Midwest Monmouth College

Record6-2through 8 games
Nextvs GrinnellSat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#50 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Monmouth College · 2026 schedule and results6-2Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 52%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5WartburgL 21-360-10-0
2Sep 12@Hampden SydneyL 19-310-20-0
3Sep 19@Cornell (IA)W 42-71-21-0
4Sep 26RiponW 56-72-22-0
5Bye week
6Oct 10LutherW 30-133-23-0
7Oct 17@BeloitW 63-74-24-0
8Oct 24ChicagoW 23-165-25-0
9Oct 31@Illinois CollegeW 54-76-26-0
10Nov 7Grinnell2 pm ET93% to win
11Nov 14@Knox1 pm ET99% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Monmouth 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.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Grinnellvs Grinnell · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Monmouth College has won six straight.

7-3 over the last 10, and won the last six.

Streak W6Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 7-3

More in this tab

Worth watchingGames average 54 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-2

Game feel54shootoutscombined pts / game3rd highest-scoring of 11 in the Midwest
Heart rate1-0rarely closein one-score games (1 of 8)9th most one-score games of 11 in the Midwest
Margin+23.0comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 11 in the Midwest

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Midwest teams the same season

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

Monmouth College is 6-2 and hosts Grinnell next.

Standard GapA historic Illinois program that climbed from mid-tier to MWC…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Monmouth College is 6-2 and hosts Grinnell next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Monmouth College sits 2nd in the Midwest Conference and 55th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.

Midwest · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Lake Forest7-08-067.8
2Monmouth (IL)6-06-260.9
3Chicago5-16-256.7
4Luther6-26-352.9
5Grinnell4-25-349.7
6Cornell (IA)4-44-544.5
7Illinois College2-43-545.5
8Ripon1-51-737.3
60.9 CFB Zeitgeist#55 of 245 D351.0 strength of schedule1 quality win

Win the Midwest 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
The 2026 season · 6-2
L 21-36 vs Wartburg · Wk 1−15WartburgL 19-31 at Hampden Sydney · Wk 2−12Hampden W 42-7 at Cornell (IA) · Wk 3+35Cornell W 56-7 vs Ripon · Wk 4+49RiponW 30-13 vs Luther · Wk 6+17LutherW 63-7 at Beloit · Wk 7+56BeloitW 23-16 vs Chicago · Wk 8+7ChicagoW 54-7 at Illinois College · Wk 9+47Illinois

Signature win 63-7 over Beloit; toughest day 21-36 against Wartburg.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Fighting Scots.”
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