Misericordia University

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Mid Atlantic · Mangelsdorf Field · 1,500

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Stevenson · our model 60% Misericordia University · a number, not a pick

LastL 21–27 at Eastern · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Stevenson · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · Mangelsdorf Field · series 1-3

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Misericordia University · 2026 schedule & results1-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 4#573#636HartwickW 42–141-00-0
2Sep 12#573#524@EasternL 21–271-10-1
3Sep 19#573#534Stevenson
4Sep 26#572#605@Albright
6Oct 10@Alvernia
7Oct 17FDU Florham
8Oct 24@Delaware Valley
9Oct 31Lebanon Valley
10Nov 7Widener
11Nov 14@King's

Game Week

4d 16h

until kickoff · vs Stevenson · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Misericordia is the Dallas Cougar proving that a Catholic liberal arts program can compete in Division III football without athletic scholarships, building something real through institutional faith.

Title DroughtSince 2012 · 14 yrs

Fans here believe no villain—just the quiet conviction that doing Division III football the Catholic way (need-based aid, institutional values, student-athlete development) is harder and more honest.

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-4 · last season

Game feel50even gamescombined pts / game3rd highest-scoring of 10 in the Mid Atlantic
Heart rate3-2some dramain one-score games (5 of 11)5th most one-score games of 10 in the Mid Atlantic
Margin+3.5competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 10 in the Mid Atlantic

✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among Mid Atlantic teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Misericordia University has won two of its last five.

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

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 6-4
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Stevenson · at home

Outcome band · Misericordia University · 2026

Misericordia 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

Misericordia is the Dallas Cougar proving that a Catholic liberal arts program can compete in Division III football without athletic scholarships, building something real through institutional faith.

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

Misericordia University sits 6th in the Mid Atlantic Conference and 129th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Mid Atlantic · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Stevenson1-02-063.0
2Albright1-02-061.3
3Eastern1-01-154.3
4Delaware Valley1-01-153.3
5Widener1-01-141.2
6Misericordia0-11-147.1
7FDU Florham0-10-238.8
8King's0-10-237.1
47.1 CFB Zeitgeist#129 of 229 D347.3 strength of schedule

Win the Mid Atlantic 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.

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 Cougars.”
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