Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3 | Chicago | W 48-34 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @Illinois Wesleyan | L 35-45 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @Bluffton | W 59-7 | 2-1 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | @Kalamazoo | W 58-12 | 3-1 | 1-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | Alma | W 33-9 | 4-1 | 2-0 | |
| 6 | Bye week | |||||
| 7 | Oct 15 | Albion | W 40-16 | 5-1 | 3-0 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Adrian | W 45-42 | 6-1 | 4-0 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | Calvin | L 20-51 | 6-2 | 4-1 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | Olivet | 1 pm ET94% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Hope | 1 pm ET19% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Trine 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 games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Trine University has won four of its last five.
7-3 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-2
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Michigan teams the same season
Team story
The Thunder of Angola, Indiana — the program once known as Tri-State University until a 2008 donor renaming — now one of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association's strongest Division III sides.
Game day
The Thunder of Angola, Indiana, the program once known as Tri-State University until a 2008 donor renaming, now one of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association's strongest Division III sides.
Playoff path
Trine University sits 3rd in the Michigan Conference and 51st of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin | 5-0 | 8-0 | 74.1 |
| 2 | Hope | 5-0 | 8-0 | 73.8 |
| 3 | Trine | 4-1 | 6-2 | 61.6 |
| 4 | Kalamazoo | 2-3 | 3-5 | 48.0 |
| 5 | Alma | 2-3 | 2-6 | 43.4 |
| 6 | Adrian | 1-4 | 3-5 | 49.3 |
| 7 | Albion | 1-4 | 1-7 | 42.1 |
| 8 | Olivet | 0-5 | 3-5 | 45.9 |
Win the Michigan 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 59-7 over Bluffton; toughest day 20-51 against Calvin.