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

Wittenberg University

4-6 2025 final

Wittenberg is the historic D3 power with five national championships, now rebuilding under new leadership after a 4-6 season—the Tigers insist that excellence, not decline, is their identity.

The Tigers wait in the brush.

Record

4-6

win% .400

Conference

6th of 9

North Coast · 3-4

Index Rating

48.4

D3 #133 of 240

Playoff Path

Win the league

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The Long Wait·Offseason

Wittenberg is the historic D3 power with five national championships, now rebuilding under new leadership after a 4-6 season—the Tigers insist that excellence, not decline, is their identity.

Standard GapA program with 773 wins (2nd all-time among current D3 members), five na…

Wittenberg had a down 2025 season (4-6 overall, 3-5 NCAC), forcing a mid-season coaching change. Jim Collins was let go, and interim coach Joe Nemith finished 2-1 to close the season. B.J. Coad was hired as the new head coach in D…

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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

Wittenberg University sits 6th in the North Coast Conference and 133rd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

North Coast · 2025

	Team	Conf	Overall	Index
1	Depauw	7-0	10-2	68.8
2	Hiram College	1-0	3-7	39.7
3	Wabash College	6-1	9-2	64.1
4	Denison University	5-2	6-4	56.5
5	Wooster	4-3	5-5	49.9
6	Wittenberg	3-4	4-6	48.4
7	Ohio Wesleyan	2-5	3-7	43.7
8	Kenyon	1-6	1-9	36.3

48.4 CFB Zeitgeist#133 of 240 D354.2 strength of schedule

Win the North Coast 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.

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

THE 2025 SEASON · 4-6

Signature win 52-0 over Oberlin; toughest day 7-44 against John Carroll University.

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The Tigers wait in the brush.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

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

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go Wittenberg" — Wittenberg University fanbase · recurring line

3 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 2-10

Base 4-8

Ceiling 7-5

floor2-10Rebuild year. Below .500.

base4-8Mid-table finish.

ceiling7-5Conference 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 · Wittenberg University · 2018-present

Soft

47% home win rate vs 61% on the road. margin runs -1.4 weaker at home.

Home10-11Away11-7

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cooling

Two of five. Schedule has caught up.

Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6

Schedule Strength · Wittenberg University · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 54% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.545

Moment of the Year · Wittenberg University · 2025

Won 55-17 at Ohio Wesleyan

Week 4 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Wittenberg University

2024: Lost 10-44 at Depauw

In 2024, the program lost 10-44 at Depauw — a stinging road result, 34 points either way.

The Tigers earn their dinner.