The 2026 Lindenwood Lions football team will represent Lindenwood University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions will be led by ninth-year head coach Jed Stugart and will play their home games at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Missouri.
Schedule
Game summaries
Charleston Southern
Statistics CHSOLIN First downs 19 16 Plays–yards 63–315 61–312 Rushes–yards 31–107 40–170 Passing yards 208 142 Passing: comp–att–int 18–32–1 14–21–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 27:31 32:29 Team Category Player Statistics Charleston Southern Passing Lek Powell 18/32, 208 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Dwayne Wright 11 carries, 58 yards Receiving KD Dorsey 3 receptions, 46 yards Lindenwood Passing Pops Battle 14/21, 142 yards Rushing Jared Rhodes 11 carries, 63 yards Receiving Jalen Smith 3 receptions, 47 yards
at Stony Brook
Statistics LIN STBK First downs 22 22 Plays–yards 71–364 64–402 Rushes–yards 43–155 29–104 Passing yards 209 298 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–28–0 27–35–0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 32:31 26:46 Team Category Player StatisticsLindenwood Passing Pops Battle 19/28, 209 yards Rushing Jared Rhodes 16 carries, 59 yards, TD Receiving Drew Krobath 5 receptions, 81 yardsStony Brook Passing Quinn Boyd 27/35, 298 yards, 2 TD Rushing CJ Hester 14 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD Receiving Seth Sweitzer 12 receptions, 157 yards, TD
at Missouri State (FBS)
Statistics LINMOST First downs 11 27 Plays–yards 54–223 78–569 Rushes–yards 34–118 53–249 Passing yards 105 320 Passing: comp–att–int 8–20–1 21–25–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 25:50 34:10 Team Category Player Statistics Lindenwood Passing Pops Battle 8/20, 105 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Pops Battle 14 carries, 63 yards Receiving Elijah Roy 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD Missouri State Passing Skyler Locklear 17/20, 258 yards, TD Rushing Ramone Green Jr. 12 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD Receiving Isaiah Myers 5 receptions, 155 yards, TD
at Eastern Michigan (FBS)
Statistics LINEMU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Lindenwood Passing Rushing Receiving Eastern Michigan Passing Rushing Receiving
Southeast Missouri State
Statistics SEMOLIN First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Southeast Missouri State Passing Rushing Receiving Lindenwood Passing Rushing Receiving
at Eastern Illinois
Statistics LINEIU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Lindenwood Passing Rushing Receiving Eastern Illinois Passing Rushing Receiving
Chicago State
Statistics CHSTLIN First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Chicago State Passing Rushing Receiving Lindenwood Passing Rushing Receiving
Tennessee State
Statistics TNSTLIN First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Tennessee State Passing Rushing Receiving Lindenwood Passing Rushing Receiving
at Gardner–Webb
Statistics LINGWEB First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Lindenwood Passing Rushing Receiving Gardner–Webb Passing Rushing Receiving
at UT Martin
Statistics LINUTM First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Lindenwood Passing Rushing Receiving UT Martin Passing Rushing Receiving
Western Illinois
Statistics WIULIN First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Western Illinois Passing Rushing Receiving Lindenwood Passing Rushing Receiving
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