Hendrix College
6-4 2025 finalThe Warriors of Conway, Arkansas, a selective liberal-arts college that brought football back after decades away, now competing in the Southern Athletic Association at Young-Wise Memorial Stadium.
The Warriors keep the faith.
The Warriors of Conway, Arkansas, a selective liberal-arts college that brought football back after decades away, now competing in the Southern Athletic Association at Young-Wise Memorial Stadium.
Grow the revived program into a Southern Athletic Association contender and make Conway football matter.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Hendrix College sits 5th in the Southern Athletic Conference and 121st of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berry College | 7-0 | 11-2 | 71.0 |
| 2 | Trinity University TX | 5-2 | 10-2 | 67.5 |
| 3 | Centre College Kentucky | 4-2 | 5-5 | 55.0 |
| 4 | Millsaps | 4-3 | 6-4 | 55.2 |
| 5 | Hendrix College | 1-1 | 6-4 | 50.2 |
| 6 | Southwestern University | 2-4 | 4-6 | 47.7 |
| 7 | Sewanee | 1-5 | 3-7 | 44.4 |
| 8 | Rhodes College | 0-7 | 1-9 | 36.2 |
Win the Southern Athletic 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 64-10 over CENTENARY; toughest day 14-40 against Maryville College (TN).
The Pulse on Hendrix College
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Hendrix College
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.
Hendrix College · 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 · Hendrix College · 2018-present
Elite
50% home win rate vs 18% on the road. margin runs +14.9 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Schedule Strength · Hendrix College · 2025
Soft
Average opponent win rate 42% across 9 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.
Moment of the Year · Hendrix College · 2025
Won 47-28 vs Rhodes College
Week 5 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — Hendrix College
2024: Lost 18-35 at Centre College Kentucky
In 2024, the program lost 18-35 at Centre College Kentucky — a one to file away road result, 17 points either way.
Go Warriors.