Randolph-Macon College
9-2 2025 final D3 TOP 25 #21A Virginia Methodist college with 200+ years of football anchored in 'The Game' — the oldest small-college rivalry in the South — against Hampden-Sydney.
Quiet weeks in Yellow Jackets country.
A Virginia Methodist college with 200+ years of football anchored in 'The Game' — the oldest small-college rivalry in the South — against Hampden-Sydney.
LIVE 2026: Randolph-Macon plays Hampden-Sydney annually in 'The Game,' maintaining the oldest small-college rivalry in the South with 131+ consecutive matchups.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Randolph-Macon College sits 1st in the Old Dominion Conference and 35th of 240 in the CFB Index — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randolph-Macon | 6-0 | 9-2 | 63.0 |
| 2 | Shenandoah | 4-2 | 8-3 | 55.3 |
| 3 | Washington and Lee | 4-2 | 7-4 | 53.9 |
| 4 | Hampden-Sydney | 3-3 | 7-3 | 57.2 |
| 5 | Bridgewater (VA) | 3-3 | 4-6 | 48.4 |
| 6 | Averett | 1-5 | 1-9 | 34.7 |
| 7 | Guilford College | 0-6 | 2-8 | 37.8 |
| 8 | Ferrum | 0-0 | 4-7 | — |
Win the Old Dominion 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 77-20 over Averett; toughest day 6-35 against John Carroll University.
The Pulse on Randolph-Macon College
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Randolph-Macon 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.
Randolph-Macon 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 Game
Randolph-Macon College leads the all-time series 60-58-11 through 2025.
Played since 1893. They play for the Game Ball — the oldest small-college rivalry in the South, and the heartbeat of the ODAC.
Most recently, Randolph-Macon College beat Hampden-Sydney 42-14 in 2025.
Home-Field Advantage · Randolph-Macon College · 2018-present
Strong
95% home win rate vs 79% on the road. margin runs +10.8 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 · Randolph-Macon College · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 50% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Randolph-Macon College · 2025
Postseason · Lost 6-35 at John Carroll University
Week 14 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2023-2025): 3-2
Most recent: 2025 — loss 35-6 (away). Last 5 postseason: 3-2.
From the Archive — Randolph-Macon College
Postseason 2023: Won 28-20 vs Christopher Newport
In 2023, the program won 28-20 vs Christopher Newport in the postseason — a tight home result that left the 8-point margin on the books.
Go Yellow Jackets.