Shorter University

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Carolinas · Barron Stadium · 6,500

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Erskine · our model 28% Shorter University · a number, not a pick

LastL 24–31 vs UNC Pembroke · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Erskine · Sat Sep 26 · 1:30 pm ET · J.W. Babb Stadium · series 2-1, last win 2023

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Shorter University · 2026 schedule & results1-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#396AndrewW 65–61-00-0
1Sep 5#396#288BenedictL 20–241-10-0
2Sep 12#365#315UNC PembrokeL 24–311-20-1
4Sep 26#362#344@Erskine
5Oct 3@Delta State
6Oct 10Ferrum
7Oct 17@North Greenville
8Oct 24@Valdosta State
9Oct 31Barton
10Nov 7@Chowan

Game Week

11 days

until kickoff · at Erskine · Sat Sep 26 · 1:30 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Shorter is the program in free fall — a transition year into Conference Carolinas that saw a catastrophic 6-5 to 2-9 collapse in one season, now fighting to stabilize before the program becomes unsalvageable.

Standard GapA university in Rome, Georgia, that maintained a competitive football pr…

Fans here believe no chip — Shorter needs a reset. The program is in introspection mode and needs to rebuild identity after the transition trauma.

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The season in chapters

Week 11-0W 65–6 vs Andrew · Sat Aug 29
Weeks 1–20-2, all at homeL 24–31 vs UNC Pembroke · Sat Sep 12
Ahead
Sat Sep 26Next: Erskineat Erskine · on the road

What it is like to watch them2025 · 2-9 · last season

Game feel52even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 7 in the Carolinas
Heart rate0-4some dramain one-score games (4 of 11)4th most one-score games of 7 in the Carolinas
Margin-6.2competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 7 in the Carolinas

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

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Shorter University has won one of its last five.

Cold. 2-8 over the last 10, and lost the last two.

Streak L2Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 2-8
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Erskine · away

Outcome band · Shorter University · 2026

Shorter University's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base1-11Mid-table finish.
Ceiling4-8Conference 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

Shorter is the program in free fall — a transition year into Conference Carolinas that saw a catastrophic 6-5 to 2-9 collapse in one season, now fighting to stabilize before the program becomes unsalvageable.

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.

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