Wesleyan (CT) Cardinals
NESCACMiddletown, CTCorwin Stadium
2026: 5–0 (5–0 NESCAC). Last: beat Bates 34–8 at home. Next: at Amherst, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 35–13at Middlebury
- W 42–7Tufts
- W 42–38at Hamilton
- W 21–7Colby
- W 34–8Bates
- Oct 24at Amherst
- Oct 31at Bowdoin
- Nov 7Williams
- Nov 14at Trinity (CT)
Wesleyan (CT) has played football since at least 2022 and is 31–9 in the 40 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 3 players from Wesleyan (CT). This season, they’re 5–0.
On this date in 2024Wesleyan (CT) beat Bowdoin 17–14 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 31–9 .775; 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
- 1203
- Seasons
- 5 since 2022, 40 games
2026 season 5–0
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | atMiddlebury | W 35–13 | 51% |
| Sep 26 | vsTufts | W 42–7 | 72% |
| Oct 3 | atHamilton | W 42–38 | 79% |
| Oct 10 | vsColby | W 21–7 | 80% |
| Oct 17 | vsBates | W 34–8 | 90% |
| Oct 24 | atAmherst | Preview | 58% |
| Oct 31 | atBowdoin | Preview | 84% |
| Nov 7 | vsWilliams | Preview | 70% |
| Nov 14 | atTrinity (CT) | Preview | 38% |
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 Wesleyan (CT).
Program strength since 2022
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Middlebury
4–1 in 5
Won the last four.
- Hamilton
5–0 in 5
Won the last five.
- Bates
4–1 in 5
Won the last two.
| Opponent | Games | WSCT record |
|---|---|---|
| Middlebury | 5 | 4–1 |
| Hamilton | 5 | 5–0 |
| Bates | 5 | 4–1 |
| Tufts | 5 | 3–2 |
| Colby | 5 | 4–1 |
Every opponent (9)
Every program Wesleyan (CT) has played, A to Z, with Wesleyan (CT)‘s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Amherst 4–0
- Bates 4–1
- Bowdoin 2–2
- Colby 4–1
- Hamilton 5–0
- Middlebury 4–1
- Trinity (CT) 2–2
- Tufts 3–2
- Williams 3–0
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 3
- Coaches
- 0
| 1972 | Harry Van Surdam QB |
| 1966 | Everett Bacon QB |
| 1961 | Vince Pazzetti QB |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1203 | ||||
| 2025 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 1200 | ||||
| 2024 | 8–1 | 8–1 | 1215 | ||||
| 2023 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 1137 | ||||
| 2022 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 1152 |
All 5 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.