Carthage Firebirds D3 College Football Ratings & Rankings

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College Football

Carthage

Firebirds

Good

C+ Overall Grade 78

Brutal Schedule

Struggler

3-6 Record

33.3% Win %

#128 D3 Rank#550 nat'l

11.7 Pts / Game

L 2 Streak

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Performance Rankings: D3 (National)

	Rating	Rank
Overall	78 C+	128 (550)
Power	75 C	145 (649)
Offensive	71 C-	168 (687)
Defensive	81 B-	111 (589)
Schedule (Current)	90 A-	53 (395)
Schedule (Full Season)	94 A	31 (337)
Record (Current)	77 C+	132
Record (Full Season)	77 C+	131

Records

Overall	3-6 (33.3%)
Versus D3 Top 25	0-1 (0%)
Versus > .500 Teams	0-4 (0%)
Versus < .500 Teams	3-2 (60%)
Last 5 Games	2-3 (40%)

Superlatives

Best Win	#496 Millikin
Worst Loss	#523 North Park
Largest MOV	25 pts, #681 Elmhurst
Largest MOD	52 pts, #145 North Central

Other Statistics

Points per Game	11.7
Points Against	26.4
Opponent Record	40-42
Average Opponent Rank	419.6
Long Streak	L 3
Current Streak	L 2

Carthage Firebirds Program History

Carthage Firebirds has been rated by Versus for 20 seasons, from 2007-08 through 2026-27.

Winning season .500 season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2010-11; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2007-08	7-3	70.0%	—
2008-09	5-5	50.0%	—
2009-10	7-3	70.0%	—
2010-11	6-4	60.0%	#36
2011-12	5-5	50.0%	#101
2012-13	3-7	30.0%	#134
2013-14	1-9	10.0%	#199
2014-15	3-7	30.0%	#169
2015-16	5-5	50.0%	#69
2016-17	7-3	70.0%	#41
2017-18	7-3	70.0%	#65
2018-19	4-6	40.0%	#68
2019-20	4-6	40.0%	#52
2020-21	2-0	100.0%	#17
2021-22	3-7	30.0%	#122
2022-23	3-7	30.0%	#110
2023-24	3-7	30.0%	#118
2024-25	2-8	20.0%	#119
2025-26	4-6	40.0%	#90
2026-27	3-6	33.3%	#128

CCIW

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
86	Wheaton	9	0	11
145	North Central	8	1	5
247	Illinois Wesleyan	7	2	3
336	Augustana IL	5	4	32
449	Carroll WI	4	5	2
496	Millikin	4	6	10
523	North Park	2	7	5
550	Carthage	3	6	24
681	Elmhurst	1	8	20

Game Results

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Fri Sep 4	vs Lakeland (3-6) NACC	W23-14
Sat Sep 19	at UW-Eau Claire (6-3) WIAC	L0-40
Sat Sep 26	at Carroll WI (4-5) CCIW	L0-20
Sat Oct 3	at Illinois Wesleyan (7-2) CCIW	L14-34
Sat Oct 10	vs Elmhurst (1-8) CCIW	W28-3
Sat Oct 17	vs North Park (2-7) CCIW	L12-17
Sat Oct 24	vs Millikin (4-6) CCIW	W25-18
Sat Oct 31	at #12 North Central (8-1) (#145 nationally) CCIW	L3-55
Sat Nov 7	at Augustana IL (5-4) CCIW	L0-37

Ranking History

Week	Date	Rank	W	L	Change
0	Aug 1	470	0	0
1	Aug 31	469	0	0	1
2	Sep 8	438	1	0	31
3	Sep 13	423	1	0	15
4	Sep 20	449	1	1	26
5	Sep 27	498	1	2	49
6	Oct 4	502	1	3	4
7	Oct 11	469	2	3	33
8	Oct 18	583	2	4	114
9	Oct 25	525	3	4	58
10	Nov 1	526	3	5	1
11	Nov 8	550	3	6	24

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