June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Wisconsin-Lutheran

5-5 2025 final

The Warriors of Milwaukee, a Lutheran college playing Division III football at Raabe Stadium in the NACC, coming off a 7-3 season that hinted at a program on the rise.

The Warriors keep the faith.

Record

5-5

win% .500

Conference

5th of 9

NACC · 5-3

Index Rating

48.9

D3 #131 of 240

Playoff Path

Win the league

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-win — basking

The Long Wait·Offseason

The Warriors of Milwaukee, a Lutheran college playing Division III football at Raabe Stadium in the NACC, coming off a 7-3 season that hinted at a program on the rise.

Standard GapA faith-grounded city program building credibility, where a winning reco…

Turn recent winning seasons into an NACC title push — make Raabe Stadium a place the conference's contenders have to fight to leave with a win.

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Wisconsin-Lutheran sits 5th in the NACC and 131st of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

NACC · 2025

	Team	Conf	Overall	Index
1	Concordia-Wisconsin	8-0	9-2	63.5
2	Aurora	6-2	8-3	60.0
3	Benedictine University	5-3	7-3	55.0
4	St. Norbert	5-3	5-5	49.8
5	Wisconsin-Lutheran	5-3	5-5	48.9
6	Lakeland	4-4	4-6	44.5
7	Concordia University Chicago	2-6	4-6	43.7
8	Eureka College	1-7	2-8	36.6

48.9 CFB Zeitgeist#131 of 240 D347.0 strength of schedule1 quality win

Win the NACC 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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected

THE 2025 SEASON · 5-5

Signature win 48-3 over Rockford; toughest day 27-41 against St. Scholastica.

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The Warriors keep the faith.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go Wisconsin-Lutheran" — Wisconsin-Lutheran fanbase · recurring line

0 mentions · awaiting signal

Winning record—

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title—

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked—

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked—

The Division III national championship game.

Floor 3-9

Base 5-7

Ceiling 8-4

floor3-9Rebuild year. Below .500.

base5-7Mid-table finish.

ceiling8-4Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · Wisconsin-Lutheran · 2018-present

Above-Average

50% home win rate vs 50% on the road. margin runs +6.5 better at home.

Home10-10Away10-10

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Warming

Four of five. The board favors this trend.

Streak W2Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 5-5

Schedule Strength · Wisconsin-Lutheran · 2025

Soft

Average opponent win rate 44% across 10 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.

Opp Win %0.445

Moment of the Year · Wisconsin-Lutheran · 2025

Won 28-6 vs Concordia University Chicago

Week 5 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Wisconsin-Lutheran

2024: Won 49-14 at Concordia University Chicago

In 2024, the program won 49-14 at Concordia University Chicago — a blowout road result that left the 35-point margin on the books.

Go Warriors.