2025 Wingate

9–⁠3 (7–⁠2 South Atlantic Conference).

Schedule and results

Wingate in 2025, game by game: won vs. UNC Pembroke 30–21; won vs. Bluefield State 72–7; won at UVA Wise 28–7; lost vs. Carson Newman 14–21; lost at Newberry 42–43; won vs. Catawba 41–28; won at Emory & Henry 27–20; won at Anderson (SC) 30–3; won vs. Lenoir Rhyne 38–37; won at Tusculum 56–10; won vs. Mars Hill 37–22; lost vs. Benedict 24–25+65−7Won 30–21 vs. UNC Pembroke+9UNC PembrokeWon 72–7 vs. Bluefield State+65Bluefield StateWon 28–7 at UVA Wise+21UVA WiseLost 14–21 vs. Carson Newman-7Carson NewmanLost 42–43 at Newberry-1NewberryWon 41–28 vs. Catawba+13CatawbaWon 27–20 at Emory & Henry+7Emory & HenryWon 30–3 at Anderson (SC)+27Anderson (SC)Won 38–37 vs. Lenoir Rhyne+1Lenoir RhyneWon 56–10 at Tusculum+46TusculumWon 37–22 vs. Mars Hill+15Mars HillLost 24–25 vs. Benedict-1Benedict
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsUNC PembrokeW 30–⁠2171%
Sep 13vsBluefield StateW 72–⁠792%
Sep 20atUVA WiseW 28–⁠782%
Sep 27vsCarson NewmanL 14–⁠2169%
Oct 4atNewberryL 42–⁠4365%
Oct 11vsCatawbaW 41–⁠2870%
Oct 18atEmory & HenryW 27–⁠2038%
Oct 25atAnderson (SC)W 30–⁠368%
Nov 1vsLenoir RhyneW 38–⁠3769%
Nov 8atTusculumW 56–⁠1089%
Nov 15vsMars HillW 37–⁠2281%
Nov 22vsBenedictDivision II Championship – First RoundL 24–⁠2575%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Benedict 25–⁠24 in the Division II Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the South Atlantic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 10 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 2nd in South Atlantic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
439–⁠244
Coach
—
Elo
1379 +59 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2025 South Atlantic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Newberry8–⁠112–⁠2
Wingate7–⁠29–⁠3
Emory & Henry6–⁠38–⁠3
Carson Newman6–⁠37–⁠3
Catawba5–⁠47–⁠4
Lenoir Rhyne5–⁠46–⁠5
Mars Hill4–⁠55–⁠6
Anderson (SC)3–⁠65–⁠6
UVA Wise1–⁠81–⁠9
Tusculum0–⁠91–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.