Heidelberg
2-0Ohio · Hoernemann Stadium · 1,300
LastW 38–0 at Otterbein · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Mount Union · Sat Sep 19 · 1:30 pm ET · Mount Union Stadium · series 0-4, lost the last 4
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #537 | #455 | — | Maryville (TN) | W 40–14 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #529 | #651 | — | @Otterbein | W 38–0 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #527 | #464 | @Mount Union | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #526 | #583 | Muskingum | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Baldwin Wallace | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Rose Hulman | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Ohio Northern | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Marietta | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Capital | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Wilmington (OH) |
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · at Mount Union · Sat Sep 19 · 1:30 pm ET
Heidelberg is the OAC middle-class contender — a small German-heritage school that finished 6-4 in 2025 and is content with steady winning in one of D3's toughest leagues.
Fans here believe no chip. Heidelberg is not chasing any team. The Student Princes are content with their place in a strong conference.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 6-4 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Ohio teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Heidelberg has won four of its last five.
Warming. 7-3 over the last 10, and won the last two.
Next Sep 19
vs Mount Union · away
Outcome band · Heidelberg · 2026
Outcome band · Heidelberg · 2026Heidelberg's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
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
Heidelberg is the OAC middle-class contender — a small German-heritage school that finished 6-4 in 2025 and is content with steady winning in one of D3's toughest leagues.
Playoff path
Heidelberg sits 2nd in the Ohio Conference and 54th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital | 1-0 | 2-0 | 71.4 |
| 2 | Heidelberg | 1-0 | 2-0 | 62.4 |
| 3 | Ohio Northern | 1-0 | 1-1 | 56.6 |
| 4 | John Carroll | 0-0 | 2-0 | 74.6 |
| 5 | Baldwin Wallace | 0-0 | 1-0 | 67.5 |
| 6 | Wilmington (OH) | 0-1 | 1-1 | 60.1 |
| 7 | Mount Union | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.0 |
| 8 | Marietta | 0-1 | 1-1 | 43.9 |
Win the Ohio 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.