Buena Vista University
3-7 2025 finalBuena Vista is the Iowa pioneer — founded 1898, football since the earliest days of organized college sports, a small university with 128 years of continuous football and a place in the historic Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
The Beavers hold the line.
Buena Vista is the Iowa pioneer — founded 1898, football since the earliest days of organized college sports, a small university with 128 years of continuous football and a place in the historic Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Buena Vista went 3–7 (2–6 ARC) in 2025 under Austin Dickinson's fourth season. The Beavers remain a regional competitor in the American Rivers Conference. The program is not in crisis but in quiet search for identity — the fanbase…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Buena Vista University sits 7th in the American Rivers Conference and 181st of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wartburg | 8-0 | 10-1 | 71.1 |
| 2 | Coe College | 7-1 | 9-3 | 66.3 |
| 3 | Central College | 6-2 | 8-2 | 63.5 |
| 4 | Simpson College (IA) | 5-3 | 6-4 | 55.8 |
| 5 | Dubuque | 4-4 | 4-6 | 47.6 |
| 6 | Loras College | 3-5 | 3-7 | 44.5 |
| 7 | Buena Vista | 2-6 | 3-7 | 42.0 |
| 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 1-7 | 1-9 | 36.2 |
Win the American Rivers 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.
Signature win 31-7 over Luther; toughest day 20-63 against Wartburg.
The Pulse on Buena Vista University
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Buena Vista University
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
Buena Vista University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · Buena Vista University · 2018-present
Average
25% home win rate vs 27% on the road. margin runs +2.4 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Schedule Strength · Buena Vista University · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 50% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Buena Vista University · 2025
Won 31-7 vs Luther
Week 7 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — Buena Vista University
2024: Lost 16-24 at Simpson College (IA)
In 2024, the program lost 16-24 at Simpson College (IA) — a one-score road result, 8 points either way.
Go Beavers.