Wittenberg University

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North Coast · Edwards-Maurer Field · 3,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Washington St. Louis · our model 43% Wittenberg University · a number, not a pick

LastL 0–31 at Wabash · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Washington St. Louis · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Edwards-Maurer Field · first meeting on record

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Wittenberg University · 2026 schedule & results0-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 5#487#462@Washington and LeeL 7–130-10-0
2Sep 12#486#479@WabashL 0–310-20-1
3Sep 19#494#485Washington St. Louis
4Sep 26#495#448@John Carroll
5Oct 3Kenyon
7Oct 17@Ohio Wesleyan
8Oct 24DePauw
9Oct 31@Wooster
10Nov 8@Denison
11Nov 14Oberlin

Game Week

4d 18h

until kickoff · vs Washington St. Louis · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Wittenberg is the historic D3 power with five national championships, now rebuilding under new leadership after a 4-6 season—the Tigers insist that excellence, not decline, is their identity.

Standard GapA program with 773 wins (2nd all-time among current D3 members), five na…

Fans here believe the chip is against complacency. Wittenberg's identity is built on consistency and excellence; a down year is an affront to that identity, not a reflection of it.

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The season in chapters

Weeks 1–20-2, all on the roadL 0–31 at Wabash · Sat Sep 12
Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Washington St. Louisvs Washington St. Louis · at home

What fans said

Real posts from the day of the game, chosen by community score · usernames not shown

What it is like to watch them2025 · 4-6 · last season

Game feel48rock fightscombined pts / game8th highest-scoring of 8 in the North Coast
Heart rate1-3white-knucklein one-score games (4 of 10)1st most one-score games of 8 in the North Coast
Margin+3.3competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 8 in the North Coast

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

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Wittenberg University has won two of its last five.

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

Streak L2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 3-7
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Washington St. Louis · at home

Outcome band · Wittenberg University · 2026

Wittenberg University's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base0-12Mid-table finish.
Ceiling3-9Conference 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

Wittenberg is the historic D3 power with five national championships, now rebuilding under new leadership after a 4-6 season—the Tigers insist that excellence, not decline, is their identity.

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

Wittenberg University sits 8th in the North Coast Conference and 170th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

North Coast · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Washington St. Louis1-02-069.5
2Wabash1-02-061.2
3Wooster1-01-152.7
4Denison1-01-148.8
5DePauw0-11-157.7
6Ohio Wesleyan0-01-149.0
7Kenyon0-11-145.4
8Wittenberg0-10-238.5
38.5 CFB Zeitgeist#170 of 229 D364.1 strength of schedule

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.

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 Tigers.”
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