Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | @Rhodes | W 73-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | DePauw | W 37-27 | 2-0 | 1-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @Wittenberg | W 31-24 | 3-0 | 2-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | @Oberlin | W 79-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | John Carroll | W 35-25 | 5-0 | 3-0 | |
| 6 | Bye week | |||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Kenyon | W 65-0 | 6-0 | 4-0 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Wabash | W 27-17 | 7-0 | 5-0 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | Denison | W 37-14 | 8-0 | 6-0 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Ohio Wesleyan | 1 pm ET82% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Wooster | 2 pm ET97% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Washington University (St. Louis), 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
Washington University (St. Louis) has won eight straight.
9-1 over the last 10, and won the last eight.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 8-0
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among North Coast teams the same season
Team story
The Bears of St. Louis, who have played football since 1887 at Francis Field — site of the 1904 Olympics — a nationally elite research university that competes as a CCIW football affiliate and wins at a high clip.
Game day
The Bears of St. Louis, who have played football since 1887 at Francis Field, site of the 1904 Olympics, a nationally elite research university that competes as a CCIW football affiliate and wins at a high clip.
Playoff path
Washington University (St. Louis) sits 1st in the North Coast Conference and 7th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington St. Louis | 6-0 | 8-0 | 75.2 |
| 2 | DePauw | 5-1 | 7-1 | 69.3 |
| 3 | Denison | 5-2 | 5-3 | 57.2 |
| 4 | Ohio Wesleyan | 4-2 | 5-3 | 53.3 |
| 5 | Wabash | 3-3 | 4-4 | 52.1 |
| 6 | Wooster | 3-3 | 3-5 | 43.2 |
| 7 | Kenyon | 2-4 | 3-5 | 47.1 |
| 8 | Wittenberg | 0-6 | 0-8 | 34.6 |
Win the North Coast 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 79-0 over Oberlin; toughest day 31-24 against Wittenberg.