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June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

University of Findlay

10-2 2025 final

Findlay is the historic NAIA powerhouse that transitioned to NCAA Division II and is reclaiming its place atop the G-MAC, a program built on the Dick Strahm legacy of excellence.

The Oilers hold the line.

Record
10-2
win% .833
D2 Top 25
Conf Standing
Playoff Path
Super Region contender
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic
The Long Wait·Offseason

Findlay is the historic NAIA powerhouse that transitioned to NCAA Division II and is reclaiming its place atop the G-MAC, a program built on the Dick Strahm legacy of excellence.

Title DroughtSince 1997 · 28 yrs

Findlay enters 2026 as a co-defending G-MAC champion after going 10-2 in 2025 and sharing the conference title. The program made NCAA Division II history in 2025 by hosting its first home playoff game, a landmark moment in the tra…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

The Pulse on University of Findlay

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
The Oilers hold the line.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Findlay" — University of Findlay fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · University of Findlay

Winning record

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title

Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.

Super Region qualifierLocked

Entry into the 32-team national bracket.

McKinney, TXLocked

The Division II national championship game.

University of Findlay · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor8-4Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
base10-2Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
ceiling12-0Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

D2 Program Prestige · University of Findlay

Mid-Major Contender

D2 Playoff Contender — consistent Super Region participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

Fanbase Health Index · University of Findlay · low confidence

Growing (76)

DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 10-2 (83% win rate)76

Home-Field Advantage · University of Findlay · 2018-present

Soft

70% home win rate vs 73% on the road. margin runs -7.4 weaker at home.

Home21-9Away19-7
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Mixed

Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.

Streak L2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 8-2

Great Midwest Athletic Standing · 2025

1st in the Great Midwest Athletic

University of Findlay sits at the top of the Great Midwest Athletic at 10-2. Everyone else is chasing.

#ProgramRecord
1Findlay10-2
2Ashland10-3
3Northwood (MI)9-3
4Tiffin7-4
5Walsh6-5
6Hillsdale6-6
7Ohio Dominican5-5
8Lake Erie2-9
9Thomas More College1-10
10Kentucky Wesleyan0-11

Schedule Strength · University of Findlay · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 46% across 12 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.461

D2 → NFL Pipeline

2024–2024

Emerging

1 picks last 5 cycles. The draft path from D2 exists; this program is on it.

1 picks · last 5 yrs
#207 Michael Jerrell Offensive Tackle · 2024 · Seattle

Moment of the Year · University of Findlay · 2025

Postseason · Lost 14-37 vs Minnesota State Mankato

Week 13 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.

Decisive MarginPostseason

Postseason History

Recent postseason (2025): 0-1

Most recent: 2025 — loss 14-37 (home). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.

2025

From the Archive — University of Findlay

2025: Won 14-3 at Ashland

In 2025, the program won 14-3 at Ashland — a tight road result that left the 11-point margin on the books.

Go Oilers.