Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | @Augustana (IL) | L 14-42 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | Crown | W 52-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Bye week | |||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | Howard Payne | L 28-52 | 1-2 | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Buena Vista | W 51-20 | 2-2 | 1-0 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Loras | W 38-21 | 3-2 | 2-0 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | Dubuque | L 27-56 | 3-3 | 2-1 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | Coe | L 24-28 | 3-4 | 2-2 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Wartburg | L 14-63 | 3-5 | 2-3 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Nebraska Wesleyan | 2 pm ET66% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Central College | 3 pm ET25% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Simpson College (IA), 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.
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Recent form · last 10 games
Simpson College (IA) has won two of its last five.
4-6 over the last 10, and lost the last three.
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Worth watching
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Measured from 8 games · ranks are among American Rivers teams the same season
Team story
The Storm of Indianola, Iowa, an American Rivers Conference program with a dozen league titles in its history, playing at Bill Buxton Stadium for a Methodist college that once counted George Washington Carver among its students.
Game day
The Storm of Indianola, Iowa, an American Rivers Conference program with a dozen league titles in its history, playing at Bill Buxton Stadium for a Methodist college that once counted George Washington Carver among its students.
Playoff path
Simpson College (IA) sits 5th in the American Rivers Conference and 154th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wartburg | 5-0 | 6-2 | 62.7 |
| 2 | Coe | 5-0 | 6-2 | 57.0 |
| 3 | Dubuque | 4-1 | 5-3 | 57.6 |
| 4 | Central College | 3-2 | 5-3 | 56.0 |
| 5 | Simpson (IA) | 2-3 | 3-5 | 45.7 |
| 6 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 1-4 | 1-7 | 38.8 |
| 7 | Loras | 0-5 | 2-6 | 42.0 |
| 8 | Buena Vista | 0-5 | 1-7 | 37.0 |
Win the American Rivers 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.
Signature win 52-0 over Crown; toughest day 14-63 against Wartburg.