Lake Forest Foresters
MidwestLake Forest, ILFarwell Field
2026: 7–0 (6–0 Midwest). Last: beat Luther 57–3 at home. Next: at Beloit, Saturday, Oct 31, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 77–14Greenville
- W 68–12at Knox
- W 63–0Grinnell
- W 48–21at Illinois College
- W 72–13Lawrence
- W 45–14at Ripon
- W 57–3Luther
- Oct 31at Beloit
- Nov 7Cornell (IA)
- Nov 14at Chicago
Lake Forest has played football since at least 1892 and is 60–55–8 in the 123 games on record. This season, they’re 7–0.
On this date in 2024Lake Forest beat Grinnell 42–22 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 60–55–8 .520; 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
- 1235
- Seasons
- 29 since 1892, 123 games
2026 season 7–0
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsGreenville | W 77–14 | 79% |
| Sep 12 | atKnox | W 68–12 | 74% |
| Sep 19 | vsGrinnell | W 63–0 | 87% |
| Sep 26 | atIllinois College | W 48–21 | 54% |
| Oct 3 | vsLawrence | W 72–13 | 95% |
| Oct 10 | atRipon | W 45–14 | 77% |
| Oct 17 | vsLuther | W 57–3 | 91% |
| Oct 31 | atBeloit | Preview | 90% |
| Nov 7 | vsCornell (IA) | Preview | 88% |
| Nov 14 | atChicago | Preview | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1892
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Northwestern
1–14–2 in 17
- 1899 L 0–16
- 1901 L 0–11
- 1902 L 0–26
- 1912 T 0–0
- 1913 L 0–10
- 1914 L 0–7
- 1915 L 6–27
- 1916 L 7–26
- 1917 L 0–48
- 1923 L 0–32
Lost the last six.
- Chicago
3–7–2 in 12
- 1893 T 14–14
- 1894 L 0–28
- 1895 L 0–52
- 1896 T 0–0
- 1897 L 0–71
- 1928 L 0–3
- 1929 L 6–9
- 2023 L 14–15
- 2024 W 28–9
- 2025 W 34–28
Won the last two.
Next: Nov 14
- Beloit
5–2 in 7
Won the last four.
Next: Oct 31
| Opponent | Games | LFC record |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 17 | 1–14–2 |
| Chicago | 12 | 3–7–2 |
| Beloit | 7 | 5–2 |
| Ripon | 7 | 4–3 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 0–6 |
| Illinois College | 6 | 5–1 |
| Knox | 6 | 5–1 |
| Lawrence | 5 | 5–0 |
Every opponent (40)
Every program Lake Forest has played, A to Z, with Lake Forest’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Armour 1–1
- Bankers A.C. 1–0
- Beloit 5–2
- Bennett Medical 1–0–1
- Bethel (MN) 0–1
- Chicago 3–7–2
- Chicago A.C. 0–1
- Claremont Mudd Scripps 0–1
- Cornell (IA) 4–0
- Englewood High 1–0
- Englewood YMCA 1–0
- Evanston High 1–0
- Greenville 2–0
- Grinnell 5–0
- Illinois 0–4–1
- Illinois College 5–1
- Illinois Cycling Club 1–0
- Indiana 0–1
- Kalamazoo 0–1
- Knox 5–1
- Lake Forest Alumni 0–0–1
- Lake View High 1–0
- Lawrence 5–0
- Luther 1–0
- Michigan 0–2
- Michigan Military Academy 1–0
- Michigan State 1–0–1
- Monmouth (IL) 2–2
- North Central College 0–1
- Northwestern 1–14–2
- Northwestern Academy 1–0
- Notre Dame 0–3
- Pontiac A.C. 1–0
- Ripon 4–3
- Rush Medical 0–2
- South Side Academy 1–0
- Wabash 1–1
- Waukegan High 1–0
- Wisconsin 0–6
- Wisconsin Lutheran 3–0
Conferences
- Independent 1899
- Midwest Conference since 2014
Lake Forest’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7–0 | 6–0 | 1235 | ||||
| 2025 | 7–3 | 7–2 | 1203 | ||||
| 2024 | 10–1 | 9–0 | 1261 | ||||
| 2023 | 7–3 | 6–3 | 1243 | ||||
| 2022 | 8–2 | 7–1 | 1295 | ||||
| 2020 | 3–0 | 1250 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1202 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–1 | 1210 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–0–1 | 1220 | |||||
| 1925 | 1–0 | 1220 | |||||
| 1923 | 0–1 | 1173 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 0–1 | 1176 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–1 | 1175 | |||||
| 1915few games on file | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–1 | 1188 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–1 | 1194 | |||||
| 1912few games on file | 0–0–1 | 1200 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 0–1 | 1189 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–2 | 1195 | |||||
| 1902few games on file | 0–2 | 1238 | |||||
| 1901few games on file | 0–2 | 1278 | |||||
| 1899 | 4–6–2 | 1191 | |||||
| 1898few games on file | 0–1 | 1185 | |||||
| 1897few games on file | 0–3 | 1188 | |||||
| 1896 | 3–4–1 | 1220 |
Every season back to 1892 (4 more)
No season on file for 1900, 1903–04, 1906–08, 1910–11, 1918–22, 1924, 1927, 1930–2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 29 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.