Thunder football finishes the 2025 campaign ranked in the top-10 of both Division III football polls
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Thunder football finishes the 2025 campaign ranked in the top-10 of both Division III football polls
1/6/2026 12:00:00 PM
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Final 2025 D3football.com Top-25 Poll
Final 2025 AFCA Division III Coaches Poll
Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton football team is ranked in the final D3football.com and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top-25 polls of the 2025 season. Wheaton is seventh in both the final D3football.com Top-25 poll for the season, as well as the final AFCA Division III Coaches Poll of 2025.
The recognition marks the 18th time in the 22-year history of the D3football.com Top-25 poll that Wheaton has finished a full season in the ranking. Wheaton has placed in the top-10 of the website's final poll eight times in its history and this year's spot in seventh place is the highest placement for Wheaton in the final D3football.com Top-25 poll since 2019 when the Thunder finished fifth.
Wheaton finished the 2025 campaign 11-3, advancing to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs for the fifth time in program history and the first time since 2019.
Wheaton finished ranked in the top-20 of Division III in 11 different team categories this season.
- Fourth in blocked kicks (8)
- Fourth in blocked punts (5)
- Sixth in first downs on offense (325)
- Seventh in third down conversion percentage (53.2%)
- Eighth in scoring offense (45.1 PPG)
- 11th in team passing efficiency (170.38)
- 12th in net punting (38.67)
- 13th in defensive touchdowns (4)
- 15th in defensive passes intercepted (15)
- 16th in passing offense (303.4 YPG)
- 16th in turnovers gained (26)
15 Thunder players finished ranked in the top-20 of Division III in 13 different individual categories this season.
- Colin Moore: first in total interceptions (8)
- Peter Johanik: fourth in total QB sacks (14)
- Mark Forcucci: fifth in passing efficiency (179.9)
- Mark Forcucci: fifth in total yards per pass attempt (9.94 TYPPA)
- Peter Johanik: fifth in total tackles for loss (23)
- Mark Forcucci: sixth in passing touchdowns (36)
- Mark Forcucci: ninth in passing yards (3,340)
- Tiger Cannon, Brett Dieter and Ayden Doran: ninth in punt return touchdowns (1)
- Mark Forcucci: 10th in passing yards per completion (15.11 PYPC)
- Mark Forcucci: 10th points in responsible for (236)
- Colin Moore: 11th in interceptions per game (0.57 IPG)
- Peter Johanik: 12th in QB sacks per game (1.0 SPG)
- Peter Johanik: 19th in tackles for loss per game (1.64 TFLPG)
Originally published by Wheaton College Athletics: /news/2026/1/6/football-thunder-football-finishes-the-2025-campaign-ranked-in-the-top-10-of-both-division-iii-football-polls.aspx