The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps football team should be very proud of the way it has performed over the past four seasons while compiling a 30-9 record, even if it hasn’t translated to championships or playoff opportunities.
In 2023 and 2024, the Stags posted a program-best eight wins each season (tying 1970 and 1986), but both campaigns ended with third-place finishes in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The main thing standing between CMS and the chance to play for trophies in the conference’s new two-division format has been the Chapman Panthers, who are responsible for all four Claremont-Mudd-Scripps losses the past two years.
Chapman and CMS each finished 6-2 in conference play the last two years, finishing tied for first place in the Surf Division, but because Chapman defeated the Stags in their head-to-head meetings, the Panthers earned the chance to play for the conference title against Sun Division winner, Pomona-Pitzer.
In the previous conference structure, last used in 2022, the conference standings determined the champion. That year, CMS and Pomona-Pitzer tied for first place at 5-1 and were named co-champions, but because Pomona-Pitzer beat CMS in the season finale, the Sagehens went on to the NCAA Division III Playoffs, while the Stags went home.
All of that is in the past, however, and 2025 is another opportunity for CMS to find success beyond the regular season.
The Stags’ campaign will begin Sept. 6 against Lake Forest College, but the main roadblock circled on the calendar should be the team’s Oct. 25 meeting with Chapman. Until someone else steps up, that matchup will continue to determine who represents the Surf Division in the SCIAC championship game.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Football Schedule 2025
All Times Eastern/Pacific
- Sept. 6 (Sat): 10 p.m./7 p.m. vs. Lake Forest
- Sept. 20 (Sat): 4 p.m./1 p.m. at George Fox
- Sept. 27 (Sat): 10 p.m./7 p.m. at Pomona-Pitzer
- Oct. 4 (Sat): 10 p.m./7 p.m. at Cal Lutheran
- Oct. 11 (Sat): 4 p.m./1 p.m. vs. Redlands
- Oct. 18 (Sat): 4 p.m./1 p.m. vs. La Verne
- Oct. 25 (Sat): 10 p.m./7 p.m. at Chapman
- Nov. 1 (Sat): 4 p.m./1 p.m. vs. Cal Lutheran
- Nov. 8 (Sat): 10 p.m./7 p.m. at Redlands
- Nov. 15 (Sat): 4 p.m./1 p.m. at TBD (SCIAC Championship Weekend)
What Was The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Football Record In 2024?
8-2 (6-2 SCIAC)
- Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 24, Chicago
- Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 27, George Fox 17
- Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 31, Cal Lutheran 13
- Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 20, Pomona-Pitzer 14
- Chapman 41, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 13
- Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 57, La Verne 14
- Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 17, Redlands 10
- Chapman 9, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 7
- Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 41, Cal Lutheran 24
- Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 24, Redlands 0
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When Do The 2025 NCAA Division III College Football Playoffs Start?
The first round of the 2025 NCAA Division III Playoffs will be Nov. 22.
The 2025 Division III Football Championship title game will be played Jan. 10, 2026, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
College Football Rankings 2024 – Final AFCA Division III Coaches Poll
End Of 2024 Season
- North Central (Ill.) (43) 15-0
- Mount Union (Ohio) 14-1
- Johns Hopkins (Md.) 12-2
- Susquehanna (Pa.) 12-2
- Salisbury (Md.) 12-1
- Springfield (Mass.) 12-1
- St. John’s (Minn.) 11-1
- Cortland (N.Y.) 11-1
- DePauw (Ind.) 11-1
- Bethel (Minn.) 11-3
- Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) 8-4
- Wartburg (Iowa) 10-2
- Hope (Mich.) 11-1
- Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 10-2
- Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 10-1
- Linfield (Ore.) 10-2
- Wisconsin-Platteville 9-2
- Randolph-Macon (Va.) 10-2
- Endicott (Mass.) 10-2
- Grove City (Pa.) 9-2
- Wisconsin-La Crosse 8-4
- Aurora (Ill.) 9-2
- Whitworth (Wash.) 10-2
- Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 9-2
- Coe (Iowa) 9-2
Others Receiving Votes: Hobart (N.Y.), 80; Lake Forest (Ill.), 49; John Carroll (Ohio), 42; Trinity (Tex.), 37; Wheaton (Ill.), 26; Wisconsin-River Falls, 24; King’s (Pa.), 15; Centre (Ky.), 11; Maryville (Tenn.), 10; Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 5; Texas Lutheran, 5; Ursinus (Pa.), 3; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2; Alma (Mich.), 1.
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