McDaniel College
1-9 2025 finalThe Green Terror of McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland — football since 1891, once the Western Maryland program that earned the first invitation to the Orange Bowl, now a Centennial Conference charter member at Gill Stadium.
Quiet weeks in Green Terror country.
The Green Terror of McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland — football since 1891, once the Western Maryland program that earned the first invitation to the Orange Bowl, now a Centennial Conference charter member at Gill Stadium.
Get back to the top of the Centennial and remind the sport that the program once good enough for the first Orange Bowl invite still has teeth.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
McDaniel College sits 7th in the Centennial Conference and 204th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin & Marshall | 6-0 | 9-2 | 67.4 |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University | 5-1 | 12-2 | 75.4 |
| 3 | Muhlenberg | 4-2 | 9-3 | 64.3 |
| 4 | Dickinson (PA) | 3-3 | 5-6 | 51.3 |
| 5 | Ursinus | 2-4 | 7-4 | 55.1 |
| 6 | Gettysburg | 1-5 | 1-9 | 38.5 |
| 7 | McDaniel College | 0-6 | 1-9 | 36.8 |
Win the Centennial 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 24-7 over Juniata College; toughest day 7-62 against Salisbury.
The Pulse on McDaniel College
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · McDaniel 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.
McDaniel 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 · McDaniel College · 2018-present
Strong
20% home win rate vs 5% on the road. margin runs +9.1 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Schedule Strength · McDaniel College · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 54% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · McDaniel College · 2025
Won 24-7 vs Juniata College
Week 4 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — McDaniel College
2024: Lost 0-24 at Franklin & Marshall
In 2024, the program lost 0-24 at Franklin & Marshall — a stinging road result, 24 points either way.
Go Green Terror.