L 27-35 | 3-5 | 2-5 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Concordia (MN) | 1 pm ET3% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Gustavus Adolphus | 1 pm ET11% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Macalester 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 games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Macalester College has won one of its last five.
3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last four.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-5
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Minnesota teams the same season
Team story
Macalester is a historic MIAC institution playing at small-school scale—a liberal-arts commitment to football as part of a broader educational mission, not the mission itself.
Game day
Macalester is a historic MIAC institution playing at small-school scale—a liberal-arts commitment to football as part of a broader educational mission, not the mission itself.
Playoff path
Macalester College sits 7th in the Minnesota Conference and 160th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint John's (MN) | 7-0 | 8-0 | 73.9 |
| 2 | Bethel (MN) | 6-1 | 6-2 | 62.4 |
| 3 | Concordia (MN) | 5-2 | 6-2 | 60.0 |
| 4 | Carleton | 5-2 | 5-3 | 56.7 |
| 5 | Gustavus Adolphus | 4-3 | 5-3 | 56.6 |
| 6 | St. Olaf | 3-4 | 3-5 | 44.6 |
| 7 | Macalester | 2-5 | 3-5 | 45.1 |
| 8 | Augsburg | 2-5 | 2-6 | 41.1 |
Win the Minnesota 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.
Signature win 34-21 over Martin Luther; toughest day 6-62 against Saint John's (MN).