North Central College
2-0CCIW · Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium · 4,839
LastW 26–20 at Wartburg · Sat Sep 12
Nextat North Park · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Holmgren Athletic Complex · series 4-0, won the last 4
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #432 | #436 | — | Bethel (MN) | W 44–21 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #432 | #448 | — | @Wartburg | W 26–20 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #433 | #593 | @North Park | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Augustana (IL) | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Wheaton (IL) | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Elmhurst | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Carroll (WI) | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Carthage | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Millikin | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Illinois Wesleyan |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · at North Park · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET
The Cardinals of Naperville, Illinois, the reigning dynasty of Division III football — three national championships since 2019, a string of Stagg Bowl appearances, and a league-record run of consecutive CCIW wins.
North Central has three national titles and the longest conference winning streak in CCIW history, and still has to prove the dynasty isn't finished every single fall.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 14-1 · last season
✓ measured from 15 games · ranks are among CCIW teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
North Central College has won four of its last five.
Warming. 9-1 over the last 10, and won the last two.
Next Sep 19
vs North Park · away
Outcome band · North Central College · 2026
Outcome band · North Central College · 2026North Central College's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
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
The Cardinals of Naperville, Illinois, the reigning dynasty of Division III football — three national championships since 2019, a string of Stagg Bowl appearances, and a league-record run of consecutive CCIW wins.
Playoff path
North Central College sits 2nd in the CCIW and 30th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carthage | 0-0 | 1-0 | 68.2 |
| 2 | North Central College | 0-0 | 2-0 | 67.2 |
| 3 | Wheaton (IL) | 0-0 | 2-0 | 66.6 |
| 4 | Illinois Wesleyan | 0-0 | 2-0 | 65.9 |
| 5 | Augustana (IL) | 0-0 | 1-1 | 51.9 |
| 6 | Carroll (WI) | 0-0 | 1-1 | 51.3 |
| 7 | Millikin | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.7 |
| 8 | Elmhurst | 0-0 | 1-1 | 43.8 |
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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.