Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sep 19 | @Middlebury | W 35-13 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | Tufts | W 42-7 | 2-0 | 2-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Hamilton | W 42-38 | 3-0 | 3-0 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | Colby | W 21-7 | 4-0 | 4-0 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | Bates | W 34-8 | 5-0 | 5-0 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Amherst | L 9-15 | 5-1 | 5-1 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Bowdoin | W 28-0 | 6-1 | 6-1 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | Williams | 1 pm ET79% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Trinity (CT) | 12 pm ET42% to win |
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Wesleyan University (CT), through 7 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
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The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Wesleyan University (CT) has won four of its last five.
9-1 over the last 10, and won the last one.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-1
Measured from 7 games · ranks are among NESCAC teams the same season
Team story
The Cardinals of Middletown, Connecticut, who play on Andrus Field — the oldest continuously used American football field in the world — and fight Amherst and Williams every year for Little Three supremacy in the NESCAC.
Game day
The Cardinals of Middletown, Connecticut, who play on Andrus Field, the oldest continuously used American football field in the world, and fight Amherst and Williams every year for Little Three supremacy in the NESCAC.
Playoff path
Wesleyan University (CT) sits 3rd in the NESCAC and 40th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amherst | 7-0 | 7-0 | 71.5 |
| 2 | Trinity (CT) | 7-0 | 7-0 | 69.7 |
| 3 | Wesleyan (CT) | 6-1 | 6-1 | 63.8 |
| 4 | Williams | 5-2 | 5-2 | 55.8 |
| 5 | Tufts | 4-3 | 4-3 | 54.9 |
| 6 | Middlebury | 3-4 | 3-4 | 48.9 |
| 7 | Hamilton | 2-5 | 2-5 | 45.0 |
| 8 | Colby | 1-6 | 1-6 | 38.8 |
New for 2026: NESCAC champions enter the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time in the conference's history. Win the NESCAC and the automatic berth comes with it; fall short and an at-large bid is decided by NPI.
Signature win 42-7 over Tufts; toughest day 9-15 against Amherst.