Ripon College
0-2Midwest · Ingalls Field · 3,500
LastL 24–25 at Wisconsin Lutheran · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Knox · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Ingalls Field · 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 | #582 | #527 | — | Concordia (WI) | L 14–38 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #591 | #548 | — | @Wisconsin Lutheran | L 24–25 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #590 | #644 | Knox | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #591 | #484 | @Monmouth (IL) | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Cornell (IA) | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Lake Forest | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Luther | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Chicago | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Beloit | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Lawrence |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · vs Knox · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET
The Wisconsin school that won two perfect seasons (1957, 1963) and now competes in the Midwest Conference knowing excellence is possible in any given November.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 5-5 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Midwest teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Ripon College has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 4-6 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
Next Sep 19
vs Knox · at home
Outcome band · Ripon College · 2026
Outcome band · Ripon College · 2026Ripon College'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
The Wisconsin school that won two perfect seasons (1957, 1963) and now competes in the Midwest Conference knowing excellence is possible in any given November.
Playoff path
Ripon College sits 7th in the Midwest Conference and 173rd of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Forest | 1-0 | 2-0 | 65.6 |
| 2 | Cornell (IA) | 1-0 | 1-1 | 46.0 |
| 3 | Luther | 1-0 | 1-1 | 42.0 |
| 4 | Illinois College | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.9 |
| 5 | Knox | 0-1 | 1-1 | 49.8 |
| 6 | Beloit | 0-1 | 1-1 | 40.0 |
| 7 | Ripon | 0-0 | 0-2 | 37.7 |
| 8 | Grinnell | 0-0 | 1-1 | 37.5 |
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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.