Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4 | Catholic | W 13-7 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @Salisbury | L 0-31 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @Juniata | L 7-28 | 1-2 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Bye week | |||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Carnegie Mellon | L 14-52 | 1-3 | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | Ursinus | L 14-40 | 1-4 | 0-1 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Muhlenberg | L 7-49 | 1-5 | 0-2 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Dickinson | L 0-52 | 1-6 | 0-3 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | Franklin & Marshall | L 0-26 | 1-7 | 0-4 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | Johns Hopkins | 12 pm ET8% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Gettysburg | 1 pm ET21% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for McDaniel 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.
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Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Centennial teams the same season
Team story
The Green Terror of McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland — football since 1891, once the Western Maryland program that earned the first invitation to the Orange Bowl, now a Centennial Conference charter member at Gill Stadium.
Game day
The Green Terror of McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland — football since 1891, once the Western Maryland program that earned the first invitation to the Orange Bowl, now a Centennial Conference charter member at Gill Stadium.
Playoff path
McDaniel College sits 7th in the Centennial Conference and 208th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin & Marshall | 4-1 | 7-1 | 66.7 |
| 2 | Ursinus | 4-1 | 7-1 | 65.3 |
| 3 | Dickinson | 3-1 | 6-2 | 66.5 |
| 4 | Muhlenberg | 2-2 | 4-4 | 53.3 |
| 5 | Johns Hopkins | 2-2 | 3-5 | 50.1 |
| 6 | Gettysburg | 0-4 | 2-6 | 43.0 |
| 7 | McDaniel | 0-4 | 1-7 | 37.7 |
Win the Centennial 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 13-7 over Catholic; toughest day 0-52 against Dickinson.