June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Belhaven University

6-4 2025 final

A Mississippi Christian university with USA South football rooted in faith, community, and regional competition.

Quiet weeks in Blazers country.

Record

6-4

win% .600

Conference

2nd of 9

USA South · 5-2

Index Rating

56.3

D3 #73 of 240

Playoff Path

Win the league

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic

The Long Wait·Offseason

A Mississippi Christian university with USA South football rooted in faith, community, and regional competition.

Standard GapD3 identity within Mississippi's USA South conference.

LIVE 2026: Belhaven competes in the USA South conference.

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Belhaven University sits 2nd in the USA South Conference and 73rd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

USA South · 2025

	Team	Conf	Overall	Index
1	Lagrange College	7-0	10-2	65.1
2	Belhaven	5-2	6-4	56.3
3	Huntingdon College (AL)	5-2	6-4	55.3
4	Brevard College	4-3	6-4	55.3
5	Southern Virginia	3-4	6-4	51.7
6	Greensboro College	2-5	3-7	45.3
7	North Carolina Wesleyan	2-5	4-6	44.4
8	Maryville College (TN)	0-0	7-3	59.4

56.3 CFB Zeitgeist#73 of 240 D355.0 strength of schedule2 quality wins

Win the USA South 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 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected

THE 2025 SEASON · 6-4

Signature win 50-24 over Millsaps; toughest day 0-65 against Wisconsin-River Falls.

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Quiet weeks in Blazers country.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go Belhaven" — Belhaven University fanbase · recurring line

0 mentions · awaiting signal

Winning record—

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title—

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked—

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked—

The Division III national championship game.

Floor 4-8

Base 6-6

Ceiling 9-3

floor4-8Rebuild year. Below .500.

base6-6Mid-table finish.

ceiling9-3Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · Belhaven University · 2018-present

Strong

76% home win rate vs 57% on the road. margin runs +10.3 better at home.

Home16-5Away11-8

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Mixed

Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.

Streak L2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4

Schedule Strength · Belhaven University · 2025

Hard

Average opponent win rate 57% across 10 finalized games. Strong conference slate — wins here carry full weight in Super Region selection.

Opp Win %0.580

Moment of the Year · Belhaven University · 2025

Won 50-24 vs Millsaps

Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

Postseason History

Recent postseason (2023): 0-1

Most recent: 2023 — loss 65-0 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.

2023

From the Archive — Belhaven University

2025: Won 50-24 vs Millsaps

In 2025, the program won 50-24 vs Millsaps — a comfortable home result that left the 26-point margin on the books.

Go Blazers.