Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | Hope | L 14-28 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 10 | Oberlin | W 50-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @Wooster | W 38-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | Ohio Wesleyan | W 21-14 | 3-1 | 3-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | Wabash | W 24-23 | 4-1 | 4-0 | |
| 6 | Bye week | |||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @DePauw | L 14-62 | 4-2 | 4-1 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | Kenyon | W 21-14 | 5-2 | 5-1 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Washington St. Louis | L 14-37 | 5-3 | 5-2 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | Wittenberg | 7 pm ET85% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @John Carroll | 1 pm ET18% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Denison University, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Ahead
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Denison University has won three of its last five.
6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-3
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among North Coast teams the same season
Team story
The Big Red of Granville, Ohio, a North Coast Athletic Conference charter member whose football history includes a perfect 1947 season under a young Woody Hayes — a selective liberal-arts school with deep Ohio roots.
Game day
The Big Red of Granville, Ohio, a North Coast Athletic Conference charter member whose football history includes a perfect 1947 season under a young Woody Hayes — a selective liberal-arts school with deep Ohio roots.
Playoff path
Denison University sits 3rd in the North Coast Conference and 79th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington St. Louis | 6-0 | 8-0 | 75.2 |
| 2 | DePauw | 5-1 | 7-1 | 69.3 |
| 3 | Denison | 5-2 | 5-3 | 57.2 |
| 4 | Ohio Wesleyan | 4-2 | 5-3 | 53.3 |
| 5 | Wabash | 3-3 | 4-4 | 52.1 |
| 6 | Wooster | 3-3 | 3-5 | 43.2 |
| 7 | Kenyon | 2-4 | 3-5 | 47.1 |
| 8 | Wittenberg | 0-6 | 0-8 | 34.6 |
Win the North Coast 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.
Signature win 50-0 over Oberlin; toughest day 14-62 against DePauw.