UW-Eau Claire

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Wisconsin · Carson Park · 6,500

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Carthage · our model 67% UW-Eau Claire · a number, not a pick

LastW 34–17 at Carroll (WI) · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Carthage · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Carson Park

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

UW-Eau Claire · 2026 schedule & results2-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 5#600#451AlmaW 23–151-00-0
2Sep 12#594#526@Carroll (WI)W 34–172-00-0
3Sep 19#584#588Carthage
5Oct 3Wisconsin Stevens Point
6Oct 10@Wisconsin Platteville
7Oct 17Wisconsin Oshkosh
8Oct 24@Wisconsin River Falls
9Oct 31Wisconsin La Crosse
10Nov 7@Wisconsin Stout
11Nov 14Wisconsin Whitewater

Game Week

4d 18h

until kickoff · vs Carthage · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

The program in the valley: UW-Eau Claire went 0-7 in the WIAC in 2025 — the Blugolds are rebuilding and the fanbase is learning patience.

Title DroughtSince 1985 · 41 yrs

Fans hope the rock-bottom 2025 season is a foundation for rebuild, not a new standard.

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The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Carthagevs Carthage · at home

What it is like to watch them2025 · 3-7 · last season

Game feel61shootoutscombined pts / game2nd highest-scoring of 8 in the Wisconsin
Heart rate0-2some dramain one-score games (2 of 10)4th most one-score games of 8 in the Wisconsin
Margin-8.8outgunnedavg scoring margin7th best margin of 8 in the Wisconsin

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Wisconsin teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

UW-Eau Claire has won two of its last five.

Cooling. 3-7 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 3-7
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Carthage · at home

Outcome band · UW-Eau Claire · 2026

UW-Eau Claire'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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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

The program in the valley: UW-Eau Claire went 0-7 in the WIAC in 2025 — the Blugolds are rebuilding and the fanbase is learning patience.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

UW-Eau Claire sits 2nd in the Wisconsin Conference and 36th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.

Wisconsin · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Wisconsin Stout0-02-066.9
2Wisconsin Eau Claire0-02-066.3
3Wisconsin River Falls0-02-065.8
4Wisconsin Platteville0-02-058.2
5Wisconsin Whitewater0-02-056.2
6Wisconsin Oshkosh0-01-155.8
7Wisconsin Stevens Point0-01-147.5
8Wisconsin La Crosse0-00-236.0
66.3 CFB Zeitgeist#36 of 229 D343.8 strength of schedule

Win the Wisconsin 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
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 Blugolds.”
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