Midwest Ripon College

Record1-7through 8 games
Nextvs BeloitSat Nov 7 · 5 pm ET
The model#182 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Ripon College · 2026 schedule and results1-7Hard slateAverage opponent win rate 65%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5Concordia (WI)L 14-380-10-0
2Sep 12@Wisconsin LutheranL 24-250-20-0
3Sep 19KnoxW 30-71-21-0
4Sep 26@Monmouth (IL)L 7-561-31-1
5Oct 3@Cornell (IA)L 28-421-41-2
6Oct 10Lake ForestL 14-451-51-3
7Bye week
8Oct 24@LutherL 20-351-61-4
9Oct 31@ChicagoL 10-541-71-5
10Nov 7Beloit5 pm ET62% to win
11Nov 14Lawrence2 pm ET79% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Ripon 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: Beloitvs Beloit · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Ripon College has lost five straight.

2-8 over the last 10, and lost the last five.

Streak L5Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 2-8

More in this tab

Worth watchingGames average 56 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-7

Game feel56shootoutscombined pts / game2nd highest-scoring of 11 in the Midwest
Heart rate0-1some dramain one-score games (1 of 8)7th most one-score games of 11 in the Midwest
Margin−19.4competitiveavg scoring margin8th 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

Ripon College is 1-7 and hosts Beloit next.

2026 Record1-7
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Ripon College is 1-7 and hosts Beloit next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Ripon College sits 8th in the Midwest Conference and 209th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

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
37.3 CFB Zeitgeist#209 of 245 D353.8 strength of schedule

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 · 1-7
L 14-38 vs Concordia (WI) · Wk 1−24ConcordiL 24-25 at Wisconsin Lutheran · Wk 2−1WisconsiW 30-7 vs Knox · Wk 3+23KnoxL 7-56 at Monmouth (IL) · Wk 4−49MonmouthL 28-42 at Cornell (IA) · Wk 5−14Cornell L 14-45 vs Lake Forest · Wk 6−31Lake ForL 20-35 at Luther · Wk 8−15LutherL 10-54 at Chicago · Wk 9−44Chicago

Signature win 30-7 over Knox; toughest day 7-56 against Monmouth (IL).

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Red Hawks.”
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