Middlebury College

5-42025 record

NESCAC · Alumni Stadium (VT) · 3,500

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Wesleyan (CT) · our model 60% Middlebury College · a number, not a pick

Openervs Wesleyan (CT) · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Alumni Stadium (VT) · series 1-3, lost the last 3

Updated Tue Sep 15 · preseason

Middlebury College · 2026 schedule & results0-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
3Sep 19#555#541Wesleyan (CT)
4Sep 26#554#607@Bowdoin
5Oct 3Colby
6Oct 10@Amherst
7Oct 17Williams
8Oct 24@Bates
9Oct 31Trinity (CT)
10Nov 7Hamilton
11Nov 14@Tufts

Game Week

4d 17h

until kickoff · vs Wesleyan (CT) · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

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.

Title DroughtSince 2020 · 5 yrs

Fans here believe middlebury doesn't need to prove anything. The trophy record speaks; the NESCAC knows who wins the Rocking Chair.

in season · quiet
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The games that decide the season

Sat Sep 19Next: Wesleyan (CT)vs Wesleyan (CT) · at home

What it is like to watch them2025 · 5-4 · last season

Game feel48even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 10 in the NESCAC
Heart rate2-2some dramain one-score games (4 of 9)7th most one-score games of 10 in the NESCAC
Margin+2.4competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 10 in the NESCAC

✓ measured from 9 games · ranks are among NESCAC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games

Middlebury College has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 5-5 over the last 10, and won the last three.

Streak W3Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 5-5

Outcome band · Middlebury College · 2025

Middlebury College's most likely season is 5-4 — competitive NESCAC campaign. The floor is 3-6; the ceiling is 8-1.

Floor3-6Sub-.500 finish.
Base5-4Competitive NESCAC campaign.
Ceiling8-1NESCAC title contender.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 9-game frame.

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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.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Middlebury College sits 6th in the NESCAC and 108th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

NESCAC · 2025
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Wesleyan (CT)7-27-260.3
2Trinity (CT)7-27-260.1
3Colby6-36-357.1
4Williams5-45-452.8
5Amherst5-45-452.2
6Middlebury5-45-452.2
7Tufts4-54-548.2
8Bowdoin2-72-739.8
52.2 CFB Zeitgeist#108 of 240 D350.0 strength of schedule1 quality win

NESCAC champions have earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs since 2026. 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 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 5-4
L 17-31 at Wesleyan (CT) · Wk 3-14WesleyanW 31-10 vs Bowdoin · Wk 4+21BowdoinW 27-17 at Colby · Wk 5+10ColbyL 17-27 vs Amherst · Wk 6-10AmherstL 17-24 at Williams · Wk 7-7WilliamsL 26-28 at Trinity (CT) · Wk 8-2Trinity W 34-16 vs Bates · Wk 9+18BatesW 24-21 at Hamilton · Wk 10+3HamiltonW 33-30 vs Tufts · Wk 11+3Tufts

Signature win 31-10 over Bowdoin; toughest day 17-31 against Wesleyan (CT).

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Panthers.”
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