American Rivers Wartburg College

Record6-2through 8 games
Nextat Central CollegeSat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#14 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Wartburg College · 2026 schedule and results6-2Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 48%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@Monmouth (IL)W 36-211-00-0
2Sep 12North Central CollegeL 20-261-10-0
3Sep 19Wisconsin River FallsL 14-311-20-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3@Nebraska WesleyanW 69-262-21-0
6Oct 10Buena VistaW 72-143-22-0
7Oct 17@LorasW 68-74-23-0
8Oct 24@DubuqueW 33-145-24-0
9Oct 31Simpson (IA)W 63-146-25-0
10Nov 7@Central College2 pm ET78% to win
11Nov 14Coe2 pm ET82% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Wartburg 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: Central Collegeat Central College · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Wartburg College has won five straight.

7-3 over the last 10, and won the last five.

Streak W5Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 7-3

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Worth watchingGames average 66 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-2

Game feel66even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 8 in the American Rivers
Heart rate0-1some dramain one-score games (1 of 8)6th most one-score games of 8 in the American Rivers
Margin+27.8comfortableavg scoring margin1st best margin of 8 in the American Rivers

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

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

Wartburg College is 6-2 and plays at Central College next.

Standard GapA Lutheran college in rural Iowa that climbed from perennial ARC…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Wartburg College is 6-2 and plays at Central College next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Wartburg College sits 1st in the American Rivers Conference and 46th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.

American Rivers · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Wartburg5-06-262.7
2Coe5-06-257.0
3Dubuque4-15-357.6
4Central College3-25-356.0
5Simpson (IA)2-33-545.7
6Nebraska Wesleyan1-41-738.8
7Loras0-52-642.0
8Buena Vista0-51-737.0
62.7 CFB Zeitgeist#46 of 245 D352.4 strength of schedule2 quality wins

Win the American Rivers 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 · 6-2
W 36-21 at Monmouth (IL) · Wk 1+15MonmouthL 20-26 vs North Central College · Wk 2−6North CeL 14-31 vs Wisconsin River Falls · Wk 3−17WisconsiW 69-26 at Nebraska Wesleyan · Wk 5+43NebraskaW 72-14 vs Buena Vista · Wk 6+58Buena ViW 68-7 at Loras · Wk 7+61LorasW 33-14 at Dubuque · Wk 8+19DubuqueW 63-14 vs Simpson (IA) · Wk 9+49Simpson

Signature win 68-7 over Loras; toughest day 14-31 against Wisconsin River Falls.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Knights.”
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