Mid Atlantic Reading

Record5-3through 8 games
Nextat Delaware ValleySat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#158 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Reading · 2026 schedule and results5-3Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 34%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 4@KeystoneL 21-250-10-0
2Sep 12@WidenerL 10-140-20-1
3Sep 19King'sW 28-211-21-1
4Sep 26Lebanon ValleyW 13-102-22-1
5Bye week
6Oct 10MisericordiaL 17-212-32-2
7Oct 17@AlbrightW 20-143-33-2
8Oct 24EasternW 22-214-34-2
9Oct 31FDU FlorhamW 41-205-35-2
10Nov 7@Delaware Valley1 pm ET15% to win
11Nov 14@Stevenson1 pm ET28% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Reading, 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: Delaware Valleyat Delaware Valley · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Reading has won four of its last five.

5-5 over the last 10, and won the last three.

Streak W3Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 5-5

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Worth watchingGames average 40 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-3

Game feel40even gamescombined pts / game8th highest-scoring of 10 in the Mid Atlantic
Heart rate4-3white-knucklein one-score games (7 of 8)1st most one-score games of 10 in the Mid Atlantic
Margin+3.2competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 10 in the Mid Atlantic

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

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

The Golden Wolves of Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania — a young program that played its first varsity season in 2018, building from scratch in the Mid Atlantic at Alvernia Stadium.

Standard GapA brand-new football program proving small-college football can take…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

The Golden Wolves of Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania — a young program that played its first varsity season in 2018, building from scratch in the Mid Atlantic at Alvernia Stadium.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Reading sits 4th in the Mid Atlantic Conference and 120th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Mid Atlantic · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Eastern6-16-260.8
2Delaware Valley6-16-260.7
3Stevenson5-26-257.5
4Alvernia5-25-350.6
5Misericordia4-35-353.7
6King's3-43-543.7
7Albright2-53-543.5
8Lebanon Valley2-52-642.7
50.6 CFB Zeitgeist#120 of 245 D344.2 strength of schedule1 quality win

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
The 2026 season · 5-3
L 21-25 at Keystone · Wk 1−4KeystoneL 10-14 at Widener · Wk 2−4WidenerW 28-21 vs King's · Wk 3+7King'sW 13-10 vs Lebanon Valley · Wk 4+3Lebanon L 17-21 vs Misericordia · Wk 6−4MisericoW 20-14 at Albright · Wk 7+6AlbrightW 22-21 vs Eastern · Wk 8+1EasternW 41-20 vs FDU Florham · Wk 9+21FDU Flor

Signature win 41-20 over FDU Florham; toughest day 21-25 against Keystone.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Wolves.”
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