Millikin University

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CCIW · Frank M. Lindsay Field · 4,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Wheaton (IL) · our model 20% Millikin University · a number, not a pick

LastW 37–14 vs Luther · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Wheaton (IL) · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · McCully Stadium · series 0-4, lost the last 4

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Millikin University · 2026 schedule & results1-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 3#627#652@OlivetL 19–390-10-0
2Sep 12#635#666LutherW 37–141-10-0
3Sep 19#635#457@Wheaton (IL)
4Sep 26#635#592North Park
5Oct 3Carroll (WI)
6Oct 10@Augustana (IL)
7Oct 17Illinois Wesleyan
8Oct 24@Carthage
9Oct 31@Elmhurst
10Nov 7North Central College

Game Week

4d 23h

until kickoff · at Wheaton (IL) · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Millikin is the Decatur, Illinois CCIW program fighting back from the depths with new coaching leadership and the first win in multiple years.

Standard GapA small liberal-arts university in Decatur, Illinois that suffered a dev…

Fans here believe no chip — Millikin is rebuilding and playing for survival and progress.

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 3-7 · last season

Game feel51even gamescombined pts / game6th highest-scoring of 10 in the CCIW
Heart rate2-0some dramain one-score games (2 of 10)7th most one-score games of 10 in the CCIW
Margin-16.2outgunnedavg scoring margin9th best margin of 10 in the CCIW

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among CCIW teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Millikin University has won two of its last five.

Cooling. 2-8 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 2-8
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Wheaton (IL) · away

Outcome band · Millikin University · 2026

Millikin University's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base1-11Mid-table finish.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

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 12-game frame.

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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Millikin is the Decatur, Illinois CCIW program fighting back from the depths with new coaching leadership and the first win in multiple years.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Millikin University sits 7th in the CCIW and 117th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

CCIW · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Carthage0-01-068.2
2North Central College0-02-067.2
3Wheaton (IL)0-02-066.6
4Illinois Wesleyan0-02-065.9
5Augustana (IL)0-01-151.9
6Carroll (WI)0-01-151.3
7Millikin0-01-149.7
8Elmhurst0-01-143.8
49.7 CFB Zeitgeist#117 of 229 D351.8 strength of schedule

Win the CCIW 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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
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 Big Blue.”
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