Manchester
0-10 2025 finalThe Spartans of North Manchester, a Church of the Brethren college in northern Indiana — Manchester College until a 2012 renaming — playing Division III football at Burt Field in the Heartland Conference.
The Spartans drill.
The Spartans of North Manchester, a Church of the Brethren college in northern Indiana — Manchester College until a 2012 renaming — playing Division III football at Burt Field in the Heartland Conference.
Climb the Heartland Conference and put together a winning season — make Burt Field a place the league's contenders can't overlook.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Manchester sits 7th in the Heartland Conference and 239th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanover College | 6-0 | 9-3 | 66.0 |
| 2 | Mount St. Joseph | 5-1 | 6-5 | 52.4 |
| 3 | Franklin | 3-3 | 5-5 | 49.7 |
| 4 | Bluffton | 3-3 | 5-5 | 46.9 |
| 5 | Rose-Hulman | 3-3 | 3-7 | 42.8 |
| 6 | Anderson (IN) | 1-5 | 2-8 | 36.2 |
| 7 | Manchester | 0-6 | 0-10 | 28.5 |
Win the Heartland 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 20-26 over Anderson (IN); toughest day 7-76 against Hanover College.
The Pulse on Manchester
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Manchester
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
Manchester · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · Manchester · 2018-present
Average
5% home win rate vs 5% on the road. margin runs +1.4 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Schedule Strength · Manchester · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 46% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
From the Archive — Manchester
2024: Lost 7-55 vs Hanover College
In 2024, the program lost 7-55 vs Hanover College — a stinging home result, 48 points either way.
Spartans return with their shields.