Walsh University

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Great Midwest Athletic · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium · 23,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Lake Erie · our model 59% Walsh University · a number, not a pick

LastW 23–21 vs Wheeling · Sat Sep 5

Nextvs Lake Erie · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium · series 4-1, won the last 3

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 1

Walsh University · 2026 schedule & results2-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 27#314#399@West LibertyW 30–271-00-0
1Sep 5#314#380WheelingW 23–212-00-0
3Sep 19#334#393Lake Erie
4Sep 26#334#293Ashland
5Oct 3@Thomas More
6Oct 10@Hillsdale
7Oct 17Tiffin
8Oct 24@Findlay
9Oct 31@Ohio Dominican
10Nov 7Kentucky Wesleyan
11Nov 14@Northwood

Game Week

4d 23h

until kickoff · vs Lake Erie · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Walsh is the rising Cavaliers program that stunned Ashland with a watershed victory and proved a small Catholic university can compete in Division II's toughest conference.

Title DroughtSince 2017 · 9 yrs

Walsh beat an undefeated Ashland (24-10, November 2024) that had dominated every prior meeting — the Cavaliers proved they could shock established powers and belong at the table.

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 6-5 · last season

Game feel42even gamescombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 10 in the Great Midwest Athletic
Heart rate2-3white-knucklein one-score games (5 of 11)2nd most one-score games of 10 in the Great Midwest Athletic
Margin+1.9competitiveavg scoring margin6th best margin of 10 in the Great Midwest Athletic

✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among Great Midwest Athletic teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Walsh University has won two of its last five.

Cooling. 5-5 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 5-5
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Lake Erie · at home

Outcome band · Walsh University · 2026

Walsh University's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base2-10Mid-table finish.
Ceiling5-7Conference 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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The experience

Walsh is the rising Cavaliers program that stunned Ashland with a watershed victory and proved a small Catholic university can compete in Division II's toughest conference.

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.

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