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

Coe College

9-3 2025 final D3 TOP 25 #25

The Kohawks of Cedar Rapids, a winning Iowa program with 26 conference titles and a .600-plus all-time record, back in the Division III playoffs in three straight seasons.

The Kohawks bide their time.

Record

9-3

win% .750

Conference

2nd of 9

American Rivers · 7-1

Index Rating

66.3

TOP 25 #25 · D3 #18 of 240

Playoff Path

In the field

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic

The Long Wait·Offseason

The Kohawks of Cedar Rapids, a winning Iowa program with 26 conference titles and a .600-plus all-time record, back in the Division III playoffs in three straight seasons.

Standard GapA historically winning small college where the bar is an American Rivers…

Turn the recent three-year playoff streak into a deep Division III run — make Clark Field a launching point for January, not just a first-round stop.

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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

Coe College sits 2nd in the American Rivers Conference and 18th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.

American Rivers · 2025

	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

66.3 CFB Zeitgeist#18 of 240 D354.3 strength of schedule3 quality wins

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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected

THE 2025 SEASON · 9-3

Signature win 62-6 over Cornell College (IA); toughest day 26-51 against Bethel (MN).

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The Kohawks bide their time.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

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

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go Kohawks." — Coe College 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 7-5

Base 9-3

Ceiling 12-0

floor7-5Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.

base9-3Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.

ceiling12-0Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.

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 · Coe College · 2018-present

Strong

80% home win rate vs 72% on the road. margin runs +12.4 better at home.

Home16-4Away16-6

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Warming

Four of five. The board favors this trend.

Streak L1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 8-2

Schedule Strength · Coe College · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 54% across 12 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.540

Moment of the Year · Coe College · 2025

Postseason · Won 44-7 at Concordia-Wisconsin

Week 13 of 2025. Postseason win — the season-defining moment.

Decisive MarginPostseason

Postseason History

Recent postseason (2023-2025): 1-1

Most recent: 2025 — win 7-44 (away). Last 5 postseason: 1-1.

20252023

From the Archive — Coe College

2022: Won 14-3 at Buena Vista

In 2022, the program won 14-3 at Buena Vista — a tight road result that left the 11-point margin on the books.

Go Kohawks.