Wheeling University

1-2

Mountain East · Bishop Schmitt Field · 2,200

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Fairmont State · our model 70% Wheeling University · a number, not a pick

LastL 7–23 vs Lake Erie · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Fairmont State · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Bishop Schmitt Field · series 3-2

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Wheeling University · 2026 schedule & results1-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#380#366Thomas MoreW 27–101-00-0
1Sep 5#380#314@WalshL 21–231-10-0
2Sep 12#382#396Lake ErieL 7–231-20-0
3Sep 19#390#378Fairmont State
5Oct 3@West Virginia Wesleyan
6Oct 10@Charleston (WV)
7Oct 17West Virginia State
8Oct 24@Frostburg State
9Oct 31@Concord
10Nov 7Glenville State
11Nov 14West Liberty

Game Week

4d 17h

until kickoff · vs Fairmont State · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Wheeling University is the Jesuit Cardinal program that posted its best NCAA D2 finish in eight years (5-3 MEC, 2025) and is building momentum toward a conference championship under the dual-QB system.

Title DroughtSince 2018 · 8 yrs

Fans here believe no chip — Wheeling's identity is built on academic excellence and Ignatian mission. The football program is climbing, not fighting.

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The season in chapters

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

Game feel58rock fightscombined pts / game8th highest-scoring of 9 in the Mountain East
Heart rate5-2white-knucklein one-score games (7 of 11)1st most one-score games of 9 in the Mountain East
Margin-2.5competitiveavg scoring margin7th best margin of 9 in the Mountain East

✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among Mountain East teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Wheeling University has won two of its last five.

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

Streak L2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 5-5
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Fairmont State · at home

Outcome band · Wheeling University · 2026

Wheeling University's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base1-11Mid-table finish.
Ceiling4-8Conference 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

Wheeling University is the Jesuit Cardinal program that posted its best NCAA D2 finish in eight years (5-3 MEC, 2025) and is building momentum toward a conference championship under the dual-QB system.

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.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Cardinals.”
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