Nebraska Wesleyan University
0-2American Rivers · Abel Stadium · 2,500
LastL 0–52 at Dakota State University · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Chicago · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Amos Alonzo Stagg Field · first meeting on record
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #593 | #482 | — | Concordia (MN) | L 0–28 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #595 | — | — | @Dakota State University | L 0–52 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #548 | #532 | @Chicago | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Wartburg | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Dubuque | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Central College | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Loras | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Coe | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Simpson (IA) | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Buena Vista |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · at Chicago · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET
Nebraska Wesleyan is the Lincoln Methodist university whose Prairie Wolves identity emerged in 2000 and whose 30-year Brian Keller era (1996–2025) became the definition of quiet, steady college football in the heartland.
Fans here believe nebraska's big-time football programs (Nebraska Cornhuskers, UNK Lopers) dominate the state narrative and media cycles. Nebraska Wesleyan knows it will never be the state's story, on…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 1-9 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among American Rivers teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Nebraska Wesleyan University has lost five straight.
Hibernating. 1-9 over the last 10, and lost the last eight.
Next Sep 19
vs Chicago · away
Outcome band · Nebraska Wesleyan University · 2026
Outcome band · Nebraska Wesleyan University · 2026Nebraska Wesleyan University's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
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 day
Nebraska Wesleyan is the Lincoln Methodist university whose Prairie Wolves identity emerged in 2000 and whose 30-year Brian Keller era (1996–2025) became the definition of quiet, steady college football in the heartland.
Playoff path
Nebraska Wesleyan University sits 8th in the American Rivers Conference and 183rd of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central College | 0-0 | 1-1 | 52.5 |
| 2 | Buena Vista | 0-0 | 1-1 | 51.0 |
| 3 | Coe | 0-0 | 1-1 | 50.9 |
| 4 | Wartburg | 0-0 | 1-1 | 50.3 |
| 5 | Loras | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.3 |
| 6 | Simpson (IA) | 0-0 | 1-1 | 44.1 |
| 7 | Dubuque | 0-0 | 0-2 | 37.8 |
| 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 0-0 | 0-2 | 36.5 |
Win the American Rivers 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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.