Knox vs. Lake Forest

Knox and Lake Forest first met in 1905 and have played 6 times; Lake Forest leads the series 5–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Lake Forest 5–⁠1, and Lake Forest has won the last 5.

Knox wins
1
Lake Forest wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
1905
Longest streak
5 Lake Forest
Current streak
5 Lake Forest
Last 10 meetings
Lake Forest 5–⁠1
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0
2020s0–⁠5
Average margin
41.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Knox
1–⁠3 Knox’s record at home
At Lake Forest
2–⁠0 Lake Forest’s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Knox’s biggest win1905: Knox 10, Lake Forest 5by 5 points
  2. Lake Forest’s biggest win2025: Lake Forest 63, Knox 0by 63 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Knox and Lake Forest, 1905 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 12, 2026Lake Forest 68, Knox 12at Knox
Nov 8, 2025Lake Forest 63, Knox 0at Knox
Oct 5, 2024Lake Forest 42, Knox 0at Lake Forest
Sep 30, 2023Lake Forest 50, Knox 0at Knox
Sep 17, 2022Lake Forest 48, Knox 14at Lake Forest
Nov 18, 1905Knox 10, Lake Forest 5at Knox

Every game is listed as played on the field.