Bluffton
0-2Heartland · Alumni Field (OH) · 2,600
LastL 18–27 vs Madonna · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Trine · Sat Sep 19 · 12:30 pm ET · Alumni Field (OH) · series 0-1
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3 | #629 | #543 | — | @Ohio Wesleyan | L 9–68 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #627 | — | — | Madonna | L 18–27 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #558 | #546 | Trine | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Anderson (IN) | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Manchester | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Mount St Joseph | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Franklin | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Hanover | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Ohio Northern | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Rose Hulman |
Game Week
4d 16h
until kickoff · vs Trine · Sat Sep 19 · 12:30 pm ET
Bluffton is the HCAC program in full rebuild mode — 5-5 in 2025 with a new coaching staff under Chris Hedden, betting on fresh leadership to break through.
Fans here believe no chip. Bluffton is starting over and focused on the next step.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 5-5 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Heartland teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Bluffton has lost five straight.
Hibernating. 4-6 over the last 10, and lost the last five.
Next Sep 19
vs Trine · at home
Outcome band · Bluffton · 2026
Outcome band · Bluffton · 2026Bluffton's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
Bluffton is the HCAC program in full rebuild mode — 5-5 in 2025 with a new coaching staff under Chris Hedden, betting on fresh leadership to break through.
Playoff path
Bluffton sits 7th in the Heartland Conference and 218th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanover | 0-0 | 2-0 | 62.5 |
| 2 | Mount St Joseph | 0-0 | 2-0 | 62.0 |
| 3 | Franklin | 0-0 | 1-1 | 57.4 |
| 4 | Manchester | 0-0 | 1-1 | 52.8 |
| 5 | Rose Hulman | 0-0 | 1-1 | 46.9 |
| 6 | Anderson (IN) | 0-0 | 1-1 | 46.6 |
| 7 | Bluffton | 0-0 | 0-2 | 29.4 |
Win the Heartland Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.