Shenandoah University

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Old Dominion · Shentel Stadium · 3,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Case Western Reserve · our model 52% Shenandoah University · a number, not a pick

LastW 48–14 vs Geneva · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Case Western Reserve · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · Case Field

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Shenandoah University · 2026 schedule & results2-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 4#473#655@MethodistW 30–31-00-0
2Sep 12#472#557GenevaW 48–142-00-0
3Sep 19#472#523@Case Western Reserve
5Oct 3Hampden Sydney
6Oct 10@Averett
7Oct 17Roanoke College
8Oct 24@Bridgewater
9Oct 31Randolph Macon
10Nov 7@Washington and Lee
11Nov 14Guilford

Game Week

4d 16h

until kickoff · at Case Western Reserve · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

A Virginia university in the Shenandoah Valley with ODAC football rooted in regional competition and educational values.

Standard GapD3 identity within the Shenandoah Valley regional community.
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The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Case Western Reserveat Case Western Reserve · on the road

What it is like to watch them2025 · 8-3 · last season

Game feel50even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 8 in the Old Dominion
Heart rate3-1some dramain one-score games (4 of 11)4th most one-score games of 8 in the Old Dominion
Margin+9.6competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 8 in the Old Dominion

✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among Old Dominion teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Shenandoah University has won four of its last five.

Warming. 8-2 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 8-2
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Case Western Reserve · away

Outcome band · Shenandoah University · 2026

Shenandoah University's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base2-10Mid-table finish.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

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 dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

A Virginia university in the Shenandoah Valley with ODAC football rooted in regional competition and educational values.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Shenandoah University sits 2nd in the Old Dominion Conference and 39th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.

Old Dominion · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Washington and Lee0-02-067.1
2Shenandoah0-02-065.6
3Randolph Macon0-01-153.2
4Averett0-01-152.2
5Guilford0-01-148.4
6Hampden Sydney0-01-145.5
7Bridgewater0-00-239.4
65.6 CFB Zeitgeist#39 of 229 D342.7 strength of schedule

Win the Old Dominion 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
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Hornets.”
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