NESCAC Middlebury College

Record3-4through 7 games
Nextvs HamiltonSat Nov 7 · 12:30 pm ET
The model#117 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Middlebury College · 2026 schedule and results3-4Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 53%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
3Sep 19Wesleyan (CT)L 13-350-10-1
4Sep 26@BowdoinW 16-01-11-1
5Oct 3ColbyW 32-22-12-1
6Oct 10@AmherstL 22-232-22-2
7Oct 17WilliamsL 10-202-32-3
8Oct 24@BatesW 31-133-33-3
9Oct 31Trinity (CT)L 23-263-43-4
10Nov 7Hamilton12:30 pm ET73% to win
11Nov 14@Tufts12:30 pm ET64% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Middlebury College, through 7 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: Hamiltonvs Hamilton · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Middlebury College has won two of its last five.

6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 6-4

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Worth watchingGames average 38 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-4

Game feel38even gamescombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 10 in the NESCAC
Heart rate0-2some dramain one-score games (2 of 7)3rd most one-score games of 10 in the NESCAC
Margin+4.0competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 10 in the NESCAC

Measured from 7 games · ranks are among NESCAC teams the same season

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

Vermont's supreme athletic institution—Middlebury is the Rocking Chair Trophy keeper with unwavering consistency, institutional pride, and the enduring dominance of a sustained dynasty.

2026 Record3-4
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Vermont's supreme athletic institution—Middlebury is the Rocking Chair Trophy keeper with unwavering consistency, institutional pride, and the enduring dominance of a sustained dynasty.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Middlebury College sits 6th in the NESCAC and 130th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

NESCAC · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Amherst7-07-071.5
2Trinity (CT)7-07-069.7
3Wesleyan (CT)6-16-163.8
4Williams5-25-255.8
5Tufts4-34-354.9
6Middlebury3-43-448.9
7Hamilton2-52-545.0
8Colby1-61-638.8
48.9 CFB Zeitgeist#130 of 245 D352.7 strength of schedule

New for 2026: NESCAC champions enter the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time in the conference's history. Win the NESCAC and the automatic berth comes with it; fall short and an at-large bid is decided by NPI.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 3-4
L 13-35 vs Wesleyan (CT) · Wk 3−22WesleyanW 16-0 at Bowdoin · Wk 4+16BowdoinW 32-2 vs Colby · Wk 5+30ColbyL 22-23 at Amherst · Wk 6−1AmherstL 10-20 vs Williams · Wk 7−10WilliamsW 31-13 at Bates · Wk 8+18BatesL 23-26 vs Trinity (CT) · Wk 9−3Trinity

Signature win 32-2 over Colby; toughest day 13-35 against Wesleyan (CT).

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Panthers.”
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