Monmouth College
9-2 2025 finalThe Fighting Scots went 9–0 in 2025 and won the Midwest Conference championship — the perfect season that proves the small Illinois program belongs with the giants of the league.
The Fighting Scots hold the line.
The Fighting Scots went 9–0 in 2025 and won the Midwest Conference championship — the perfect season that proves the small Illinois program belongs with the giants of the league.
LIVE as of 2026-06: Monmouth College went 9–0 regular (9–2 overall with playoffs) in 2025, won the Midwest Conference Championship, and delivered a career-high season under Head Coach Chad Braun (6 MWC Coach of the Year awards, un…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Monmouth College sits 1st in the Midwest Conference and 33rd of 240 in the CFB Index — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouth (IL) | 9-0 | 9-2 | 63.2 |
| 2 | Illinois College | 7-2 | 8-3 | 56.7 |
| 3 | Chicago | 7-2 | 7-3 | 56.0 |
| 4 | Lake Forest College | 7-2 | 7-3 | 55.0 |
| 5 | Ripon | 5-4 | 5-5 | 47.3 |
| 6 | Cornell College (IA) | 4-5 | 4-6 | 45.7 |
| 7 | Knox College | 2-6 | 2-7 | 37.3 |
| 8 | Grinnell | 2-7 | 2-8 | 35.1 |
Win the Midwest 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 72-0 over Beloit; toughest day 15-49 against Saint John's (MN).
The Pulse on Monmouth College
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Monmouth 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.
Monmouth 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
The Bronze Turkey
Contested since 1888.
Played since 1888. They play for the Bronze Turkey — the oldest trophy game in Division III, contested since 1888.
Most recently, Monmouth College beat Knox College 69-0 in 2025.
Home-Field Advantage · Monmouth College · 2018-present
Strong
90% home win rate vs 71% on the road. margin runs +12.0 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Schedule Strength · Monmouth College · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 48% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Monmouth College · 2025
Postseason · Lost 15-49 at Saint John's (MN)
Week 14 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2025): 0-1
Most recent: 2025 — loss 49-15 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
From the Archive — Monmouth College
2025: Won 78-7 vs Lawrence University
In 2025, the program won 78-7 vs Lawrence University — a blowout home result that left the 71-point margin on the books.
Go Fighting Scots.