Olivet College
1-9 2025 finalThe Comets of Olivet, Michigan — football since 1884 and a founding member of the MIAA, the nation's oldest collegiate conference, with 13 league titles to their name at the Cutler Athletic Complex.
Comets country waits.
The Comets of Olivet, Michigan — football since 1884 and a founding member of the MIAA, the nation's oldest collegiate conference, with 13 league titles to their name at the Cutler Athletic Complex.
Win the MIAA again, add a 14th banner, and remind the oldest conference in the country that Olivet is one of its founding powers.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Olivet College sits 8th in the Michigan Conference and 203rd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alma | 7-0 | 8-3 | 64.2 |
| 2 | Hope College | 6-1 | 9-2 | 65.0 |
| 3 | Adrian | 5-2 | 8-2 | 60.6 |
| 4 | Calvin University | 4-3 | 7-3 | 59.1 |
| 5 | Trine University | 3-4 | 5-5 | 52.0 |
| 6 | Kalamazoo | 1-6 | 4-6 | 44.4 |
| 7 | Albion | 1-6 | 3-7 | 43.7 |
| 8 | Olivet College | 1-6 | 1-9 | 36.9 |
Win the Michigan 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.
Signature win 47-44 over Kalamazoo; toughest day 6-63 against Hope College.
The Pulse on Olivet College
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Olivet College
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
Olivet College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · Olivet College · 2018-present
Above-Average
38% home win rate vs 26% on the road. margin runs +5.3 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Schedule Strength · Olivet College · 2025
Hard
Average opponent win rate 62% across 10 finalized games. Strong conference slate — wins here carry full weight in Super Region selection.
From the Archive — Olivet College
2024: Lost 14-67 at Alma
In 2024, the program lost 14-67 at Alma — a stinging road result, 53 points either way.
Go Comets.