Wilkes University
7-4 2025 finalWilkes is the Landmark program that finished second in back-to-back years (2023, 2024)—a rising team just below the Susquehanna juggernaut, playing championship-level football with resources of a small school.
Quiet weeks in Colonels country.
Wilkes is the Landmark program that finished second in back-to-back years (2023, 2024)—a rising team just below the Susquehanna juggernaut, playing championship-level football with resources of a small school.
Wilkes finished second in the Landmark Conference in both 2023 and 2024, missing the Landmark championship each year to Susquehanna. The program made the NCAA Division III tournament both years and has established itself as a cons…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Wilkes University sits 3rd in the Landmark Conference and 76th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susquehanna | 5-0 | 11-3 | 66.1 |
| 2 | Lycoming | 4-1 | 5-6 | 49.2 |
| 3 | Wilkes | 3-2 | 7-4 | 55.8 |
| 4 | Catholic | 2-3 | 3-7 | 41.7 |
| 5 | Moravian | 1-4 | 2-8 | 39.4 |
| 6 | Keystone | 0-0 | 1-1 | 45.3 |
| 7 | Juniata College | 0-5 | 2-8 | 36.6 |
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.
Signature win 38-0 over Western Connecticut St; toughest day 3-26 against Susquehanna.
The Pulse on Wilkes University
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Wilkes University
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.
Wilkes 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
Home-Field Advantage · Wilkes University · 2018-present
Strong
70% home win rate vs 50% on the road. margin runs +8.2 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Schedule Strength · Wilkes University · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 50% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Wilkes University · 2025
Won 26-7 at Moravian
Week 7 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — Wilkes University
2025: Lost 3-17 at College Of New Jersey
In 2025, the program lost 3-17 at College Of New Jersey — a one to file away road result, 14 points either way.
Go Colonels.