Western Colorado University
10-3 2025 finalWestern Colorado is the Gunnison Mountaineers playing consistent D2 football — a program that has made the playoffs four of the last five years and competes with the resourcefulness and discipline of a small regional school.
The Mountaineers bide their time.
Western Colorado is the Gunnison Mountaineers playing consistent D2 football — a program that has made the playoffs four of the last five years and competes with the resourcefulness and discipline of a small regional school.
Western Colorado under coach Jas Bains (Year 15) went 10-3 in 2025 with a 7-2 RMAC record — the fourth playoff appearance in five years. The Mountaineers lost in overtime to UT-Permian Basin 21-15 in the second round, a close game…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Western Colorado University
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Western Colorado University
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Western Colorado University · 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
Fanbase Health Index · Western Colorado University · low confidence
Growing (72)
Home-Field Advantage · Western Colorado University · 2018-present
Above-Average
77% home win rate vs 77% on the road. margin runs +3.8 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Rocky Mountain Standing · 2025
2nd in the Rocky Mountain
Western Colorado University is 2nd in the Rocky Mountain at 10-3. 1 team above — that's the direct path to the title game.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSU Pueblo | 10-2 |
| 2 | Western Colorado | 10-3 |
| 3 | Chadron St | 8-4 |
| 4 | Colorado School Of Mines | 7-4 |
| 5 | Colorado Mesa | 6-5 |
| 6 | New Mexico Highlands | 6-5 |
| 7 | Black Hills State | 3-8 |
| 8 | South Dakota Mines | 3-8 |
| 9 | Fort Lewis | 2-9 |
| 10 | Adams State | 0-11 |
Schedule Strength · Western Colorado University · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 50% across 13 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Western Colorado University · 2025
Postseason · Won 27-20 at Central Washington
Week 13 of 2025. Postseason win — the season-defining moment.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2023-2025): 1-1
Most recent: 2025 — win 20-27 (away). Last 5 postseason: 1-1.
From the Archive — Western Colorado University
2021: Lost 24-31 vs Nebraska-Kearney
In 2021, the program lost 24-31 vs Nebraska-Kearney — a close home result, 7 points either way.
Go Mountaineers.