Calvin Knights

MichiganGrand Rapids, MIGrand Rapids Christian High School

2026: 6–⁠0 (3–⁠0 Michigan). Last: beat Kalamazoo 54–⁠9 at home. Next: Albion, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.

  1. W 53–⁠21at Otterbein
  2. W 49–⁠7St. Norbert
  3. W 41–⁠7at Franklin
  4. W 66–⁠20Olivet
  5. W 17–⁠12at Adrian
  6. W 54–⁠9Kalamazoo
  7. Oct 24Albion
  8. Oct 31at Trine
  9. Nov 7Hope
  10. Nov 14at Alma

Calvin has played football since at least 2024 and is 15–⁠11 in the 26 games on record. This season, they’re 6–⁠0.

Résumé

Record on file
15–⁠11 .577; how we count
Postseason
0–⁠0 bowls, title games, playoff
AP No. 1 finishes
0
Weeks at No. 1
0 of 0 ranked
Elo now
1163
Best season by Elo
2026 rated 1163
Seasons
3 since 2024, 26 games

2026 season 6–⁠0

RosterFull 2026 season
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atOtterbeinW 53–⁠2170%
Sep 12vsSt. NorbertW 49–⁠768%
Sep 19atFranklinW 41–⁠758%
Sep 26vsOlivetW 66–⁠2078%
Oct 3atAdrianW 17–⁠1245%
Oct 17vsKalamazooW 54–⁠984%
Oct 24vsAlbionPreview87%
Oct 31atTrinePreview46%
Nov 7vsHopePreview42%
Nov 14atAlmaPreview52%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

This season, game by game

Calvin’s Elo through 2026: 1046 going into the opener, 1163 after the latest game.105011001150Elo 1046 going in; beat Otterbein 53–21Elo 1065 going in; beat St. Norbert 49–7Elo 1088 going in; beat Franklin 41–7Elo 1117 going in; beat Olivet 66–20Elo 1132 going in; beat Adrian 17–12Elo 1152 going in; beat Kalamazoo 54–9Now: Elo 1163 after the latest game1163
Elo going into each game, then after the latest. Filled dots: wins; open: losses.

Program strength since 2024

Best seasons ever
Calvin end-of-season Elo from 2024 to 2026, best in 2026 at 1163.130015001700190020252026 peak: Elo 1163
End-of-season Elo. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

Most-played series

All rivalries
Every opponent (14)

Every program Calvin has played, A to Z, with Calvin’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.

Season by season

National champions
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20266–⁠03–⁠01163
20257–⁠34–⁠31069
20242–⁠80–⁠7933

All 3 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.

Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.