Southwestern University

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Southern Athletic · Birkelbach Field · 12,442

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Schreiner · our model 0% Southwestern University · a number, not a pick

LastL 10–19 at Texas Lutheran · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Schreiner · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Antler Stadium

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Southwestern University · 2026 schedule & results0-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 5#542#454McMurryL 26–360-10-0
2Sep 12#541#475@Texas LutheranL 10–190-20-0
3Sep 19#539@Schreiner
5Oct 3@Sewanee
6Oct 10Trinity (TX)
7Oct 17@Berry
8Oct 24Rhodes
9Oct 31Millsaps
10Nov 7@Maryville (TN)
11Nov 14Centre

Game Week

4d 23h

until kickoff · at Schreiner · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

The Pirates of Georgetown, Texas, who play for the oldest university in the state — football dropped in 1951, reborn in 2013, and crowned undefeated SCAC champions by 2016.

Standard GapA reborn program at a historic university, measured against turning its…

Southwestern is the oldest university in Texas, but its football is treated as brand new because the program went dark for six decades.

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The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Schreinerat Schreiner · on the road

What it is like to watch them2025 · 4-6 · last season

Game feel62even gamescombined pts / game3rd highest-scoring of 8 in the Southern Athletic
Heart rate3-3white-knucklein one-score games (6 of 10)1st most one-score games of 8 in the Southern Athletic
Margin-9.6outgunnedavg scoring margin7th best margin of 8 in the Southern Athletic

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Southern Athletic teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Southwestern University has won one of its last five.

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

Streak L3Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 2-8
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Schreiner · away

Outcome band · Southwestern University · 2026

Southwestern University's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base0-12Mid-table finish.
Ceiling3-9Conference 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

The Pirates of Georgetown, Texas, who play for the oldest university in the state — football dropped in 1951, reborn in 2013, and crowned undefeated SCAC champions by 2016.

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

Southwestern University sits 8th in the Southern Athletic Conference and 216th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Southern Athletic · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Millsaps0-02-070.0
2Berry0-02-067.3
3Trinity (TX)0-02-065.4
4Rhodes0-00-239.0
5Centre0-00-137.5
6Sewanee0-00-232.3
7Hendrix0-00-130.5
8Southwestern U0-00-229.5
29.5 CFB Zeitgeist#216 of 229 D349.0 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
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 Pirates.”
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