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

Lycoming

5-6 2025 final

Lycoming joined the Landmark Conference in 2023 and has settled into mid-pack stability—a Williamsport program that plays solid football without championship ambition.

The Warriors keep the faith.

Record
5-6
win% .454
Conference
2nd of 7
Landmark · 4-1
Index Rating
49.2
D3 #130 of 240
Playoff Path
Win the league
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — reckoning
The Long Wait·Offseason

Lycoming joined the Landmark Conference in 2023 and has settled into mid-pack stability—a Williamsport program that plays solid football without championship ambition.

Standard GapA solid but unspectacular Landmark member (6–6 in two seasons) vs. a sma…

Lycoming is in its second season in the Landmark Conference (2023–2025) with a 6–6 Landmark record and 9–12 overall. The program is establishing baseline competence in its new conference home. The 2026 question: can Lycoming impro…

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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

Lycoming sits 2nd in the Landmark Conference and 130th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Landmark · 2025
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Susquehanna5-011-366.1
2Lycoming4-15-649.2
3Wilkes3-27-455.8
4Catholic2-33-741.7
5Moravian1-42-839.4
6Keystone0-01-145.3
7Juniata College0-52-836.6
49.2 CFB Zeitgeist#130 of 240 D351.7 strength of schedule1 quality win

Win the Landmark 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 · 5-6
L 24-27 vs College Of New Jersey · Wk 2-3College L 24-27 vs Montclair State · Wk 3-3MontclaiL 29-52 vs Dickinson (PA) · Wk 4-23DickinsoL 23-34 vs Rowan · Wk 5-11RowanW 17-0 vs Moravian · Wk 6+17MoravianL 7-69 at Susquehanna · Wk 7-62SusquehaW 42-24 at Western Connecticut St · Wk 8+18Western W 31-21 vs Wilkes · Wk 9+10WilkesW 38-12 at Catholic · Wk 10+26CatholicW 24-16 at Juniata College · Wk 12+8Juniata L 12-14 vs Washington and Lee · Wk 13-2Washingt

Signature win 38-12 over Catholic; toughest day 7-69 against Susquehanna.

The Pulse on Lycoming

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
The Warriors keep the faith.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Warriors." — Lycoming fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Lycoming

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.

Lycoming · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor3-9Rebuild year. Below .500.
base5-7Mid-table finish.
ceiling8-4Conference 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 · Lycoming · 2018-present

Strong

45% home win rate vs 42% on the road. margin runs +9.6 better at home.

Home9-11Away8-11
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 · 5-5

Schedule Strength · Lycoming · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 51% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.510

Moment of the Year · Lycoming · 2025

Won 17-0 vs Moravian

Week 6 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Lycoming

2025: Lost 24-27 at Montclair State

In 2025, the program lost 24-27 at Montclair State — a close road result, 3 points either way.

Go Warriors.