Lawrence Vikings
MidwestAppleton, WIRon Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl
2026: 0–6 (0–5 Midwest). Last: lost to Grinnell 28–7 at home. Next: at Knox, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- L 7–30at Luther
- L 14–26Buena Vista
- L 7–54Illinois College
- L 13–72at Lake Forest
- L 17–27Beloit
- L 7–28Grinnell
- Oct 24at Knox
- Oct 31at Cornell (IA)
- Nov 7Chicago
- Nov 14at Ripon
Lawrence has played football since at least 1899 and is 10–84–3 in the 97 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player from Lawrence. This season, they’re 0–6.
On this date in 2024Lawrence beat Beloit 24–10 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 10–84–3 .119; 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
- 704
- Seasons
- 34 since 1899, 97 games
2026 season 0–6
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atLuther | L 7–30 | 44% |
| Sep 12 | vsBuena Vista | L 14–26 | 44% |
| Sep 19 | vsIllinois College | L 7–54 | 17% |
| Oct 3 | atLake Forest | L 13–72 | 5% |
| Oct 10 | vsBeloit | L 17–27 | 52% |
| Oct 17 | vsGrinnell | L 7–28 | 30% |
| Oct 24 | atKnox | Preview | 26% |
| Oct 31 | atCornell (IA) | Preview | 15% |
| Nov 7 | vsChicago | Preview | 10% |
| Nov 14 | atRipon | Preview | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Lawrence.
Program strength since 1899
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Wisconsin
0–17–1 in 18
- 1910 T 6–6
- 1911 L 0–15
- 1912 L 0–13
- 1913 L 7–58
- 1914 L 0–21
- 1915 L 0–82
- 1916 L 0–20
- 1920 L 0–60
- 1921 L 0–28
- 1930 L 6–53
Lost the last nine.
- Beloit
4–6–1 in 11
- 1900 L 0–26
- 1902 W 24–0
- 1903 W 22–0
- 1904 T 5–5
- 1905 W 12–0
- 2022 L 0–56
- 2023 L 14–34
- 2024 W 24–10
- 2025 L 0–34
- 2026 L 17–27
Lost the last two.
- Marquette
1–9 in 10
- 1905 W 6–0
- 1927 L 0–9
- 1928 L 7–19
- 1929 L 0–40
- 1930 L 0–27
- 1931 L 0–39
- 1932 L 0–25
- 1933 L 0–8
- 1943 L 0–26
- 1944 L 0–45
Lost the last nine.
| Opponent | Games | LAW record |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 18 | 0–17–1 |
| Beloit | 11 | 4–6–1 |
| Marquette | 10 | 1–9 |
| Chicago | 8 | 0–8 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 0–6 |
| Lake Forest | 5 | 0–5 |
| Grinnell | 5 | 0–5 |
| Illinois College | 5 | 0–5 |
Every opponent (22)
Every program Lawrence has played, A to Z, with Lawrence’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Actual Business College 1–0
- Beloit 4–6–1
- Buena Vista 0–1
- Chicago 0–8
- Cornell (IA) 0–4
- Grinnell 0–5
- Illinois College 0–5
- Iowa 0–1
- Knox 0–3–1
- Lake Forest 0–5
- Luther 0–1
- Marquette 1–9
- Martin Luther 0–2
- Michigan 0–1
- Minnesota 0–6
- Minnesota Morris 0–2
- Monmouth (IL) 0–4
- North Dakota State 1–0
- Northwestern (Wisconsin) 1–0
- Ripon 1–4
- Wisconsin 0–17–1
- Wisconsin–Oshkosh 1–0
Conferences
- Independent 1905
- Midwest Conference since 2014
Lawrence’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 0
| 2003 | Scott Reppert RB |
On the newsreel
- BOWL GAMES
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 704 | ||||
| 2025 | 0–9–1 | 0–8–1 | 716 | ||||
| 2024 | 1–9 | 1–8 | 801 | ||||
| 2023 | 0–10 | 0–9 | 792 | ||||
| 2022 | 0–10 | 0–9 | 912 | ||||
| 1944 | 0–1 | 1176 | |||||
| 1943 | 0–1 | 1180 | |||||
| 1936 | 0–1 | 1177 | |||||
| 1933 | 0–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 1932 | 0–1 | 1176 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–1 | 1171 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–2 | 1169 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1172 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–1 | 1180 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1924 | 0–1 | 1187 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–1 | 1185 | |||||
| 1920 | 0–1 | 1183 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–1 | 1185 | |||||
| 1915few games on file | 0–2 | 1185 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–1 | 1198 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–1 | 1204 | |||||
| 1912few games on file | 0–1 | 1213 | |||||
| 1911few games on file | 0–1 | 1225 | |||||
| 1910few games on file | 0–1–1 | 1246 |
Every season back to 1899 (9 more)
No season on file for 1901, 1907, 1917–19, 1922–23, 1925–26, 1934–35, 1937–42, 1945–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 34 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.