Southern Athletic Southwestern University

Record2-6through 8 games
Nextat Maryville (TN)Sat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET
The model#152 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Southwestern University · 2026 schedule and results2-6Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 53%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5McMurryL 26-360-10-0
2Sep 12@Texas LutheranL 10-190-20-0
3Sep 19@SchreinerL 28-310-30-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3@SewaneeW 42-211-31-0
6Oct 10Trinity (TX)L 7-351-41-1
7Oct 17@BerryL 6-341-51-2
8Oct 24RhodesW 44-202-52-2
9Oct 31MillsapsL 21-592-62-3
10Nov 7@Maryville (TN)12 pm ET19% to win
11Nov 14Centre12 pm ET15% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Southwestern University, 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: Maryville (TN)at Maryville (TN) · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Southwestern University has won two of its last five.

3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 3-7

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Worth watchingGames average 55 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-6

Game feel55even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 8 in the Southern Athletic
Heart rate0-1rarely closein one-score games (1 of 8)8th most one-score games of 8 in the Southern Athletic
Margin−8.9competitiveavg scoring margin6th best margin of 8 in the Southern Athletic

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Southern Athletic teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Southwestern University is 2-6 and plays at Maryville (TN) next.

Standard GapA reborn program at a historic university, measured against turning…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Southwestern University is 2-6 and plays at Maryville (TN) next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Southwestern University sits 6th in the Southern Athletic Conference and 187th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Southern Athletic · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Trinity (TX)4-07-166.3
2Centre3-14-450.5
3Millsaps4-26-257.3
4Berry2-26-262.5
5Hendrix1-15-353.7
6Southwestern U2-32-641.7
7Rhodes1-41-737.2
8Sewanee0-41-735.8
41.7 CFB Zeitgeist#187 of 245 D352.8 strength of schedule

Win the Southern Athletic 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 · 2-6
L 26-36 vs McMurry · Wk 1−10McMurryL 10-19 at Texas Lutheran · Wk 2−9Texas LuL 28-31 at Schreiner · Wk 3−3SchreineW 42-21 at Sewanee · Wk 5+21SewaneeL 7-35 vs Trinity (TX) · Wk 6−28Trinity L 6-34 at Berry · Wk 7−28BerryW 44-20 vs Rhodes · Wk 8+24RhodesL 21-59 vs Millsaps · Wk 9−38Millsaps

Signature win 44-20 over Rhodes; toughest day 21-59 against Millsaps.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Pirates.”
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