Minnesota St. Olaf College

Record3-5through 8 games
Nextat HamlineSat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#175 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

St. Olaf College · 2026 schedule and results3-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 46%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@LorasL 16-310-10-0
2Sep 12@Concordia (MN)L 0-510-20-1
3Bye week
4Sep 26CarletonL 7-370-30-2
5Oct 3AugsburgW 23-211-31-2
6Oct 10@Gustavus AdolphusL 3-371-41-3
7Oct 17Bethel (MN)L 7-821-51-4
8Oct 24@St. ScholasticaW 35-312-52-4
9Oct 31MacalesterW 35-273-53-4
10Nov 7@Hamline2 pm ET65% to win
11Nov 14Saint John's (MN)7 pm ET1% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for St. Olaf College, 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: Hamlineat Hamline · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

St. Olaf College has won three of its last five.

4-6 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 4-6

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Worth watchingGames average 55 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-5

Game feel55even gamescombined pts / game6th highest-scoring of 10 in the Minnesota
Heart rate3-0white-knucklein one-score games (3 of 8)2nd most one-score games of 10 in the Minnesota
Margin−23.9outgunnedavg scoring margin9th best margin of 10 in the Minnesota

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

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

St. Olaf is a program defined by one rivalry—the Goat Trophy against Carleton is everything, and the 2025 loss of it still stings.

2026 Record3-5
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

St. Olaf is a program defined by one rivalry—the Goat Trophy against Carleton is everything, and the 2025 loss of it still stings.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

St. Olaf College sits 6th in the Minnesota Conference and 166th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Minnesota · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Saint John's (MN)7-08-073.9
2Bethel (MN)6-16-262.4
3Concordia (MN)5-26-260.0
4Carleton5-25-356.7
5Gustavus Adolphus4-35-356.6
6St. Olaf3-43-544.6
7Macalester2-53-545.1
8Augsburg2-52-641.1
44.6 CFB Zeitgeist#166 of 245 D349.8 strength of schedule

Win the Minnesota 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 · 3-5
L 16-31 at Loras · Wk 1−15LorasL 0-51 at Concordia (MN) · Wk 2−51ConcordiL 7-37 vs Carleton · Wk 4−30CarletonW 23-21 vs Augsburg · Wk 5+2AugsburgL 3-37 at Gustavus Adolphus · Wk 6−34GustavusL 7-82 vs Bethel (MN) · Wk 7−75Bethel (W 35-31 at St. Scholastica · Wk 8+4St. SchoW 35-27 vs Macalester · Wk 9+8Macalest

Signature win 35-27 over Macalester; toughest day 7-82 against Bethel (MN).

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Oles.”
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